Les disparus de St. Agil
In a college, three friends form a secret society. Their objective - going to America. One night, after one of their secret meetings, one of them sees a man coming out from a wall. The next day, after he talks about it, he disappears. Then, the second one vanishes. Are they gone to their dreams? That's when the art teacher is murdered. Suspicions now are too high so the third one decides to investigate.
The Bellman
The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe the daughter of his only friend, a head injury victim considered the village simpleton, into marrying him, despite her love for a lowly woodsman who is, in turn, being cajoled into marriage by the daughter of the wealthy innkeeper.
Don't Tempt the Devil
A lovely young nurse finds herself framed for the murder of a hospital patient who died after she administered an injection.
Fanfan la Tulipe
Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage because a gypsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gypsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction.
The Second Twin
Middle-aged attorney Pierre falls for a young woman who dances in a discotheque to work her way through medical school. The lovestruck lawyer can't bring himself to leave his wife over the young woman. When the dancer's wealthy suitor is murdered, Pierre is accused of the crime.
L'enfer des anges
Abandoned children, left to their own devices and a life of danger, are adopted by a kind man.
La symphonie fantastique
The film is biographical, telling the story of the life and artistic struggles of the French composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz is shown as a recalcitrant medical student in an anatomy class dreaming of becoming a composer; at a demonstration during a performance at the Paris Opéra conducted by Habeneck; at supper with other young artists (Hugo, Janin, Dumas, Mérimée, Delacroix); and chasing after his future wife Harriet Smithson, after a performance of Hamlet. Also depicted are his life in a garret, while suffering from an illness due to an abscess in the throat; a visit from his mother who curses him; and the composition of the Symphonie fantastique. The film then shows his marital breakdown, the premiere of his opera Benvenuto Cellini, his travels throughout Europe, his second marriage to Marie Recio (called "Marie Martin" in the film), public acceptance in old age and reconciliation with his son.
The Black Tulip
Aristocrat Guillaume de Saint Preux leads a double life as a masked bandit known as the Black Tulip. The Black Tulip only robs rich aristocrats, so the local peasants regard him as a hero. Baron La Mouche is convinced Guillaume is the Tulip. During a robbery, he scars the Tulip's face, and hopes to use this to expose Guillaume, but Guillaume is one step ahead.
Who Killed Santa Claus?
A village in the French Alps is rocked by a series of crimes, including the theft of a sacred ring and the murder of a man dressed as Père Noël (Father Christmas).
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Christian-Jaque
Director
Michel Simon
as
Lemel - prof. de dessin
Serge Reggiani
as
Un élève
Renée Faure
as
Catherine Fabret
Georges Tourreil
as
Le brigadier de gendarmerie
Michel Piccoli
as
Un villageois qui danse à la fête
Marina Vlady
as
Catherine Dupré
Virna Lisi
as
Gina Bianchi
Umberto Orsini
as
Philliet
Gina Lollobrigida
as
Adeline La Franchise
Raymond Gérôme
as
Le juge
Robert Hossein
as
Pierre Montaud, the Advocate
Bernard Blier
as
Freddy, la patron du bistro
Sylvia Bataille
as
Simone
Adolfo Marsillach
as
Baron La Mouche
Alain Delon
as
Julien de Saint Preux / Guillaume de Saint Preux
Dawn Addams
as
La marquise Catherine de Vigogne
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