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The Champagne Murders
5.9

The Champagne Murders

Mar. 31, 1967

The Champagne Murders

A champagne tycoon’s (Furneaux) partner (Ronet) suspects his partner’s gigolo husband (Perkins) of murders he’s been framed ...
Personal Column
6.9

Personal Column

Dec. 16, 1939

Personal Column

To try solving the strange disappearances of 11 young Parisian women, the police obtain the services of Adrienne Charpentier, friend of the ...
Two Men in Manhattan
6.7

Two Men in Manhattan

Oct. 16, 1959

Two Men in Manhattan

Two French journalists become embroiled in a criminal plot in New York City involving a disappeared United Nations diplomat. Release: Two Men in ...
Un Flic
7.1

Un Flic

Sep. 30, 1972

Un Flic

Commissaire Edouard Coleman is a Paris police chief whose life investigating violent crimes has left him despondent. After beginning an affair ...
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
7.8

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

Mar. 17, 1954

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

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 ...
Le Boucher
7.5

Le Boucher

Feb. 27, 1970

Le Boucher

An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders ...
Blonde in a White Car
6.9

Blonde in a White Car

Mar. 27, 1959

Blonde in a White Car

Picked up by a beautiful motorist, jobless hitchhiker Pierre (Hossein) is subsequently romanced by the girl. Immediately thereafter, however, she ...
The Wicked Go to Hell
6.7

The Wicked Go to Hell

Dec. 07, 1955

The Wicked Go to Hell

Making his directorial debut, Robert Hossein also assumes the leading role, playing an escaped convict. Hossein and his fellow escapees cross the ...
The Burglars
6.6

The Burglars

Oct. 27, 1971

The Burglars

In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers, led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go smoothly until they miss the ...
Le Combat dans l’île
6.6

Le Combat dans l’île

May. 10, 1962

Le Combat dans l’île

The charismatic, surly son of a wealthy industrialist, Clément (Jean-Louis Trintignant) leads a double life as a member of a right-wing extremist ...
Le Deuxième Souffle
7.9

Le Deuxième Souffle

Nov. 01, 1966

Le Deuxième Souffle

A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in. Release: Le ...
Chair de Poule
7.2

Chair de Poule

Nov. 13, 1963

Chair de Poule

In this French crime drama, two safe-crackers are breaking into a safe when they are caught in the act by a guard. One of the crooks kills the ...
This Man Must Die
7.7

This Man Must Die

Sep. 04, 1969

This Man Must Die

When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the ...
The Outside Man
6.5

The Outside Man

Dec. 21, 1972

The Outside Man

A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed. ...