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Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)

During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Oury
CAST:  Bourvil  •  Louis de Funès  •  Terry-Thomas  •  Claudio Brook

During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Oury
CAST:  Bourvil  •  Louis de Funès  •  Terry-Thomas  •  Claudio Brook

The Doll (1962)

An avant-garde political satire that takes place in a mythical country in South America. The dictator has been replaced by a look-alike revolutionary, and the dictator's wife has been replaced by a robot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Baratier
CAST:  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Sonne Teal  •  Claudio Gora  •  Catherine Milinaire

An avant-garde political satire that takes place in a mythical country in South America. The dictator has been replaced by a look-alike revolutionary, and the dictator's wife has been replaced by a robot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Baratier
CAST:  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Sonne Teal  •  Claudio Gora  •  Catherine Milinaire

The Secret of Mayerling (1949)

On the morning of January 30, 1889, the Archduke Rodolphe de Habsbourg and his mistress Marie Vetsera were found dead. The remains of Rodolphe are discreetly repatriated to Hofburg, while that of Mary is hastily thrown into the depths of a tomb.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Jean Marais  •  Dominique Blanchar  •  Claude Farell  •  Jean Debucourt

On the morning of January 30, 1889, the Archduke Rodolphe de Habsbourg and his mistress Marie Vetsera were found dead. The remains of Rodolphe are discreetly repatriated to Hofburg, while that of Mary is hastily thrown into the depths of a tomb.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Jean Marais  •  Dominique Blanchar  •  Claude Farell  •  Jean Debucourt

Island Fishermen (1959)

Yan, captain of a fishing boat, falls in love with the daughter of his boss, to the great displeasure of Jenny, his jealous mistress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Schoendoerffer
CAST:  Juliette Mayniel  •  Charles Vanel  •  Jean-Claude Pascal  •  Georges Poujouly

Yan, captain of a fishing boat, falls in love with the daughter of his boss, to the great displeasure of Jenny, his jealous mistress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Schoendoerffer
CAST:  Juliette Mayniel  •  Charles Vanel  •  Jean-Claude Pascal  •  Georges Poujouly

Little Claus and Big Claus (1964)

Once upon a time there lived in the same village two men bearing the very same name. One of them chanced to possess four horses, the other had only one horse, so, by way of distinguishing them from each other, the proprietor of four horses was called "Great Claus," ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Prévert
CAST:  Elisabeth Wiener  •  Madeleine Damien  •  Maurice Baquet  •  Hubert Deschamps

Once upon a time there lived in the same village two men bearing the very same name. One of them chanced to possess four horses, the other had only one horse, so, by way of distinguishing them from each other, the proprietor of four horses was called "Great Claus," ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Prévert
CAST:  Elisabeth Wiener  •  Madeleine Damien  •  Maurice Baquet  •  Hubert Deschamps

My Wife's Husband (1963)

After thirteen years in Germany, Fernand is coming back to his wife and his restaurant. But since his disparition, his wife as made her life with a norman chef, sympathetic but a specialist of butter's cooking when Fernand cook only with oil!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilles Grangier
CAST:  Fernandel  •  Bourvil  •  Claire Maurier  •  Andrex

After thirteen years in Germany, Fernand is coming back to his wife and his restaurant. But since his disparition, his wife as made her life with a norman chef, sympathetic but a specialist of butter's cooking when Fernand cook only with oil!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilles Grangier
CAST:  Fernandel  •  Bourvil  •  Claire Maurier  •  Andrex

Unexpected (1961)

An English teacher seduces a young student in the company of his wife to help him in an ambitious plan with the kidnapping of a newborn baby of a wealthy businessman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Lattuada
CAST:  Anouk Aimée  •  Tomas Milian  •  Raymond Pellegrin  •  Jeanne Valérie

An English teacher seduces a young student in the company of his wife to help him in an ambitious plan with the kidnapping of a newborn baby of a wealthy businessman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Lattuada
CAST:  Anouk Aimée  •  Tomas Milian  •  Raymond Pellegrin  •  Jeanne Valérie

Just Me (1950)

Maurice Vallier, nicknamed "Ma Pomme"(which means "myself" in slang), is a cheerful man, well aware that money does not make happiness and who, of all things, prices freedom. Which is why he has become a tramp and he has never regretted his choice of life. Things ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
CAST:  Maurice Chevalier  •  Sophie Desmarets  •  Odette Barencey  •  Jacques Baumer

Maurice Vallier, nicknamed "Ma Pomme"(which means "myself" in slang), is a cheerful man, well aware that money does not make happiness and who, of all things, prices freedom. Which is why he has become a tramp and he has never regretted his choice of life. Things ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
CAST:  Maurice Chevalier  •  Sophie Desmarets  •  Odette Barencey  •  Jacques Baumer

Tomorrow We Get Divorced (1951)

Max and Colette often bother the lawyer Vermorel to initiate divorce proceedings, then everything calms down. An anonymous letter escalates the disputes, it borders on disaster but living together has obvious charms.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Cuny
CAST:  Sophie Desmarets  •  Jean Desailly  •  Armand Bernard  •  Raphaël Patorni

Max and Colette often bother the lawyer Vermorel to initiate divorce proceedings, then everything calms down. An anonymous letter escalates the disputes, it borders on disaster but living together has obvious charms.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Cuny
CAST:  Sophie Desmarets  •  Jean Desailly  •  Armand Bernard  •  Raphaël Patorni

Bluebeard (1972)

Baron von Sepper is an Austrian aristocrat noted for his blue-toned beard, and his appetite for beautiful wives. His latest spouse, an American beauty named Anne, discovers a vault in his castle that's filled with the frozen bodies of several beautiful women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Raquel Welch  •  Virna Lisi  •  Nathalie Delon

Baron von Sepper is an Austrian aristocrat noted for his blue-toned beard, and his appetite for beautiful wives. His latest spouse, an American beauty named Anne, discovers a vault in his castle that's filled with the frozen bodies of several beautiful women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Raquel Welch  •  Virna Lisi  •  Nathalie Delon

Boulevard (1960)

Boulevard focuses on Georges 'Jojo' Castagnier, an adolescent who lives in a poor room under the roof of a block of apartments in the Pigalle section of Paris. He ran away from home when he realized that his step-mother hated him from day-one. Among Jojo's many ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Léaud  •  Monique Brienne  •  Pierre Mondy  •  Magali Noël

Boulevard focuses on Georges 'Jojo' Castagnier, an adolescent who lives in a poor room under the roof of a block of apartments in the Pigalle section of Paris. He ran away from home when he realized that his step-mother hated him from day-one. Among Jojo's many ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Léaud  •  Monique Brienne  •  Pierre Mondy  •  Magali Noël

Here Is the Beauty (1950)

Melodrama of two struggling artists whose love for each other is thwarted.She has some success as a ballerina despite being wounded by him in a fit of jealousy. His career as a sculptor is stymied when he is arrested.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Paul Le Chanois
CAST:  Michèle Morgan  •  Henri Vidal  •  Ludmilla Tchérina  •  Henri Arius

Melodrama of two struggling artists whose love for each other is thwarted.She has some success as a ballerina despite being wounded by him in a fit of jealousy. His career as a sculptor is stymied when he is arrested.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Paul Le Chanois
CAST:  Michèle Morgan  •  Henri Vidal  •  Ludmilla Tchérina  •  Henri Arius

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

My Baby Is Black! (1961)

Black and white unite and are confronted with hatred in two color-line-busting classics from the classic years of exploitation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Bernard-Aubert
CAST:  Gordon Heath  •  Françoise Giret  •  Aram Stephan  •  Mag-Avril

Black and white unite and are confronted with hatred in two color-line-busting classics from the classic years of exploitation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Bernard-Aubert
CAST:  Gordon Heath  •  Françoise Giret  •  Aram Stephan  •  Mag-Avril

Bed for Two (1950)

Robert Bobin has been an assistant accountant for twenty years now and, although meek and obedient, is getting weary of his monotonous, limited life. He tries marriage but, unfortunately, Blanche, the nurse he marries, proves to be a shrew. One day, a miracle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emil E. Reinert
CAST:  Henri Guisol  •  Danièle Delorme  •  Suzanne Flon  •  Jean Brochard

Robert Bobin has been an assistant accountant for twenty years now and, although meek and obedient, is getting weary of his monotonous, limited life. He tries marriage but, unfortunately, Blanche, the nurse he marries, proves to be a shrew. One day, a miracle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emil E. Reinert
CAST:  Henri Guisol  •  Danièle Delorme  •  Suzanne Flon  •  Jean Brochard

Lawless Street (1950)

The eccentric characters of a street from the comic designs of Andre Dubout are brought to life with human performers instead of drawings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Gibaud
CAST:  André Gabriello  •  Annette Poivre  •  Paul Demange  •  Louis de Funès

The eccentric characters of a street from the comic designs of Andre Dubout are brought to life with human performers instead of drawings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Gibaud
CAST:  André Gabriello  •  Annette Poivre  •  Paul Demange  •  Louis de Funès

Matrimonial Agency (1952)

Noël is a bachelor who inherits a matrimonial agency. After contemplating selling it, he chooses to manage it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Paul Le Chanois
CAST:  Bernard Blier  •  Yolande Laffon  •  Louis de Funès  •  Madeleine Barbulée

Noël is a bachelor who inherits a matrimonial agency. After contemplating selling it, he chooses to manage it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Paul Le Chanois
CAST:  Bernard Blier  •  Yolande Laffon  •  Louis de Funès  •  Madeleine Barbulée

À rebrousse-poil (1961)

Two scientists have invented a kindness serum which can turn the fiercest human being into the sweetest kindest person. Testing the product on a wild lion proves successful. The "vaccination " becomes compulsory in the whole France, then in Europa. Mrs Durand ,who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Armand
CAST:  Robert Berri  •  Jeannine Brossard  •  Mathilde Casadesus  •  Micheline Dax

Two scientists have invented a kindness serum which can turn the fiercest human being into the sweetest kindest person. Testing the product on a wild lion proves successful. The "vaccination " becomes compulsory in the whole France, then in Europa. Mrs Durand ,who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Armand
CAST:  Robert Berri  •  Jeannine Brossard  •  Mathilde Casadesus  •  Micheline Dax

Paris Pick-Up (1962)

On a Christmas night, an ex-convict meets a beautiful Italian married woman who has got a lot of things to hide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Bluwal
CAST:  Lea Massari  •  Robert Hossein  •  Maurice Biraud  •  Robert Dalban

On a Christmas night, an ex-convict meets a beautiful Italian married woman who has got a lot of things to hide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Bluwal
CAST:  Lea Massari  •  Robert Hossein  •  Maurice Biraud  •  Robert Dalban

The Black Indies (1964)

In 1870s Scotland mining engineer James Starr is asked by former colleague Simon Ford, who's living inside the abandoned Aberfoyle mine, to help solve mysterious occurrences taking place inside the mine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Bluwal
CAST:  Alain Mottet  •  Georges Poujouly  •  André Valmy  •  Jean-Pierre Moulin

In 1870s Scotland mining engineer James Starr is asked by former colleague Simon Ford, who's living inside the abandoned Aberfoyle mine, to help solve mysterious occurrences taking place inside the mine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Bluwal
CAST:  Alain Mottet  •  Georges Poujouly  •  André Valmy  •  Jean-Pierre Moulin
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