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1. Maigret (1991–2005)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.
Stars: Bruno Cremer, Alexandre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Frissung, Pierre Diot
Votes: 787
2. Marco the Magnificent (1965)
100 min | Adventure, Biography
Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.
Directors: Denys de La Patellière, Raoul Lévy, Noël Howard | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Grégoire Aslan, Robert Hossein, Elsa Martinelli
Votes: 629
3. The Count of Monte Cristo (1979)
350 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in ... See full summary »
Stars: Jacques Weber, Carla Romanelli, Jean-François Poron, Christiane Krüger
Votes: 165
4. The Upper Hand (1966)
86 min | Crime, Drama
In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. Also, an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggler's business.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jean Gabin, Gert Fröbe, George Raft, Nadja Tiller
Votes: 680
5. Camera Three (1955–1980)
30 min | Drama
A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
Stars: James Macandrew, Faubion Bowers, Margaret Croyden, Alfredo Antonini
Votes: 62
6. Alice in Wonderland (1949)
Not Rated | 83 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
This exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of live characters and stop-motion animation.
Director: Dallas Bower | Stars: Stephen Murray, Ernest Milton, Pamela Brown, Felix Aylmer
Votes: 876
7. The Tattoo (1968)
90 min | Comedy
An art dealer wants to buy a Modigliani, which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jean Gabin, Louis de Funès, Paul Mercey, Yves Barsacq
Votes: 3,524
8. Cinéma 16 (1975–1991)
Drama
Stars: Jean Toscan, Fernand Kindt, Richard Martin, Serge Martel
Votes: 33
9. Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
95 min | Drama, War
During World War II, French commandos join forces with a German officer in order to survive the African desert.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Hardy Krüger, Lino Ventura, Maurice Biraud, Charles Aznavour
Votes: 2,087
10. Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1967–1990)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Jean Richard, François Cadet, Annick Tanguy, Jean-François Devaux
Votes: 127
11. The Possessors (1958)
92 min | Drama
Noël Schoudler is the head of a wealthy and powerful family in France. He manages his financial and commercial concerns with an iron grip, leaving little room for his son François to prove himself.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jean Gabin, Annie Ducaux, Jean Desailly, Françoise Christophe
Votes: 591
12. Le tueur (1972)
87 min | Crime, Drama
Whilst being transferred to a psychiatric hospital, a ruthless serial killer Gassot makes a break and goes on the run. He arrives in Marseilles, intending to escape abroad. Here, he falls for a young prostitute, Gerda.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jean Gabin, Fabio Testi, Uschi Glas, Jacques Richard
Votes: 525
13. Le palmarès des chansons (1965–1968)
Music
Stars: Guy Lux, Raymond Lefebvre, Anne-Marie Peysson, Jacques Solness
14. Caroline chérie (1968)
PG | 105 min | Drama, History
France, July, 1789. Whilst a party of aristocrats are enjoying themselves in the Bois de Vincennes, the French Revolution is beginning to get underway. At the insistence of her father, 16 ... See full summary »
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: France Anglade, Vittorio De Sica, Bernard Blier, Karin Dor
Votes: 114
15. King on Horseback (1958)
82 min | Adventure, Drama
Henri La Tour, a strolling player, is also a daring adventurer. So, when, after accomplishing a brilliant feat, he is awarded a title by King Louis XV, the Duke of Saint-Sever takes offense... See full summary »
Director: Georges Lampin | Stars: Jean Marais, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Nadja Tiller, Cathia Caro
Votes: 255
16. Empreintes (2007– )
52 min | Documentary
Stars: Annick Cojean, Claude Rich, Michel Serres, Fabrice Luchini
Votes: 27
17. Le tonnerre de Dieu (1965)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
Léandre Brassac is a misanthrope and alcoholic, who lives on a large remote county estate with his wife, Marie. Brassac has a reputation as a violent and unpredictable man, but who has a love for animals, particularly dogs.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jean Gabin, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Georges Géret
Votes: 386
18. Rue de Paris (1959)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
While Henri was a POW during the war, his wife passed away and he returned to face the challenges of bringing up three children alone. Henri may get drunk and angry at times but he also has a better side that will not stay buried.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jean Gabin, Marie-José Nat, Claude Brasseur, Roger Dumas
Votes: 379
19. Histoires de voyous (1978–1981)
Stars: Pierre Peloux, Jacques Balutin, Alfred Adam, Robert Berri
20. Thérèse Étienne (1958)
90 min | Drama
Her father having served a prison sentence, there is unending gossiping about Therese's family. Unable to put up with it any longer, the young woman leaves her native village for the canton... See full summary »
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: James Robertson Justice, Françoise Arnoul, Pierre Vaneck, Guy Decomble
21. Retour de manivelle (1957)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama
An unemployed Frenchman who saves the life of a rich man is hired as a chauffeur by the grateful man but gets caught in a murder-for-life-insurance-money scheme.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Michèle Morgan, Daniel Gélin, Michèle Mercier, François Chaumette
Votes: 262
22. Forbidden Priests (1973)
90 min | Drama, Romance, War
L'histoire d'un amour exceptionnel contre toutes les hypocrisies.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Robert Hossein, Claude Jade, Claude Piéplu, Pierre Mondy
Votes: 223
23. Le bateau d'Émile (1962)
98 min | Drama
Charles-Edmond, the eldest of the Larmentiel brothers decides to return to his hometown La Rochelle to die. Forty years earlier, he had been driven by his father. Before passing away he had... See full summary »
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Annie Girardot, Lino Ventura, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur
Votes: 211
24. Le voyage du père (1966)
90 min | Drama
Quantin lives with his family in a village near the Swiss border. He is increasingly anxious that he has received no news from his eldest daughter, Marie-Louise, who went to Lyon to find work as a hairdresser.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Fernandel, Lilli Palmer, Laurent Terzieff, Philippe Noiret
Votes: 162
25. The Sleepwalker (1951)
89 min | Comedy
Victor Boniface's life is not exactly a rest cure. Just imagine : Victor is both a store detective and a - shoplifter (only when he walks in his sleep, mind you). And falling in love while ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Labro | Stars: Fernandel, Andrex, Gaby André, André Roanne
Votes: 159
26. Paparoff (1988–1991)
Stars: Michel Constantin, Pascale Petit, André Pousse, Michel Duchaussoy
Votes: 6
27. Le défroqué (1954)
107 min | Drama
In a prison camp, Gérard Lacassagne meets Maurice Morand, a mysterious, anticlerical officer. Lacassagne, who aspires to enter religion, discovers that Morand himself was a priest. He swears to bring him back into the fold of the Church.
Director: Léo Joannon | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Pierre Trabaud, Nicole Stéphane, Marcelle Géniat
Votes: 134
28. Cinépanorama (1956–1966)
Documentary
Stars: François Chalais, France Roche, Yves Montand, Martine Carol
Votes: 63
29. Soleil noir (1966)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young girl goes to Africa to find her lost brother living among sordid people but finds true love with a disqualified pilot.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Michèle Mercier, Daniel Gélin, David O'Brien, Valentina Cortese
Votes: 105
30. Suivez cet homme (1953)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Two investigations by superintendent François Basquier.
Director: Georges Lampin | Stars: Bernard Blier, Suzy Prim, René Blancard, Andrée Clément
Votes: 47
31. Les épées de diamants (1993 TV Movie)
92 min | War
During WWII, a young captain of the German aviation falls for a Swedish girl who works for the Red Cross and organizes the escape of Jews outside Germany.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Caroline Goodall, Urbano Barberini, Jaromír Hanzlík
Votes: 38
32. Van Loc: un grand flic de Marseille (1992– )
90 min | Crime
Stars: George N'Guyen Van Loc, Denis Karvil, Françoise Viau, Philippe Héliès
Votes: 16
33. Three Feet in a Bed (1950)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy
In spite of his failures as a peddler, Casimir guaranteed his fiance that this time the vacuum cleaners will work for good. But he's still unsuccessful until he go to the appartment of ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Pottier | Stars: Fernandel, Germaine Montero, Bernard Lajarrige, Jacqueline Duc
Votes: 135
34. Le salaire du péché (1956)
110 min | Drama
Isabelle, the daughter of multimillionaire Frank Lindstrom, chooses to marry an impoverished journalist, Jean de Charvin. Lindstrom is convinced that Jean is after the money Isabelle will ... See full summary »
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Pascal, Jeanne Moreau, Jean Debucourt
Votes: 59
35. Du grabuge chez les veuves (1964)
95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A widow is looking for the drug that her deceased husband was hiding. While a policeman leads the investigation, other people try to find the famous product.
Director: Jacques Poitrenaud | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Dany Carrel, Jean Rochefort, Pascale de Boysson
Votes: 73
36. The Ostrich Has Two Eggs (1957)
82 min | Comedy
A father discovers one day that one of his sons is a homosexual and the other, is the "gigolo" of a Japanese countess. He is first horrified, but finally accepts the situation because it brings him economical advantages.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Simone Renant, Georges Poujouly, Mady Berry
Votes: 47
37. Les aristocrates (1955)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
In Burgundy area, the Marquis De Maubrun, worthy heir of the aristocratic virtues and traditions, reigns over his family and estate. But wind of revolt is about to blow above Maubrun's head.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Brigitte Auber, François Guérin, Georges Descrières
Votes: 92
38. Carillons sans joie (1962)
100 min | Drama, War
Director: Charles Brabant | Stars: Dany Carrel, Raymond Pellegrin, Roger Hanin, Paul Meurisse
Votes: 30
39. Un juge, un flic (1977–1979)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stars: Michel Duchaussoy, Pierre Santini, Simone Rieutor, Jacques Monod
Votes: 10
40. Caught in the Foreign Legion (1950)
80 min | Comedy
Fernandel pretends to be a Duke and ends up getting mixed up with a group of parachutists.
Director: René Le Hénaff | Stars: Andrex, Luc Andrieux, Claude Arlan, Ginette Baudin
Votes: 52
41. Le tampon du capiston (1950)
95 min | Comedy
Director: Maurice Labro | Stars: Rellys, Jean Tissier, Pauline Carton, Yves Robert
Votes: 10
42. Prélude à la gloire (1950)
95 min | Drama
A music teacher's son, a child prodigy, grows up to become a classical conductor and takes over for his old master.
Director: Georges Lacombe | Stars: Roberto Benzi, Paul Bernard, Jean Debucourt, Louise Conte
Votes: 26
43. Les yeux de l'amour (1959)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Love story involving a blind boy and a middle-aged spinster during World War II.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Brialy, Françoise Rosay, Bernard Blier
Votes: 39
44. Death of a Jew (1969)
PG | 90 min | Drama
A young Israeli sent to install a secret transmitter in Arab territory, is captured and, after torture fails, is subjected to the more compassionate efforts of an aging police inspector.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Akim Tamiroff, Assi Dayan, Jean Claudio, Azaria Rapaport
Votes: 19
45. Pourquoi Paris? (1964)
79 min
Monique, a Belgian girl, comes to Paris to learn painting and become an artist. She takes courses at the Academy and finds a studio in Montmartre.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Monique Bertho, Charles Aznavour, Maurice Biraud, Bernard Blier
Votes: 7
46. L'héroïque Mr Boniface (1949)
92 min | Comedy
Director: Maurice Labro | Stars: Fernandel, Andrex, Gaston Orbal, Charles Bouillaud
Votes: 78
47. Le paria (1985– )
52 min
A fugitive tycoon, formerly sentenced in absentia, returns to Arles after 20 years of exile in Venezuela where he made a fortune in the oil industry. He's determined to find the real culprits and be exonerated in the style of Monte Cristo.
Stars: Charles Aznavour, Ottavia Piccolo, Judy Winter, Hans Clarin
Votes: 10
48. Au-delà de l'écran (1960–1968)
27 min | News
Stars: Pierre-Louis, Jean Nohain, André Leclerc, Odette Laure
49. Le renard dans l'île (1975 TV Movie)
Director: Leïla Senati | Stars: Suzanne Flon, Lucien Barjon, Hervé Lévy, Marc Jeiger
50. 100 films par 100 personnalités (1998– )
Stars: Jean-Pierre Lavoignat, Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Nathalie Baye