French cinema: 1951
Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité (1951)
Fernandel
No matter where he goes or what he does, Adhémar Pomme finds that he cannot help being a laugh stock. The cause of his affliction is his distinctive appearance, namely his horse-like face...
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Fernandel
Andalousie (1951)
Robert Vernay
In present day Spain, Juanito is earning a modest living as a pottery merchant when he is suddenly plucked from obscurity and finds fame as a bullfighter...
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Robert Vernay
Atoll K (1951)
Léo Joannon
With Ollie acting as his financial representative, Stan visits a London law firm to collect a substantial inheritance left to him by his uncle...
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Léo Joannon
L'Auberge rouge (1951)
Claude Autant-Lara
In the Ardèche region of France in 1883, Marie Martin and her husband manage a remote rural inn. The hostelry is unfortunately situated and the Martins have difficulty attracting customers, so they decide to make their living by less honest means, by murdering their guests and robbing them of their valuables...
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Claude Autant-Lara
Barbe-Bleue (1951)
Christian-Jaque
After the sudden death of his sixth wife Amédée de Salfère, known to all as Barbe-Bleue because of his blue beard, wastes no time finding himself a seventh bride...
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Christian-Jaque
Bibi Fricotin (1951)
Marcel Blistène
Private detective Antoine Gardon is on the trail of a mislaid inheritance when he runs up against the eternal do-gooder Bibi Fricotin... [More...]
Marcel Blistène
Private detective Antoine Gardon is on the trail of a mislaid inheritance when he runs up against the eternal do-gooder Bibi Fricotin... [More...]
Boniface somnambule (1951)
Maurice Labro
Monsieur Boniface finds that his services are much in demand after he brings a notorious gang of crooks to justice. Hired as a store detective, his latest mission is simply to keep an eye on the jewellery on display in an upmarket department store... [More...]
Maurice Labro
Monsieur Boniface finds that his services are much in demand after he brings a notorious gang of crooks to justice. Hired as a store detective, his latest mission is simply to keep an eye on the jewellery on display in an upmarket department store... [More...]
Le Cap de l'espérance (1951)
Raymond Bernard
Bob Legeay, a failed lawyer, ends up in a Mediterranean port where he becomes mixed up with a gang of crooks whilst sponging off his mistress Lyna, an older woman who runs a popular bar in the locality... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
Bob Legeay, a failed lawyer, ends up in a Mediterranean port where he becomes mixed up with a gang of crooks whilst sponging off his mistress Lyna, an older woman who runs a popular bar in the locality... [More...]
Caroline chérie (1951)
Richard Pottier
July, 1789. On the eve of the French Revolution, Caroline de Bièvre is sixteen years old. Arriving in Paris to complete her education, she is disappointed to find that her intended, Gaston de Sallanches, has a mistress... [More...]
Richard Pottier
July, 1789. On the eve of the French Revolution, Caroline de Bièvre is sixteen years old. Arriving in Paris to complete her education, she is disappointed to find that her intended, Gaston de Sallanches, has a mistress... [More...]
Les Deux verités (1951)
Antonio Leonviola
In Milan, a young Italian man, Loris, is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Marie-Louise. The prosecution portrays him as an outright scoundrel who forced the young woman, a homeless orphan, to live with him in a boarding house against her will and then drove her to her death when she tried to escape from him... [More...]
Antonio Leonviola
In Milan, a young Italian man, Loris, is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Marie-Louise. The prosecution portrays him as an outright scoundrel who forced the young woman, a homeless orphan, to live with him in a boarding house against her will and then drove her to her death when she tried to escape from him... [More...]
Le Dindon (1951)
Claude Barma
Paris, in the 1890s. Monsieur Pontagnac, an inveterate womaniser, is making overtures to Lucienne when her husband Vatelin appears unexpectedly... [More...]
Claude Barma
Paris, in the 1890s. Monsieur Pontagnac, an inveterate womaniser, is making overtures to Lucienne when her husband Vatelin appears unexpectedly... [More...]
Édouard et Caroline (1951)
Jacques Becker
Édouard and Caroline are a young couple who believe they have found lasting happiness, even though they come from very different milieus... [More...]
Jacques Becker
Édouard and Caroline are a young couple who believe they have found lasting happiness, even though they come from very different milieus... [More...]
L'Étrange Madame X (1951)
Jean Grémillon
Étienne, a modest carpenter, believes he has found the perfect partner in Irène, a beautiful young woman who appears to be devoted to him... [More...]
Jean Grémillon
Étienne, a modest carpenter, believes he has found the perfect partner in Irène, a beautiful young woman who appears to be devoted to him... [More...]
Le Garçon sauvage (1951)
Jean Delannoy
Marie earns a comfortable living working as a prostitute in the French port of Marseilles. Now that she has some stability in her life, she decides to take charge of her twelve-year old son Simon, whom she has placed in the care of kindly shepherd... [More...]
Jean Delannoy
Marie earns a comfortable living working as a prostitute in the French port of Marseilles. Now that she has some stability in her life, she decides to take charge of her twelve-year old son Simon, whom she has placed in the care of kindly shepherd... [More...]
Gibier de potence (1951)
Roger Richebé
On leaving the orphanage in which he grew up, Marceau Le Guern has difficulty finding gainful employment. Not long after he is dismissed as a butcher's assistant he encounters the mysterious Madame Alice, an older woman who, seeing he is in difficulty, offers him easy work for good pay... [More...]
Roger Richebé
On leaving the orphanage in which he grew up, Marceau Le Guern has difficulty finding gainful employment. Not long after he is dismissed as a butcher's assistant he encounters the mysterious Madame Alice, an older woman who, seeing he is in difficulty, offers him easy work for good pay... [More...]
Identité judiciaire (1951)
Hervé Bromberger
When 17-year-old Denise runs away from home, the police make haste to find her. They arrive too late. She drowns herself in a canal, the third casualty of a dangerous psychopath who drugs his victims and either abandons them or murders them... [More...]
Hervé Bromberger
When 17-year-old Denise runs away from home, the police make haste to find her. They arrive too late. She drowns herself in a canal, the third casualty of a dangerous psychopath who drugs his victims and either abandons them or murders them... [More...]
Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951)
Robert Bresson
A young priest arrives in the small town of Ambricourt in Northern France to take on his first parish. Although he performs the duties of a priest with diligence and humility, he remains an outsider, shunned and even reviled by his neighbours... [More...]
Robert Bresson
A young priest arrives in the small town of Ambricourt in Northern France to take on his first parish. Although he performs the duties of a priest with diligence and humility, he remains an outsider, shunned and even reviled by his neighbours... [More...]
Juliette ou La clef des songes (1951)
Marcel Carné
A modest employee in a department store, Michel Grandier resorts to stealing a large sum of money from his boss, Mr Bellanger, so that he can realise his dream of taking his ideal woman, Juliette, on a long journey for an idyllic holiday... [More...]
Marcel Carné
A modest employee in a department store, Michel Grandier resorts to stealing a large sum of money from his boss, Mr Bellanger, so that he can realise his dream of taking his ideal woman, Juliette, on a long journey for an idyllic holiday... [More...]
Knock (1951)
Guy Lefranc
Dr Knock is a firm believer that medicine is the greatest of human achievements, and it is with eager anticipation that he takes over his new practice in the picturesque French village of St-Maurice... [More...]
Guy Lefranc
Dr Knock is a firm believer that medicine is the greatest of human achievements, and it is with eager anticipation that he takes over his new practice in the picturesque French village of St-Maurice... [More...]
Ma femme est formidable (1951)
André Hunebelle
When his wife Sylvia sets out to spend the weekend with her mother, sculptor Raymond Corbier becomes suspicious. Just who was that man he saw sitting beside her in her car... [More...]
André Hunebelle
When his wife Sylvia sets out to spend the weekend with her mother, sculptor Raymond Corbier becomes suspicious. Just who was that man he saw sitting beside her in her car... [More...]
Les Mains sales (1951)
Fernand Rivers
In September 1943, Illyria, a country in Eastern Europe, is drawn into the war against Nazi Germany. Hugo Barine is the privileged son of a member of the ruling elite but he is so disgusted by the way ordinary people are exploited by the present régime that he joins the Proletarian Party, which is committed to the idea of creating a classless society... [More...]
Fernand Rivers
In September 1943, Illyria, a country in Eastern Europe, is drawn into the war against Nazi Germany. Hugo Barine is the privileged son of a member of the ruling elite but he is so disgusted by the way ordinary people are exploited by the present régime that he joins the Proletarian Party, which is committed to the idea of creating a classless society... [More...]
La Maison Bonnadieu (1951)
Carlo Rim
In 1910, Félix Bonnadieu is the manager of a provincial factory that manufactures women's corsets. He knows that his wife Gabrielle is having an affair with a younger man, Pascal Mascaret, and is determined to break up the relationship... [More...]
Carlo Rim
In 1910, Félix Bonnadieu is the manager of a provincial factory that manufactures women's corsets. He knows that his wife Gabrielle is having an affair with a younger man, Pascal Mascaret, and is determined to break up the relationship... [More...]
Maître après Dieu (1951)
Louis Daquin
1938. By passing himself off as a missionary, a boorish pirate named Joris Knipper manages to extort a large consignment of coconuts from an African village... [More...]
Louis Daquin
1938. By passing himself off as a missionary, a boorish pirate named Joris Knipper manages to extort a large consignment of coconuts from an African village... [More...]
Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (1951)
Yves Allégret
Late one evening in a Parisian bar, Jérôme rakes over his memories and begins to tell his sad life story to the attentive bar owner... [More...]
Yves Allégret
Late one evening in a Parisian bar, Jérôme rakes over his memories and begins to tell his sad life story to the attentive bar owner... [More...]
Monsieur Fabre (1951)
Henri Diamant-Berger
Avignon, 1861. When he is not fulfilling his duties as a schoolmaster and family man, Jean-Henri Fabre occupies himself in the study of insects, his main passion in life... [More...]
Henri Diamant-Berger
Avignon, 1861. When he is not fulfilling his duties as a schoolmaster and family man, Jean-Henri Fabre occupies himself in the study of insects, his main passion in life... [More...]
La Nuit est mon royaume (1951)
Georges Lacombe
In a brave attempt to save a colleague, railway mechanic Raymond Pinsard is badly injured in an locomotive accident. He is rendered blind, but his doctor assures him that an operation can restore his sight... [More...]
Georges Lacombe
In a brave attempt to save a colleague, railway mechanic Raymond Pinsard is badly injured in an locomotive accident. He is rendered blind, but his doctor assures him that an operation can restore his sight... [More...]
Olivia (1951)
Jacqueline Audry
Victoire, the cook at a young women's institution, is charged with meeting Olivia, a young English student, at the station... [More...]
Jacqueline Audry
Victoire, the cook at a young women's institution, is charged with meeting Olivia, a young English student, at the station... [More...]
Ombre et lumière (1951)
Henri Calef
Isabelle Leiritz was a world class pianist before a nervous breakdown imposed a temporary break on her career. Leaving the rest home where she has spent the past few years convalescing, Isabelle visits her half-sister Caroline and contemplates her future... [More...]
Henri Calef
Isabelle Leiritz was a world class pianist before a nervous breakdown imposed a temporary break on her career. Leaving the rest home where she has spent the past few years convalescing, Isabelle visits her half-sister Caroline and contemplates her future... [More...]
Le Passe-muraille (1951)
Jean Boyer
When he is locked out of his home by his sister and her husband, a humble civil servant Léon Dutilleul discovers he has a peculiar talent: he can walk through walls... [More...]
Jean Boyer
When he is locked out of his home by his sister and her husband, a humble civil servant Léon Dutilleul discovers he has a peculiar talent: he can walk through walls... [More...]
Le Plus joli péché du monde (1951)
Gilles Grangier
After losing her job Zoé soon finds she hasn't enough money to pay for her next meal. She sees only one way out of her predicament - she must find a herself a rich lover... [More...]
Gilles Grangier
After losing her job Zoé soon finds she hasn't enough money to pay for her next meal. She sees only one way out of her predicament - she must find a herself a rich lover... [More...]