Movie List for "france"

Marquise (1997) Comedy Drama History Movie

The rise and fall of a beauteous actress. She rises from an impoverished background to become a favorite of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Year 1997.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Véra Belmont
Writer: Jean-François Josselin, Véra Belmont, Marcel Beaulieu
Actors: Sophie Marceau, Bernard Giraudeau, Lambert Wilson

Beside Murder (1955) Crime Drama Movie

A ship has sunk;insurance premium: a hundred million Francs. Year 1955.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Willy Rozier
Writer: Peter Cheyney, Willy Rozier
Actors: Tony Wright, Lysiane Rey, Colette Ripert

La brigade (1975) Drama War Movie

During WWII, in a North of France town occupied by German forces, a group of volunteer resistance fighters, snipers and partisans from Poland fight with efficiency. A dangerous mission is given away to Marie and Aldo: they have to… Year 1975.

Generes: Drama, War
Director: René Gilson
Writer: René Gilson
Actors: Brigitte Fossey, Edward Wojtaszek, Jean Bouise

Underground (1995) Comedy Drama Fantasy Movie

A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love, and hate. Year 1995.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Emir Kusturica
Writer: Dusan Kovacevic, Emir Kusturica
Actors: Predrag ‘Miki’ Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic

L’Élégant Criminel (1990) Biography Drama Movie

On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he … Year 1990.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Francis Girod
Writer: Georges Conchon, Francis Girod
Actors: Daniel Auteuil, Jean Poiret, Jacques Weber

The Brontë Sisters (1979) Biography Drama History Movie

In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations. Year 1979.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: André Téchiné
Writer: Pascal Bonitzer, André Téchiné, Jean Gruault
Actors: Isabelle Adjani, Marie-France Pisier, Isabelle Huppert

Guns (1980) Drama Movie

Freelance journalist and former radical Tony blithely picks away at a gun-running plot that implicates the French government, Emirati oil barons, and a shady corporate gangster and his anxious, floundering son. Year 1980.

Generes: Drama
Director: Robert Kramer
Writer: Robert Kramer
Actors: Patrick Bauchau, Juliet Berto, Peggy Frankston

The Horseman on the Roof (1995) Adventure Drama Romance Movie

In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband. Year 1995.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Writer: Jean Giono, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Nina Companeez
Actors: Olivier Martinez, Juliette Binoche, Pierre Arditi

Noroît (une vengeance) (1976) Adventure Drama Fantasy Movie

On an island beach a woman vows to avenge her brother’s death at the hands of a pirate leader. With help, the woman spies on the pirates and then gets a job as bodyguard to the pirate leader. Year 1976.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Jacques Rivette
Writer: Eduardo de Gregorio, Marilù Parolini, Jacques Rivette
Actors: Geraldine Chaplin, Bernadette Lafont, Kika Markham

Rendez-vous in Paris (1995) Comedy Romance Movie

Three stories of love and coincidence around the theme of dates in Paris. Year 1995.

Generes: Comedy, Romance
Director: Éric Rohmer
Writer: Éric Rohmer
Actors: Clara Bellar, Antoine Basler, Mathias Mégard

Adieu blaireau (1985) Crime Drama Thriller Movie

Fred is a gambler and deep in debt. He owes crime boss Victor a lot of money and the time to pay has come. Gégé, his loyal friend, advises him to make money quickly, or face the consequences. But Fred, at this moment, has other id… Year 1985.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Bob Decout
Writer: Bob Decout
Actors: Philippe Léotard, Annie Girardot, Jacques Penot