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Strange Fate AKA Étrange destin (1946) Louis Cuny, Renée Saint-Cyr, Aimé Clariond, Henri Vidal
Patrica is the wife of Alain de Saulieu, a handsome engineer. Read More »
Here Is the Beauty AKA La belle que voilà (1950) Jean-Paul Le Chanois, Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal, Ludmilla Tchérina
Melodrama of two struggling artists whose love for each other is thwarted. Read More »
A Parisian Woman AKA Une parisienne (1957) Michel Boisrond, Charles Boyer, Henri Vidal, Brigitte Bardot
The President of France’s daughter falls for her father’s attaché and asks to be his mistress. Read More »
Desperate Decision AKA La jeune folle (1952) Yves Allégret, Danièle Delorme, Henri Vidal, Jean Debucourt
1922: Irish Revolution. Catherine, a servant in a convent goes to Dublin to meet Read More »
The Wicked Go to Hell AKA Les salauds vont en enfer (1955) Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Henri Vidal, Serge Reggiani
Two convicts escape from jail after knocking their wardens out and putting on their uniform. Read More »
Pensione Edelweiss AKA Sursis pour un vivant (1959) Ottorino Franco Bertolini, Víctor Merenda, Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams, Lino Ventura
Not long after Jean Monnier, a successful writer, narrowly escapes death in a car accident Read More »
To Catch a Spy AKA Action immédiate (1957) Maurice Labro, Henri Vidal, Barbara Laage, Jacques Dacqmine
The blueprints of an aeroplane built from an ultra-secret metal are stolen from national security. Read More »
Be Beautiful But Shut Up AKA Sois belle et tais-toi (1958) Marc Allégret, Mylène Demongeot, Henri Vidal, Béatrice Altariba
The 17-year old wayward but wholesome orphan Virginie, played by the blond Read More »
The Gates of Paris AKA Porte des Lilas (1957) René Clair, Pierre Brasseur, Georges Brassens, Henri Vidal
Juju, a drunken oaf who feels the need of being important to someone—anyone—and his friend, an artist Read More »
The Damned AKA Les maudits (1947) René Clément, Marcel Dalio, Henri Vidal, Florence Marly
Oslo, April 19th 1945, as the Third Reich is living its last days, a group of Nazis and sympathizers Read More »
House on the Waterfront (1955) Edmond T. Gréville, Jean Gabin, Andrée Debar, Henri Vidal
Martine is searching for her sister that disappeared mysteriously. Lequévic agrees to help her. Read More »
Attila (1954) Pietro Francisci, Anthony Quinn, Sophia Loren, Henri Vidal
The king of the Huns, whose hordes from various tribes and allies have been sweeping the Asian steppes and both Roman empires, dies, leaving the throne to two sons. Read More »
Fabiola (1949) Alessandro Blasetti, Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal, Michel Simon, Drama, History
In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a gallic gladiator. When Fabiola’s father is killed, the Romans blame the Christians and the persecution begins. Rhual confesses to be a christian and is accused of the murder and sentenced to fight to death in the arena.
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L’étrange Madame X / Strange Madame X (1951) Jean Grémillon, Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal, Arlette Thomas, Drama
Can a person really lead a double life? It looks as though Irène can. On the one hand, she is the wife of Jacques Voisin-Larive, a big name in the publishing world. On the other hand she pretends to be a simple chambermaid when she is with Etienne, a handsome young cabinetmaker. But what will happen when Irène gets pregnant?
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