Direction: Jose Giovanni

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Jose Giovanni. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Two Men in Town

1973 · Movie · 97 min. · France

7.1

747 votes

7.1

747 votes

Last Known Address

1970 · Movie · 101 min. · France

Direction Jose Giovanni

Cast Lino Ventura · Marlène Jobert · Michel Constantin · Paul Crauchet

Synopsis Police 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...

6.9

258 votes

6.9

258 votes

Birds of Prey

1968 · Movie · 105 min. · France

Direction Jose Giovanni

Cast Lino Ventura · Rosa Furman · Aurora Clavel · Enrique Lucero

Synopsis The killer Le Rital (Lino Ventura) who has to kill the president of a South-American country. He received his mission by a lawyer, a certain Chavez. His commissioners all look to be partisans for the revolution but Le Rital is...

6.3

29 votes

6.3

29 votes

The Gypsy

1975 · Movie · 102 min. · France

Direction Jose Giovanni

Cast Alain Delon · Paul Meurisse · Annie Girardot · Marcel Bozzuffi

Synopsis Hugo Sennart is a French Gypsy, wanted by the police for theft. The same inspector who's searching for him is also looking for a jewel thief, Yan Kuq, whose wife has died under suspicious circumstance just after a major burglary....

6.1

113 votes

6.1

113 votes

The Pariah

1972 · Movie · 101 min. · France

5.8

250 votes

5.8

250 votes

Like a Boomerang

1976 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Direction Jose Giovanni

Cast Alain Delon · Carla Gravina · Charles Vanel · Louis Julien

Synopsis Under the influence of drugs, a teenager, Eddy, kills a policeman. His father, Jacques, pleads extenuating circumstances and nearly succeeds in gaining the confidence of the policeman's widow. But the press reveals that Jacques is an ex-gangster who has spent...

5.7

95 votes

5.7

95 votes

Le ruffian

1983 · Movie · 108 min. · France

5.2

36 votes

5.2

36 votes

My Friend the Traitor

1988 · Movie · 120 min. · France

Direction Jose Giovanni

Cast Valérie Kaprisky · André Dussollier · Thierry Frémont · Steve Kalfa

Synopsis Two criminals who enrolled in the German police to get out of prison seize an opportunity after the War to redeem themselves. The elder of the two, Mad Bosco, dies at the beginning of their adventure. Georges, 25, is greatly...

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Où est passé Tom?

1971 · Movie · 110 min. · France

Direction Jose Giovanni

Cast Rufus Magloire · Paul Crauchet · Alexandra Stewart · Jean Gaven

Synopsis Tom is a secretary for an association which aims to free political prisoners. Skipping from inaction he plans and kills dictator Anton Caras. Arrested he ends up in a jail full of political prisoners for whose freedom he had been...

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Une robe noire pour un tueur

1981 · Movie · 103 min. · France

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Law of Survival

1967 · Movie · 100 min. · France

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My Father Saved My Life

2001 · Movie · 115 min. · France

Direction Jose Giovanni

Cast Bruno Cremer · Vincent Lecoeur · Rufus Magloire · Michelle Goddet

Synopsis Joe, international poker player, is considered an irresponsible family-chief. His two sons drifted into gangsterism. The older dies from it. The younger, Manu, was sentenced to death. Joe takes on to a terrific battle in order to save his son....

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One Way Ticket

1971 · Movie · 120 min. · France

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