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    Touchez pas au grisbi 1954 POSTER

    Touchez pas au grisbi

    1954

    French

    10

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gold

    hostage

    liberation of hostage

    noir

    paris, france

    ransom

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Marilyn Buferd Marilyn Buferd as Betty Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau as Josy Jean Gabin Jean Gabin as Max dit Max le Menteur Dominique Davray 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.
    It Happened at the Inn 1943 POSTER

    It Happened at the Inn

    1943

    French

    7.5

    7

    86%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Mystery

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Guy Favières Guy Favières as Goupi-La-Loi Arthur Devère Arthur Devère as Goupi-Mes-Sous Germaine Kerjean Germaine Kerjean as Goupi-Tisane Pierre Labry Pierre Labry as Minain
    An old woman living in an inn is killed and her family members seem like the likely culprits.
    Don't Touch the Loot 1954 POSTER

    Don't Touch the Loot

    1954

    French

    7.7

    8

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gold

    hostage

    liberation of hostage

    noir

    paris, france

    ransom

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Lino Ventura Lino Ventura as Angelo Fraiser Marilyn Buferd Marilyn Buferd as Betty Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau as Josy Dominique Davray 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.
    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1954 POSTER

    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

    1954

    French

    6.0

    12

    47%

    47%

    Action

    belly dancing

    cave

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    harem

    male female relationship

    morocco

    Romance

    thief

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Édouard Delmont Édouard Delmont as Harun, Père de Morgiane José Casa José Casa as Mendiant Samia Gamal Samia Gamal as Morgiane Gaston Orbal Gaston Orbal as Mufti
    A lord’s servant, Ali Baba, is sent to retrieve a slave for his master, but ends up on an adventure filled with gold, mischief, love, and forty famous thieves instead.
    The Trump Card 1942 POSTER

    The Trump Card

    1942

    French

    5.9

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Mireille Balin Mireille Balin as Bella Morgan Maurice Baquet Maurice Baquet as Mickey Roger Blin Roger Blin as Un aspirant Franck Maurice Franck Maurice as (uncredited)
    A man is shot In the hotel of an imaginary South American country. Clarence and Montès, two inspector students, must solve this murder, but they don't know that dead guy is the USA public enemy No.1.
    Paris Frills 1945 POSTER

    Paris Frills

    1945

    French

    6.9

    5

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    dressmaker

    fashion designer

    muse

    obsession

    paris, france

    Romance

    suicide

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Christiane Barry Christiane Barry as Lucienne Micheline Presle Micheline Presle as Micheline Lafaurie François Joux François Joux as Murier Georges Bréhat Georges Bréhat as (uncredited)
    Philippe Clarence, a famous Parisian dressmaker, seduces his friend's fiancee. But, for the first time in his life, this is for real. The film is also a sharp picture of the fashion world.
    The Hole 1960 POSTER

    The Hole

    1960

    French

    8.5

    28

    95%

    96%

    Action

    black and white

    Crime

    digging

    Drama

    escape

    prison

    Thriller

    urination

    warden

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Gérard Hernandez Gérard Hernandez as Le détenu à l'infirmerie André Bervil André Bervil as Le directeur de la prison Catherine Spaak Catherine Spaak as Nicole Jean Luisi Jean Luisi as Un détenu
    Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.
    Edward and Caroline 1951 POSTER

    Edward and Caroline

    1951

    French

    6.9

    4

    Comedy

    Drama

    pianist

    Romance

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Jean Toulout Jean Toulout as Herbert Barville Jean Riveyre Jean Riveyre as Julien, le valet de chambre Betty Stockfeld Betty Stockfeld as Lucy Barville Micheline Rolla Micheline Rolla as Une invitée
    Newlyweds Edward & Caroline are preparing for an important evening when a quarrel over Caroline's dress sets off a series of domestic brouhahas.
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    Casque d'Or

    1952

    French

    7.6

    1

    100%

    84%

    Crime

    death sentence

    Drama

    france

    friendship

    jealousy

    male friendship

    paris, france

    Romance

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Roland Lesaffre Roland Lesaffre as Anatole Serge Reggiani Serge Reggiani as Georges Manda Simone Signoret Simone Signoret as Marie Paul Azaïs Paul Azaïs as Ponsard
    At the end of the 19th century, during a ball in Joinville, on the outskirts of Paris, Georges, a former delinquent working as a carpenter, meets Marie, a young woman connected to a criminal gang.
    Montparnasse 19 1958 POSTER

    Montparnasse 19

    1958

    French

    7.3

    5

    artist

    based on novel or book

    biography

    Biography

    depression

    Drama

    montparnasse

    painter

    Romance

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Jacques Marin Jacques Marin as Le patron du café Denise Vernac Denise Vernac as Madame Hébuterne Stéphane Audran Stéphane Audran as Une fille à la terrasse Pierre Richard Pierre Richard as Un étudiant peintre
    Biographic film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, 1919, who falls in love with a girl from a wealthy family. Her parents are against this relationship and stop financial help. Modigliani worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France.
    Antoine & Antoinette 1947 POSTER

    Antoine & Antoinette

    1947

    French

    7.3

    3

    Comedy

    Drama

    drama comedy

    lottery ticket

    post war life

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Annette Poivre Annette Poivre as Juliette Brigitte Auber Brigitte Auber as Une invitée au mariage Jean-Marc Thibault Jean-Marc Thibault as Un garçon épicier Louis de Funès Louis de Funès as Un garçon épicier / Un invité à la noce
    1947, in France, Antoine and Antoinette, a young couple living in Paris, lead a monotonous existence: he works in a print shop while she is a shop assistant. But one evening, they regain hope: Antoine finds a winning lottery ticket in his girlfriend's handbag. He decides to cash it in, but loses his wallet. What follows is a series of twists and turns that redefine the couple's priorities while forcing them to remain optimistic.
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