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The President (1961)

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DIRECTION:  Henri Verneuil
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Bernard Blier  •  Renée Faure  •  Alfred Adam

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DIRECTION:  Henri Verneuil
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Bernard Blier  •  Renée Faure  •  Alfred Adam

The Three Musketeers (1953)

Alexandre Dumas's classic tale is one of the most filmed epic adventures...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Georges Marchal  •  Gino Cervi  •  Yvonne Sanson  •  Bourvil

Alexandre Dumas's classic tale is one of the most filmed epic adventures...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Georges Marchal  •  Gino Cervi  •  Yvonne Sanson  •  Bourvil

The Great Spy Chase (1964)

A cold-war spy parody. After the death of an armaments manufacturer, an international group of spies is drawn into a high-stakes battle of wits to obtain the valuable military patents which have been inherited by the lovely widow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georges Lautner
CAST:  Lino Ventura  •  Francis Blanche  •  Bernard Blier  •  Mireille Darc

A cold-war spy parody. After the death of an armaments manufacturer, an international group of spies is drawn into a high-stakes battle of wits to obtain the valuable military patents which have been inherited by the lovely widow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georges Lautner
CAST:  Lino Ventura  •  Francis Blanche  •  Bernard Blier  •  Mireille Darc

Blood on His Sword (1961)

Charles le Temeraire asks in marriage Jeanne de Beauvais, daughter of King Louis XI, wishing to get her valuable lands in dowry. The King is wise to this, and since his daughter does not feel inclined to accept, he refuses. Charles sets up a plan to abduct the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Jean Marais  •  Rosanna Schiaffino  •  Roger Hanin  •  Jean-Louis Barrault

Charles le Temeraire asks in marriage Jeanne de Beauvais, daughter of King Louis XI, wishing to get her valuable lands in dowry. The King is wise to this, and since his daughter does not feel inclined to accept, he refuses. Charles sets up a plan to abduct the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Jean Marais  •  Rosanna Schiaffino  •  Roger Hanin  •  Jean-Louis Barrault

End of Desire (1958)

Normandy, second half of the nineteenth century. Jeanne Dandieu lives in a manor house with her parents and their servant Rosalie. She gets to know Julien, a handsome man, whom she soon marries. Her happiness is short-lived as she finds out that not only has Julien ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Astruc
CAST:  Maria Schell  •  Christian Marquand  •  Pascale Petit  •  Louis Arbessier

Normandy, second half of the nineteenth century. Jeanne Dandieu lives in a manor house with her parents and their servant Rosalie. She gets to know Julien, a handsome man, whom she soon marries. Her happiness is short-lived as she finds out that not only has Julien ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Astruc
CAST:  Maria Schell  •  Christian Marquand  •  Pascale Petit  •  Louis Arbessier

Queen Margot (1954)

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DIRECTION:  Jean Dréville
CAST:  Jeanne Moreau  •  Armando Francioli  •  Robert Porte  •  Henri Génès

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DIRECTION:  Jean Dréville
CAST:  Jeanne Moreau  •  Armando Francioli  •  Robert Porte  •  Henri Génès

Mesrine (1984)

Mesrine was the foremost criminal, public enemy N°1, the man most wanted in France, guilty of 39 crimes. "In the police or newspaper history, Mesrine broke all records". The film begins with his escape on May 8, 1978. Mesrine was the only man to escape from La ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Génovès
CAST:  Nicolas Silberg  •  Caroline Aguilar  •  Gérard Sergue  •  Michel Poujade

Mesrine was the foremost criminal, public enemy N°1, the man most wanted in France, guilty of 39 crimes. "In the police or newspaper history, Mesrine broke all records". The film begins with his escape on May 8, 1978. Mesrine was the only man to escape from La ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Génovès
CAST:  Nicolas Silberg  •  Caroline Aguilar  •  Gérard Sergue  •  Michel Poujade

Imperial Violets (1952)

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DIRECTION:  Richard Pottier
CAST:  Luis Mariano  •  Carmen Sevilla  •  Simone Valère  •  Marie Sabouret

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DIRECTION:  Richard Pottier
CAST:  Luis Mariano  •  Carmen Sevilla  •  Simone Valère  •  Marie Sabouret

Michael Strogoff (1956)

When Emir Feofar Khan, leader of the Tartar hordes, takes up arms and invades the steppes of Eastern Siberia, Czar Alexander II of Russia entrusts the brave officer Michael Strogoff with a dangerous mission.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carmine Gallone
CAST:  Curd Jürgens  •  Geneviève Page  •  Jacques Dacqmine  •  Sylva Koscina

When Emir Feofar Khan, leader of the Tartar hordes, takes up arms and invades the steppes of Eastern Siberia, Czar Alexander II of Russia entrusts the brave officer Michael Strogoff with a dangerous mission.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carmine Gallone
CAST:  Curd Jürgens  •  Geneviève Page  •  Jacques Dacqmine  •  Sylva Koscina

The Thunder of God (1965)

Brassac is a drunken veterinarian who can't resist bringing home stray animals and humans. Lilli Palmer plays his long-suffering wife Marie. When he brings home the prostitute Simone, Brassac is not sure he is acting out of concern or lust. He beats up the pimp who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys de La Patellière
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Michèle Mercier  •  Lilli Palmer  •  Robert Hossein

Brassac is a drunken veterinarian who can't resist bringing home stray animals and humans. Lilli Palmer plays his long-suffering wife Marie. When he brings home the prostitute Simone, Brassac is not sure he is acting out of concern or lust. He beats up the pimp who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denys de La Patellière
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Michèle Mercier  •  Lilli Palmer  •  Robert Hossein

Les Misérables (1958)

Victor Hugo's monumental novel Les Miserables has been filmed so often that sometimes it's hard to tell one version from another. One of the best and most faithful adaptations is this 240-minute French production, starring Jean Gabin as the beleaguered Jean Valjean ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Paul Le Chanois
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Danièle Delorme  •  Bernard Blier  •  Béatrice Altariba

Victor Hugo's monumental novel Les Miserables has been filmed so often that sometimes it's hard to tell one version from another. One of the best and most faithful adaptations is this 240-minute French production, starring Jean Gabin as the beleaguered Jean Valjean ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Paul Le Chanois
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Danièle Delorme  •  Bernard Blier  •  Béatrice Altariba

La Vérité (1960)

As Dominique Marceau is being tried for the murder of Gilbert Tellier, accounts by different witnesses paint a picture of the kind of relationship the two used to share.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri-Georges Clouzot
CAST:  Brigitte Bardot  •  Paul Meurisse  •  Charles Vanel  •  Sami Frey

As Dominique Marceau is being tried for the murder of Gilbert Tellier, accounts by different witnesses paint a picture of the kind of relationship the two used to share.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri-Georges Clouzot
CAST:  Brigitte Bardot  •  Paul Meurisse  •  Charles Vanel  •  Sami Frey

We Are All Murderers (1952)

Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France's execution system. Charles Spaak's screenplay makes no attempt to launder the four principal characters (Marcel Mouloudji, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte
CAST:  Marcel Mouloudji  •  Raymond Pellegrin  •  Antoine Balpêtré  •  Julien Verdier

Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France's execution system. Charles Spaak's screenplay makes no attempt to launder the four principal characters (Marcel Mouloudji, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte
CAST:  Marcel Mouloudji  •  Raymond Pellegrin  •  Antoine Balpêtré  •  Julien Verdier

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DIRECTION:  Jean-Paul Roussillon  •  Pierre Badel
CAST:  Michel Aumont  •  Yves Gasc  •  Catherine Samie  •  Jean Le Poulain

Little Nothings (1942)

Following a broadcast on the radio, each of the listeners remembers these "little nothings" (the title is borrowed from a play by Mozart), which have often changed their lives. Each of these stories told will prove that a tiny detail in life can change an entire ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond Leboursier
CAST:  Raimu  •  Fernandel  •  Cécile Sorel  •  Suzy Prim

Following a broadcast on the radio, each of the listeners remembers these "little nothings" (the title is borrowed from a play by Mozart), which have often changed their lives. Each of these stories told will prove that a tiny detail in life can change an entire ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond Leboursier
CAST:  Raimu  •  Fernandel  •  Cécile Sorel  •  Suzy Prim

Les paysans noirs (1949)

Guillon, a young administrator is appointed by the French government in Ivory Coast to replace the former one, who has been assassinated. He is soon confronted to a caste oppressing the local peasants. By joining forces with the doctor and engineer he manages to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georges Régnier
CAST:  Louis Arbessier  •  Antoine Balpêtré  •  Georges Hubert

Guillon, a young administrator is appointed by the French government in Ivory Coast to replace the former one, who has been assassinated. He is soon confronted to a caste oppressing the local peasants. By joining forces with the doctor and engineer he manages to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georges Régnier
CAST:  Louis Arbessier  •  Antoine Balpêtré  •  Georges Hubert

Suzanne and Her Brigands (1949)

Suzanne is a lawyer, she's just got her degree and she is married to a cop. We follow her through three investigations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Ciampi
CAST:  René Dary  •  Suzanne Flon  •  Pierre Destailles  •  Antoine Balpêtré

Suzanne is a lawyer, she's just got her degree and she is married to a cop. We follow her through three investigations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Ciampi
CAST:  René Dary  •  Suzanne Flon  •  Pierre Destailles  •  Antoine Balpêtré

Thirst of Men (1950)

The establishment of a French family who came to cultivate vines in Algeria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Serge de Poligny
CAST:  Georges Marchal  •  Dany Robin  •  Andrée Clément  •  Paul Faivre

The establishment of a French family who came to cultivate vines in Algeria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Serge de Poligny
CAST:  Georges Marchal  •  Dany Robin  •  Andrée Clément  •  Paul Faivre

The Happiest of Men (1952)

An industrialist who prefers painting to business is cheated on by his wife with a painter who prefers business to painting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Ciampi
CAST:  Fernand Gravey  •  Maria Mauban  •  Jean-Claude Pascal  •  Louis Arbessier

An industrialist who prefers painting to business is cheated on by his wife with a painter who prefers business to painting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Ciampi
CAST:  Fernand Gravey  •  Maria Mauban  •  Jean-Claude Pascal  •  Louis Arbessier
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