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Tag Archives: Charles Vanel
Sinners of Paris AKA Rafles sur la ville (1958) Pierre Chenal, Charles Vanel, Bella Darvi, Danik Patisson
Le Fondu, a famous gangster, escapes from the hospital where he was detained, killing an inspector in the process. Read More »
Woman of Evil AKA Le diable souffle (1947) Edmond T. Gréville, Charles Vanel, Jean Chevrier, Héléna Bossis
In the Basque country, near the French/Spanish border, the wind, Tramontana Read More »
In the Name of the Law AKA In nome della legge (1949) Pietro Germi, Massimo Girotti, Charles Vanel, Jone Salinas
A mule cart crosses the countryside. Two bandits push the driver off and, when he resists, kill him. Read More »
Gorillas Waltz AKA La valse du gorille (1959) Bernard Borderie, Charles Vanel, Jess Hahn, Ursula Herwig
This is the third feature in a series about an intrepid French spy by the nickname of “The Gorilla,” Read More »
The Gorilla Greets You AKA Le gorille vous salue bien (1958) Bernard Borderie, Lino Ventura, Charles Vanel, Pierre Dux
Géo Paquet, aka The Gorilla, breaks from jail. Now an escaped convict, the elite agent must Read More »
They Were Five AKA La belle équipe (1936) Julien Duvivier, Charles Vanel, Jean Gabin, Raymond Aimos
Those five are unemployed penniless workers. Together they win 100,000 Francs with the national lottery. Read More »
Crossroads AKA Carrefour (1938) Curtis Bernhardt, Charles Vanel, Jules Berry, Suzy Prim
A wealthy industrialist, Roger de Vetheuil, married, feels assured of aging in peace. Read More »
Alice or the last escapade AKA Alice ou la dernière fugue (1977) Claude Chabrol, Sylvia Kristel, Charles Vanel, Fernand Ledoux
Alice Carol leaves her husband one rainy night, telling him that she does not love him anymore. Read More »
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life AKA La più bella serata della mia vita (1972) Ettore Scola, Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Charles Vanel
A successful businessman whose destiny leads him to a secluded Swiss chalet where his life is put on trial by a group of retired law professionals. Read More »
Les misérables (1934) Raymond Bernard, Harry Baur, Charles Vanel, Paul Azaïs
The lives of numerous people over the course of 20 years in 19th century France Read More »
Magnet of Doom (1963) Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Vanel, Michèle Mercier
When French ex-paratrooper turned amateur boxer Michel Maudet looses his last fight he decides to quit boxing. Read More »
Daïnah la métisse (1932) Jean Grémillon, Charles Vanel, Habib Benglia, Gaston Dubosc
Shades of Othello loom in this engrossing exploration of class, race, and murder set on an ocean liner. Read More »
Wooden Crosses (1932) Raymond Bernard, Pierre Blanchar, Gabriel Gabrio, Charles Vanel
The young and patriotic student Demachy joins the French army in 1914 to defend his country. Read More »
The Woman Who Dared (1944) Jean Grémillon, Madeleine Renaud, Charles Vanel, Jean Debucourt, Drama
Within this uplifting romantic play, the spouse of a mechanic and former fighter pilot falls in love with the notion of flying herself. Read More »