Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.

Don't Touch the Loot

1954

French

7.7

♡ 8

liberation of hostage

noir

paris, france

ransom

Jacques Becker Director

Lino Ventura as Angelo Fraiser

Marilyn Buferd as Betty

Jeanne Moreau as Josy

Dominique Davray as Une prostituée

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.

Le ruffian

1983

French

6.0

♡ 2

Action

Adventure

Crime

José Giovanni Director

Lino Ventura as Aldo

Claudia Cardinale as La 'baronne'

August Schellenberg as Neslon Harting

Daniel Perche as Un bagarreur aux tables de billard

The adventures of a group of friends who plan to recover crates full of gold from a fall in Canada.

Birds of Prey

1968

French

6.3

♡ 2

José Giovanni Director

Rosa Furman as Camito

Enrique Lucero as El Bosco

Lino Ventura as Le rapace / Le rital

Augusto Benedico as Maitre Calvez

1938, a Central America country. A Frenchman who goes by the name "Le Rital" is hired to take out the local dictator. Young Chico is assigned as his right-hand man, whom he impresses. Will a friendship form between them?

Le deuxième souffle

1966

French

7.9

♡ 12

Jean-Pierre Melville Director

Lino Ventura as Gustave 'Gu' Minda

Jean-Claude Bercq as Inspecteur Godefroy

Marcel Bozzuffi as Jo Ricci

Raymond Pellegrin as Paul Ricci

A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.

Crime and Punishment

1956

French

6.6

♡ 3

Crime

Drama

Georges Lampin Director

Bernard Blier as Antoine Monestier

Lino Ventura as Gustave Messonnier

Roland Lesaffre as L'ouvrier accusé

Robert Hossein as René Brunel

A young tormented student can no longer stand his miserable life. To avoid his sister marrying an old antiques dealer out of convenience, he murders a pawnbroker to steal his money. Very quickly, it is taken from remorse and confides to a young prostitute. The latter, very believing, advises him to go. He opposes this idea, but guilt devours him. He is soon struck by remorse, and confides in a young prostitute, who advise him to surrender. He opposes this idea, but guilt devours him.

Let's Not Get Angry

1966

French

6.6

♡ 6

Action

Comedy

Crime

Georges Lautner Director

Lino Ventura as Antoine Beretto

Mireille Darc as Eglantine Michalon

France Rumilly as Gisèle

André Pousse as Un truand en fuite

One-time gangster Antoine is enjoying retirement on the coast, now managing a boating club. He receives a visit from a former accomplice who asks for a loan. The money will be repaid by a crook who is now in hiding; Antoine intends to recover his money.

Greed in the Sun

1964

French

7.0

♡ 4

Henri Verneuil Director

Gert Fröbe as Castagliano dit 'La betterave'

Lino Ventura as Hervé Marec dit 'Le plouc'

Bernard Blier as Mitch-Mitch

Jean-Paul Belmondo as Rocco

A truck driver ventures into the Moroccan desert to retrieve a stolen truck, facing danger, bad luck, and uneasy alliances. Chaos builds to a climactic showdown.

The Last Adventure

1967

French

7.0

♡ 5

82%

Robert Enrico Director

Joanna Shimkus as Laetitia

Serge Reggiani as Le pilote / Pilot

Alain Delon as Manu

Lino Ventura as Roland

Two adventurers and best friends, Roland and Manu, are the victims of a practical joke that costs Manu his pilot's license. With seeming contrition, the jokesters tell Roland and Manu about a crashed plane lying on the ocean floor off the coast of Congo stuffed with riches. The adventurers set off to find the loot.

The Cage

1975

French

6.2

♡ 6

Pierre Granier-Deferre Director

Sophie Sam as

Ingrid Thulin as Hélène

Lino Ventura as Julien

Dominique Zardi as Postman / facteur

The story of a woman who is suddenly visited by her estranged ex-husband. The ex-hubby wants to buy her country house, which she received in the divorce settlement. Instead he finds himself locked in a cage in the cellar.

The Big Risk

1960

French

7.5

♡ 4

100%

Claude Sautet Director

Lino Ventura as Abel Davos

Jean-Paul Belmondo as Eric Stark

Corrado Guarducci as Ferucci

Carlo Nell as Un joueur

Two men pull off a daring daylight payroll heist in Milan, making a fast getaway. One is returning to France after years in hiding, needing money to start fresh with his family.

Army of Shadows

1969

French

8.1

♡ 46

97%

94%

Action

based on novel or book

Jean-Pierre Melville Director

Simone Signoret as Mathilde

Lino Ventura as Philippe Gerbier

Serge Reggiani as The hairdresser

Nathalie Delon as Une amie de Jean-François

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

Marie-Octobre

1959

French

7.5

♡ 4

Julien Duvivier Director

Serge Reggiani as Antoine Rougier - imprimeur

Lino Ventura as Carlo Bernardi - patron de boîte de nuit

Bernard Blier as Julien Simoneau - avocat d'Assises

Paul Guers as Père Yves Le Guen

A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin. The former members of the network have carried on with their lives after the war, but this evening they are going to have to live again a fateful night – the night their leader was killed. He had been betrayed, his name given to the Germans. The search for the traitor puts each personality in the spotlight – and also that of the killed leader, Castille.

Last Known Address

1970

French

6.9

♡ 7

64%

José Giovanni Director

Carlo Nell as

Marlène Jobert as Jeanne Dumas

Lino Ventura as L'inspecteur principal Marceau Leonetti

Michel Charrel as Raisin

Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred to a small police station, where he meets young and beautiful Jeanne. Soon they are faced with a tough investigation.

Witness in the City

1959

French

7.0

♡ 3

Édouard Molinaro Director

Lino Ventura as Ancelin

Jean Lara as M. Catherine

Paul Bisciglia as Un chauffeur de taxi

Martine Moreau as Une standardiste

Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.

A Pain in the Ass

1973

French

7.0

♡ 6

Édouard Molinaro Director

Nino Castelnuovo as Bellhop

Édouard Molinaro as Le patron de café

Jean-Louis Tristan as L'inspecteur de l'hôtel

Lino Ventura as Ralf Milan

Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. He checks in a hotel without knowing that his neighbour has become neurotic after his wife left him.

Taxi for Tobruk

1961

French

7.2

♡ 2

82%

Denys de La Patellière Director

Ellen Bahl as Frau von Stegel

Lino Ventura as le brigadier Theo Dumas

Hardy Krüger as Le capitaine Ludwig von Stegel

Charles Aznavour as Samuel Goldmann

During World War II, French Commandos join forces with a German officer in order to survive the African desert.

Elevator to the Gallows

1958

French

7.9

♡ 27

93%

Louis Malle Director

Jeanne Moreau as Florence Carala

Maurice Ronet as Julien Tavernier

Charles Denner as L'adjoint du commissaire Cherrier

Lino Ventura as Le commissaire Cherrier

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

La ragazza in vetrina

1961

Italian

7.0

♡ 3

amsterdam, netherlands

Luciano Emmer Director

Magali Noël as Chanel

Marina Vlady as Else

Lino Ventura as Federico

Bernard Fresson as Vincenzo

A romantic drama partially set in Amsterdam, this standard tale starts out in a mining area in Holland where conditions are about as rough as they get. Two of the miners, Italians Federico and Vincenzo take off together for the city's red-light district, where the women pose in windows for prospective customers. There the duo meet Else and Carrel who are willing to leave their windows to spend a weekend at a resort with the two men. Soon Else has fallen in love with Vincenzo and the future of the two hookers, as well as the miners, seems to look brighter.

The Grilling

1981

French

7.6

♡ 6

Action

based on novel or book

husband wife relationship

Claude Miller Director

Romy Schneider as Chantal Martinaud

Lino Ventura as Inspector Antoine Gallien

Annie Miller as La mère de Camille

Patrick Depeyrrat as Policeman

Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector Gallien on New Year's Eve. What initially is a routine procedure, soon becomes a harsh interrogation that seems to confirm the initial suspicions.

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Army of Shadows

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