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 »
Tag Archives: Henri Verneuil
I as in Icarus / I… comme Icare (1979) Henri Verneuil, Yves Montand, Michel Albertini, Roland Amstutz
After the recently re-elected President of a fictitious state has been assassinated Read More »
Mother / 588 rue Paradis (1992) Henri Verneuil, Richard Berry, Omar Sharif, Nathalie Roussel
This film recounts Henri Verneuil’s relationship with his father who had brought Read More »
What Price Murder? / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 »