
Géo Paquet, aka The Gorilla, breaks from jail. Now an escaped convict, the elite agent must Read More »
Tag Archives: Charles Vanel
La vérité / The Truth (1960) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Brigitte Bardot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel

Dominique Marceau is on trial for the murder of Gilbert Tellier. Read More »
Dainah the Mixed / 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 »
The Wages Of Fear / Le salaire de la peur (1953) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck

In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission Read More »
Sinners of Paris / 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 (1947) Le diable souffle

In the Basque country, near the French/Spanish border, the wind, Tramontana Read More »
In the Name of the Law / 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 / 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 »
They Were Five / 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 »