Les Policiers
The french Gangster/Cop-Cinema with main focus on the 60's and 70's,all in all from 50's to 80's - No Ranking
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- DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain DelonFrançois PérierNathalie DelonAfter professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner.
- DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain DelonBourvilGian Maria VolontèAfter leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.
- DirectorRaoul LévyStarsHenry SilvaJack KlugmanMicheline PresleA terrific film with a top-notch cast! Jack and Henry play hit men ordered to kill Eddie. Jack is torn between his orders and the loyalty he feels to his old pal, Eddie. An intriguing look at the emotional make-up of Mafia hit men. A truly memorable climax. We definitely recommend this great crime/intrigue thriller. 16mm.
- DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean GabinAlain DelonLino VenturaAn ambitious young mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
- DirectorAlain CorneauStarsYves MontandFrançois PérierSimone SignoretAn inspector is having a secret relationship with a woman. When she is murdered by his boss, all proof is against him.
- DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain DelonRichard CrennaCatherine DeneuveAfter a shaky first heist, a group of thieves plan an even more elaborate and risky second heist.
- DirectorGeorges LautnerStarsJean GabinDany CarrelJean GavenSix months before his retirement from the criminal police, inspector Joss finds his colleague Gouvion dead, in a poorly faked suicide attempt. Joss loses his temper, and investigates on his own, which leads him through the bas-fond of Paris...
- DirectorJacques DerayStarsAlain DelonJean-Louis TrintignantRenato SalvatoriThe hunt for a seasoned killer becomes a matter of life for a policeman. Action-packed drama based on real events.
- DirectorClaude SautetStarsDanielle DurouAlain BelartMichel PiccoliA detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.
- DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsAlain DelonJean GabinMimsy FarmerA former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past.
- DirectorClaude PinoteauStarsLino VenturaAngie DickinsonLaurent MaletA man goes to Canada looking for his son. The corpse of his son is later discovered by the Canadian police.
- DirectorPhilippe LabroStarsJean-Louis TrintignantDominique SandaSacha DistelA strange series of murders are being committed in Nice on the French riviera. The commissionaire Carella is in charge and tries desperately to find a missing link between all of these murders.
- DirectorGeorges LautnerStarsAlain DelonOrnella MutiStéphane AudranDeputy Dubaye kills racketeer Serrano, revealing corrupt dealings. Xavier covers up, but faces difficulties as influential personalities seek documents to blackmail Dubaye.
- DirectorJean HermanStarsAlain DelonCharles BronsonBrigitte FosseyAfter an overseas deployment, two former French Foreign Legion members plan to break into the vault of a French corporation.
- DirectorRené ClémentStarsJean-Louis TrintignantRobert RyanLea MassariA crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsJean-Louis TrintignantStefania SandrelliGastone MoschinA weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
- DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsJean-Paul BelmondoClaudia CardinaleMichel ConstantinFor more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison authorities and even mined beaches in order to survive.
- DirectorGeorges LautnerStarsJean YanneMireille DarcBernard BlierThe heroes of this tape are two released ahead of schedule for exemplary behavior. In prison, they developed an ingenious plan for a further comfortable life. They thought they had thought of everything. But, alas, one of them is married.
- DirectorJean-Pierre DesagnatStarsMichel ConstantinSenta BergerJulián MateosChamoun and May lives in no-mans land after running from the mafia. One day Kaine, a diamond robber show up. He's on the run from Sheriff Blade. Now they are hunted by the mafia and the law.
- DirectorGilles GrangierStarsJean GabinFrançoise FabianRoland ArmontelDivision Commissioner Jules Maigret and his team hunt a ring of American racketeers sent to Paris to silence an embarrassing witness
- DirectorYves BoissetStarsLino VenturaMichel PiccoliBruno CremerSébastien Grenier, a secret agent, eliminates all his rivals in order to decipher who has killed some of his associates.
- DirectorYves BoissetStarsPatrick DewaereAurore ClémentPhilippe LéotardThe young judge Fayard is not afraid of anybody as he does his work honestly.
- DirectorClaude SautetStarsLino VenturaSandra MiloJean-Paul BelmondoA ruthless criminal flees from the pursuit, involving more and more casualties.
- DirectorJean DelannoyStarsJean GabinAnnie GirardotOlivier HussenotA serial killer is targeting women in the seedy district of Le Marais.
- DirectorJean DelannoyStarsJean GabinMichel AuclairValentine TessierThe Countess de Saint-Fiacre, having received a terrible anonymous letter predicting her imminent death, summons Commissioner Maigret in the hope that he can protect her and save her from a secret ill-wisher.
- DirectorPierre Granier-DeferreStarsJean GabinDanièle AjoretMichel BarbeyNear the Baie de la Seine swamps, opposite the Port of Le Havre, Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand. Things go awry the day he discovers one of his grandsons is involved in drug traffic. To make matters worse, the reckless youth has hidden the white powder in the Maroilleur farm. Without a moment's hesitation, Auguste gets rid of the toxic substance but, of course, the mob has different views...
- DirectorJean DelannoyStarsJean GabinRobert StackMargaret LeeSophisticated crook talks ex-crook and now respectable business man into one last caper. This highly planned and well executed crime goes off without a hitch until rival bad guys want a piece of the action.
- DirectorRobert EnricoStarsJean-Paul BelmondoJoanna ShimkusRaymond BussièresThe quest for respect of a small time mob driver turns him into a notorious gangster.
- DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsLino VenturaBernard GiraudeauClaudia CardinaleAldo, in his fifties, works in a gold mine in Northern Canada, in the middle of a bunch of adventurers.
- DirectorClaude MillerStarsLino VenturaMichel SerraultRomy SchneiderA police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.
- DirectorGeorges LautnerStarsLino VenturaBernard BlierFrancis BlancheA dying mob boss hands over his business to an old friend, Fernand. The boss' assistants want to get rid of the latter. But are the Volfoni brothers and Théo real threats? Ensuing fights and shootouts are more comical than deadly.
- DirectorFrancesco RosiStarsLino VenturaTino CarraroMarcel BozzuffiAn investigation of the judges' assassinations reveals a political background.
- DirectorGilles GrangierStarsLino VenturaAndréa ParisyRobert HirschPascal (Lino Ventura) sells newspapers. He is a simple man who one day resting on the banks of the Seine sees a drowning stranger. Pascal saves his life and begins his adventure next to a man who says his wife wants to intern in a madhouse. No good deed goes unpunished.
- DirectorGeorges LautnerStarsLino VenturaMireille DarcJean LefebvreAntoine helps two former acquaintances escape the country, who repay him with a debt transfer. All he has to do is collect from some Léonard Michalon, but for that he will have to go into much trouble to keep the man alive.
- DirectorMaurice LabroClaude SautetStarsLino VenturaEstella BlainPaul FrankeurPaul Lamiani, a former spy now managing a restaurant, has to take on duties again on a gangster's affair involving his best friend.
- DirectorClaude SautetStarsLino VenturaSylva KoscinaLeo GordonJacques Cournot, a freelance skipper, is hired by Mr Hendrix in Santo Domingo, first of all to advise him regarding the acquisition of a sailing boat. After a thorough inspection of a prospective vessel, the "Dragoon", Cournot reports his positive appraisal to Mr Hendrix and initiates the negotiations with Mrs Osborne, the owner of the craft. Barely a couple of days later, Cournot finds himself in a bind as the police questions him about the exact kind of cruise he was supposed to organize for his principal. For the "Dragoon" is gone; Mr Hendrix has disappeared; Mrs Osborne is not aware of any deal; and the corpses of mysterious individuals, victims of a violent death, are found on the beaches of Santo Domingo.
- DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsLino VenturaPaul MeurisseRaymond PellegrinA gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.
- DirectorRobert EnricoStarsAlain DelonLino VenturaJoanna ShimkusBest friends become aware of a crashed plane lying on the bottom of the ocean, allegedly stuffed with wealth. Adventurers set off in search of prey. And along with them, Letizia is linked, with whom both friends are secretly in love.
- DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsLino VenturaRosa FurmanAurora ClavelIn 1934, in a South-American country, a mercenary is hired to kill the head of state. Accompanied by the former president's grandson, he moves into a house opposite the presidential palace. During their wait, friendship grows between them.
- DirectorHenri DecoinStarsRaymond PellegrinCharles VanelPeter van EyckGangster film centering on gun runners.
- DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsLino VenturaMarlène JobertMichel ConstantinPolice inspector Léonetti, a tough, efficient policeman, has been sent to a second-rate police station after being reprimanded. There he is given a partner, young and beautiful Jeanne Dumas. The duo are soon assigned a very difficult mission: to find a man whose evidence is instrumental in convicting a murderer. They start searching throughout Paris...
- DirectorÉdouard MolinaroStarsLino VenturaJacques BrelCaroline CellierMilan must kill Louis Randoni before he testifies in a court of law. He is disturbed by his depressed roommate François Pignon who commits suicide by hanging himself from the toilet pipe flooding Milan's room. Here he is stuck in problems.
- DirectorGérard PirèsStarsLino VenturaMireille DarcJacques DufilhoSagamore lives in the countryside on a farm where he secretly distills whiskey. A young stranger and her companion who is a gangster come to disturb their peace.
- DirectorLuchino ViscontiStarsAlain DelonRenato SalvatoriAnnie GirardotHaving recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.
- DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean GabinAlain DelonClaude CervalA career con artist reunites with his wife but has already planned his next move: one daring last heist that will set him up for life. However, there is no such thing as a foolproof plan.
- DirectorRené ClémentStarsAlain DelonJane FondaLola AlbrightA petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.
- DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsAlain DelonPaul MeurisseAnnie GirardotHugo Sennart, a French gypsy, is wanted by the police for theft. Gypsy has a couple of scores to settle and one more little thing to do before he fades into the shadows.
- DirectorJacques DerayStarsAlain DelonRiccardo CucciollaDaniel IvernelMarseille. Heaps of flowers and funeral wreaths... "A man who no longer defends his colors is no longer a man."
- DirectorAlain DelonStarsAlain DelonMireille DarcAnne ParillaudVictim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.
- DirectorJosé PinheiroStarsAlain DelonJacques PerrinFiona GélinRetired police officer Daniel Pratt's teenage daughter is killed by a gang of hooded men. Pratt begins his own investigation to find the killers and who ordered them to do it - and take personal revenge out of the judicial system.
- DirectorJosé PinheiroStarsAlain DelonMichel SerraultXavier DelucThis movie tells the story of a group of right-wing cops have begun carrying out vigilante justice on drug dealers and other crime figures who might otherwise avoid punishment for their misdeeds. Police inspector Grindel (Delon) understands the feelings which motivate these deeds, but does not approve. However, he is not highly motivated to put an end to the group's activities until it begins to appear that they are now attacking fellow cops for reasons which are unclear. Grindel sets to work to uncover the culprits, and in a climactic scene, confronts his colleague Scatti
- DirectorPhilippe LabroStarsJean-Paul BelmondoBruno CremerJean NégroniL'Alpagueur is a free-lance spy from the French secret agency. He's put on the investigation about L'epervier, a serial-killer who employs young boys to help him robbing banks before killing them.
- DirectorJacques DerayStarsJean-Paul BelmondoHenry SilvaMaria Carlos Sotto MayorThe story is about Commissioner Jordan who arrives in Marseille to combat drug trafficking activities in his own unique way.
- DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoCharles DennerAdalberto Maria MerliCommissaire Letellier and Inspector Moissac are tracking Minos, a serial killer whose victims are women.
- DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoBernard BlierMarie-France PisierFrancois always despised the textile barons who ruled his local town. But he fell in love with the family heiress Gilberte. Ten years ago, he would have married her. Now only hatred holds them together. Francois is accused of murder. A hooker and a football star lie slaughtered. He thinks he has been framed by the mob. Going underground, he finds that the trail leads all the way to the top - to Gilberte's family. He needs friends. And friends are hard to come by in his town.
- DirectorGeorges LautnerStarsJean-Paul BelmondoJean DesaillyCyrielle ClairVictim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts.
- DirectorJacques DerayStarsJean-Paul BelmondoJean-Pierre MaloMichel BeauneA cop is looking for the killer of his friend.
- DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoOmar SharifDyan CannonIn 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plans an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector, but corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail.
- DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsJean-Paul BelmondoMia FarrowLaura AntonelliDoctor Popaul doesn't trust beautiful women: he says he prefers "moral beauty". Among colleagues he makes a bet who manages to sleep with the most ugly woman during the next year - and wins. Shortly after he meets the plain Christine on vacation in Tunesia. She leaves him after their first night, but by chance they meet again in Bordeaux. He learns that her father is a wealthy doctor who's very pleased to meet him and encourages him to become his son in law. Just on the wedding Popaul meets Christine's beautiful sister, who has the bad fortune to always marry the dumbest guy around. But Popaul knows how to help her out...
- DirectorGeorges LautnerStarsJean-Paul BelmondoGeorges GéretJean-François BalmerCommissaire Stanislas Borowitz is going undercover as gangster Antonio Cerutti in order to expose corrupted policemen.
- DirectorGeorges LautnerStarsJean-Paul BelmondoGeorges GéretCarla RomanelliAlexandre Dupré is a con artist, accidentally involved in a hunt for microfilm, containing a valuable invention of a recently murdered French scientist.
- DirectorCédric JimenezStarsJean DujardinGilles LelloucheCéline SalletteA French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country's most powerful drug rings.
- DirectorYves BoissetStarsMichel BouquetFrançoise FabianGianni GarkoWhile investigating a drug case, an inspector is shot dead by a gangster. His colleague, Inspector Favenin, is assigned to solve this crime. He is ready to do anything to save his colleague's honor, even if it means going beyond the law.
- DirectorJules DassinStarsJean ServaisCarl MöhnerRobert ManuelFour men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...
- DirectorJacques DerayStarsAlain DelonDalila Di LazzaroMichel AuclairA man is pursued by killers after helping someone at a car crash.
- DirectorDenys de La PatellièreStarsJean GabinFabio TestiUschi GlasWhilst 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.
- DirectorHenri DecoinStarsJean GabinMarcel DalioLino VenturaHenri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police is following his every step! Is Henri what he says he is, or an undercover detective from the French police?
- DirectorGeorges LautnerStarsJean YanneMireille DarcBernard BlierThe heroes of this tape are two released ahead of schedule for exemplary behavior. In prison, they developed an ingenious plan for a further comfortable life. They thought they had thought of everything. But, alas, one of them is married.
- DirectorClaude CarliezStarsJean MaraisMarie-José NatHorst FrankTraumatized by the War of Algeria and by the accidental death of his wife and his son, Manu left the right road. His last caper was the attack of the Antwerp-Tangiers Express, carrying a precious cargo of industrial diamonds. But the whole affair was bungled and all of his accomplices got shot. The only survivor of this disaster, Manu now finds refuge in the mountain house of Lucia, the widow of a smuggler who lives alone there with her little boy...
- DirectorJean DelannoyStarsJean GabinAnnie GirardotOlivier HussenotA serial killer is targeting women in the seedy district of Le Marais.