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Tag Archives: Julien Duvivier
Highway Pick-Up (1963) Julien Duvivier, Robert Hossein, Jean Sorel, Catherine Rouvel

In this French crime drama, two safe-crackers are breaking into a safe when they are caught in the act by a guard. Read More »
Pépé le Moko (1937) Julien Duvivier, Jean Gabin, Gabriel Gabrio, Saturnin Fabre

Pépé le Moko is a gangster from Paris that hides in Algier’s Casbah. Read More »
The Burning Court (1962) Julien Duvivier, Nadja Tiller, Jean-Claude Brialy, Perrette Pradier

A group of people visit a weird old man who is a student of the black arts. Read More »
Escape from Yesterday (1935) Julien Duvivier, Annabella, Jean Gabin, Robert Le Vigan

Pierre Gilieth has committed a murder in Paris. He flees to Barcelona, where he runs out of money. Read More »
The Return of Don Camillo (1953) Julien Duvivier, Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Édouard Delmont

After his battles with the communist mayor Peppone, Don Camillo is sent in exile by his bishop in a remote village. Read More »
On Trial (1954) Julien Duvivier, Daniel Gélin, Madeleine Robinson, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Crime, Drama

Etzel, the son of prosecutor Wolf Andergast, finds that eight years ago his dad condemned Léonard Maurizius into a lifetime sentence for the murder of his wife Elisabeth. Read More »
Tales of Manhattan (1942) Julien Duvivier, Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Comedy, Drama, Romance

An actor, Paul Orman, is accidentally told that his new, custom made tail coat has been cursed and it will bring misfortune to all who wear it. Read More »
The Impostor (1944) Julien Duvivier, Jean Gabin, Richard Whorf, Allyn Joslyn, Drama, War
La charrette fantôme / The Phantom Wagon (1939) Julien Duvivier, Pierre Fresnay, Marie Bell, Micheline Francey, Drama, Fantasy

According to Scandinavian legend, whosoever dies on the stroke of Midnight on the last day of the year (St. Sylvester’s Night) must assume the duties of the “phantom charioteer,” collecting souls for the next 365 days. Read More »
