Cast: Jean Clarieux

Direction René Clément

Cast Marcel Barnault · Jean Clarieux · Jean Daurand · Jacques Desagneaux

Synopsis The Battle of the Rails (1946) chronicles the tale of French railway employees who played a pivotal role in the clandestine resistance movement against the German occupation during World War II. The film delves into the bravery and resilience of...

Direction Robert Hossein

Cast Marina Vlady · Henri Vidal · Serge Reggiani · Jacques Duby

Direction Pierre Franchi

Cast Jean-Marc Thibault · Louis Seigner · Geneviève Kervin · Jean Marchat

Synopsis Les nuits de Montmartre (1955) follows the story of Bobby (Robert Verdier), a notorious con artist who has a reputation that precedes him with the police. Inspector Doirel has been on his tail for some time, but Bobby always manages...

Direction Léonide Moguy

Cast Anne Vernon · Danik Patisson · François Guérin · Simone Paris

Synopsis Diary of a Bad Girl (1956) follows the life of Hélène, a young woman from an affluent family who dedicates herself to social work with fervor and compassion. Deeply moved by the plight of Christine, a troubled young girl, Hélène...

Direction Robert Darène

Cast Edwige Bart · Dany Carrel · Solange Certain · Marie d'Hyvert

Synopsis The Ragpickers of Emmaus (1955) chronicles the authentic narrative of Abbe Pierre, who established a community of destitute individuals to construct new dwellings on the outskirts of Paris in 1954.

Direction Jean Stelli

Cast Gaby Morlay · Elvire Popesco · André Alerme · Fernand Charpin

Synopsis The Blue Veil (1942) In the early days of World War I, in 1914, Louise Jarraud faces a devastating loss as her husband is killed in action. Shortly thereafter, she gives birth to a child who tragically passes away. Overwhelmed...

Direction Georges Combret

Cast Belinda Lee · Alain Saury · Dario Moreno · Magali Noël

Synopsis Marie of the Isles (1960) is set in 1635, where Jacques du Parquet, the nephew of the renowned explorer Belain d'Esnambic, enters a tavern in Dieppe and becomes enamored with Marie Bonnard, the bartender's daughter. Knowing his noble family would...

Direction Robert Darène

Cast Danièle Ajoret · Bernard La Jarrige · Madeleine Sologne · Henri Nassiet

Direction Marcello Pagliero

Cast Nicole Courcel · Franck Villard · Henri Génès · Line Noro

Synopsis The Lovers of Bras-Mort (1951) follows the story of Jean Michaut, a hardworking bargeman who resides near an ancient barge graveyard known as "Bras-Mort." His life takes a romantic turn when he falls deeply in love with his cousin Monique,...

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Jean Gaven · André Valmy · Marc Cassot · Georges Poujouly

Synopsis Race for Life / If All the Guys in the World... (1956) follows the harrowing tale of a fishing expedition gone awry. While on a fishing trip in the North Sea, eleven out of the twelve crew members of the...

Direction Henri Verneuil

Cast Charles Boyer · Françoise Arnoul · Roberto Risso · Tilda Thamar

Direction Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Cast Pierre Fresnay · François Périer · Michel André · Jacques Marin

Synopsis Les évadés (1955) unfolds during World War II, focusing on three escapees confined to a boxcar, each with distinct motivations. A military officer seeks to rejoin the fight, a weary private longs for peace, and an intellectual schoolteacher, proficient in...

Direction Claude Loursais · Guy Lessertisseur · Maurice Frydland · Jean-Pierre Marchand

Cast Raymond Souplex · Marc Eyraud · Jacques Debary · Charles Lavialle