The Sicilian Clan (1969)
A young, ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them
The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
The story takes place in the racecourses around Paris A so called major sells his tips to naive characters
Le plaisir (1952)
Three separate stories about the same thing le plaisir pleasure
Under the Sign of the Bull (1969)
With the financial backing of his brother in law Jerome, inventor Albert Raynal manages to develop a revolutionary space rocket Unfortunately, it fails on its test flight and Jerome withdraws his financial support
Deux hommes dans la ville (1973)
A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison He gets help from a social worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past
The Old Guard (1960)
Three old chums who are number ones in the business of practical jokes decide to leave their village from Vendee in France in order to go and live in a old peoples nursing home Pested off and unable to stand their jokes any more, t
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
Le Dabe retired many years ago and now he lives in the Tropics where he owns stables and horses He is a very rich man He was the king of all money counterfeiters He is contacted from Paris to organize a new job He says no But
Zouzou (1934)
Zou Zou tries to help her childhood friend prove his innocence after hes accused of murder
Horse (1970)
Near the Baie de la Seine swamps, opposite the Port of Le Havre, Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand Things go awry the day he
French Cancan (1955)
This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge
Rue de Paris (1959)
While Henri was a POW during the war, his wife passed away and he returned to face the challenges of bringing up three children alone Henri may get drunk and angry at times but he also has a better side that will not stay buried
The Little Rebels (1955)
The world of juvenile delinquents seen through the eyes of a judge
Maigret voit rouge (1963)
Division Commissioner Jules Maigret and his team hunt a ring of American racketeers sent to Paris to silence an embarrassing witness
Inspector Maigret (1958)
A serial killer is targeting women in the seedy district of Montmartre
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
Inspector Maigret is traveling to the French countryside to visit his friend, the duchess of Saint Fiacre She has received a letter recently stating that she will die soon A few days later she does so by an heart attack, but Maigre
The Truth of Our Marriage (1952)
Francois Donge, a wealthy mature man, is about to die Flashback many years ago, the seducer Francois meets Bebe, an idealistic young woman, and marries her Her idealism crashes against Francois personality
The Moment of Truth (1952)
On the night of their tenth anniversary, Doctor Rene Richard accidentally discovers that his wife, actress Madeleine Richard, has been having an affair with a disturbed artist, Daniel Prevost who has just attempted suicide He confro
Le jour se lève (1939)
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing
La grande illusion (1937)
During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P O W camp Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress
Action Man (1967)
Sophisticated crook talks ex crook and now respectable business man into one last caper This highly planned and well executed crime goes off without a hitch until rival bad guys want a piece of the action
The Gardener of Argenteuil (1966)
Under his daring look of flower lover and naive painter, Father Tulipe is a counterfeiter who only makes small cuts to improve his ordinary
Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
An aging, world weary gangster is double crossed and forced out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped and their stash of eight stolen gold bars demanded as ransom
Remorques (1941)
Andre Laurent, the captain of a tugboat, married Yvonne ten years ago She has a heart disease but does not want to tell him She dreams he quits the job for they can live quietly
Le Chat (1971)
In 1971 Courbevoie France, former typographist Julien Bouin and his wife Clemence, who used to perform in a circus, hardly talk to each other in their small house, which is soon to be demolished To Clemences anger, Juliens cat G
A Monkey in Winter (1962)
Albert is an inn owner who vowed never to drink again if he and his wife survived the war They did, and the reformed alcoholic keeps his vow But times have changed and soon after the war, Albert comes in contact with Gabriel, a you
The Upper Hand (1966)
In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action Then the mob shows up and makes things worse Also, an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smugglers busine
Pasha (1968)
Six months before his retirement from the criminal police, inspector Joss finds his colleague Gouvion dead, in a poorly faked suicide attempt Joss loses his temper, and investigates on his own, which leads him through the bas fond o
Four Bags Full (1956)
Two men carry at night four suitcases of contraband meat across German occupied Paris during WWII Their opposite personalities and strange encounters provoke different adventures until they are arrested by the police
Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
Andre Chatelin is a restaurant owner in Les Halles in Paris One morning, a girl named Catherine asks to see him She happens to be the daughter of his estranged wife, Gabrielle, that Andre left more than twenty years before As Gabr
The Lower Depths (1936)
A charismatic thief makes friends with a bankrupt baron who comes to live in the thiefs slum Meanwhile the thief seeks the love of a young woman, who is held emotionally captive by her slumlord family
Port of Shadows (1938)
A military deserter finds love and trouble and a small dog in a foggy, French port city
La vierge du Rhin (1953)
Reported missing in 1940, Jacques Ledru comes back to Strasbourg as Martin Schmidt He tracks down his wife Genevieve, but shes remarried and has taken the head of his shipping company She and her husband will do anything to get
Crime and Punishment (1956)
Modern update of Dostoievskis novel Crime and Punishment
Any Number Can Win (1963)
A career con artist reunites with his wife but has already planned his next move one daring last heist that will set him up for life However, there is no such thing as a foolproof plan