This film recounts Henri Verneuil’s relationship with his father who had brought Read More »
Tag Archives: Henri Verneuil
What Price Murder? AKA Une manche et la belle (1957) Henri Verneuil, Henri Vidal, Mylène Demongeot, Isa Miranda
Betty Farnwell, a rich widow living in Nice, decides to marry Philippe Read More »
The Sheep Has Five Legs AKA Le mouton à cinq pattes (1954) Henri Verneuil, Fernandel, Françoise Arnoul, Andrex
The matchless French farceur Fernandel essays six different roles in The Sheep Has Five Legs. Read More »
The Lions Are Loose AKA Les lions sont lâchés (1961) Henri Verneuil, Jean-Claude Brialy, Claudia Cardinale, Danielle Darrieux
Bored with her life, Albertine (Claudia Cardinale) drops her husband and takes the first train to Paris, to start fresh. Read More »
The President AKA Le président (1961) Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Renée Faure
At 73, France’s ex-president, Emile Beaufort, faces declining health Read More »
The Burglars AKA Le casse (1971) Henri Verneuil, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon
In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars led by Azad plan a daring burglary. Read More »
The Lovers of Lisbon AKA Les amants du Tage (1954) Henri Verneuil, Daniel Gélin, Françoise Arnoul, Trevor Howard
He is a French taxi driver in Lisbon carrying the scars of a wife’s infidelity Read More »
The Most Wanted Man AKA L’ennemi public n° 1 (1953) Henri Verneuil, Fernandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Louis Seigner
Joe Calvert (Fernandel) is a nearsighted, friendly man who works as a clerk Read More »
The 25th Hour AKA La vingt-cinquième heure (1967) Henri Verneuil, Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, Grégoire Aslan
During World War II, Johann Moritz (Anthony Quinn), a Romanian gentile peasant Read More »
The Sicilian Clan AKA Le clan des Siciliens (1969) Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura
A young, ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing Read More »
Guns for San Sebastian AKA La bataille de San Sebastian (1968) Henri Verneuil, Anthony Quinn, Anjanette Comer, Charles Bronson
Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. Read More »
The Cow and I AKA La vache et le prisonnier (1959) Henri Verneuil, Fernandel, Pierre-Louis, Ellen Schwiers
In 1942, a French prisonner of war in Germany decide to escape to France using a cow hold by a lunge as a decoy. He cross all Germany in this way. Read More »
People of No Importance AKA Des gens sans importance (1956) Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Pierre Mondy
Mid-aged married truck driver falls in love with a young waitress he meets while making a break on a long trip. Read More »
Gangster Boss AKA Le grand chef (1959) Henri Verneuil, Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Papouf
In Paris, scoundrel mates Paolo and Antoine Venturen hope to get rich quick by asking ransom fro rich Mr. Jumelin’s preteen son Eric. Read More »
Forbidden Fruit (1952) Henri Verneuil, Fernandel, Françoise Arnoul, Jacques Castelot
Charles Pellegrin, 40-year-old country doctor, buys a practice in Arles, a provincial town near Marseille. Read More »