List of the best Charles Vanel movies: Les Saisons du plaisir(1988), On Trial(1954), The Wages of Fear(1953), Diabolique(1955), Three Brothers(1981), Rififi in Tokyo(1963), To Catch a Thief(1955), Prisoner of the Volga(1959) ... ...
Comedy
France
1988
88 Minutes
Charles Vanel Denise Grey Jean Abeille Jacqueline Maillan Jean-Pierre Bacri Fanny Cottençon Richard Bohringer Jean Poiret Darry Cowl Jean-Luc Bideau Eva Darlan
Charles and Emmanuelle organize as every year, the congress of perfumers who distribute their products in their castle. Garibaldi, their mutilated and somewhat disturbed son-in-law, will be the butler.
Drama
France|Italy
1954
335 Minutes
Daniel Gélin Charles Vanel Madeleine Robinson Eleonora Rossi Drago Anton Walbrook Berthe Bovy Denis d'Inès
In this legal drama, told in flashbacks, the son of a judge, who had sentenced a man who may be innocent to 17 years in prison, tries to investigate the mysterious case.
Mystery & Thriller
1953
156 Minutes
Yves Montand Charles Vanel Peter Van Eyck Vera Clouzot Folco Lulli William Tubbs Dario Moreno Jo Dest Antonio Centa Luis de Lima
driver worker tense gritty south america oil field mountain truck cantina daunting task oil exploitation death dangerous assignment rivalry quest 1950s
Four men take on the dangerous mission of driving two nitroglycerin-laden trucks through harsh terrain.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
1955
116 Minutes
Alfred Fichet, private detective
Simone Signoret Vera Clouzot Paul Meurisse Charles Vanel Jean Brochard Noel Roquebert Thérèse Dorny Pierre Larquey Michel Serrault Yves Marie Maurin Georges Poujouly
teacher headmaster detective wife mistress suspenseful tense dark frightening france boarding school apartment murder adultery revenge deception revenge mystery 1950s
The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.
Drama
Italy|France
1981
113 Minutes
Donato Giuranna
Philippe Noiret Michele Placido Vittorio Mezzogiorno Charles Vanel Andréa Ferréol Maddelena Crippa Sara Tafuri Pietro Biondi Maddalena Crippa
son brother matriarch judge factory worker counselor dreamy offbeat melodramatic tender italy rural community family home grief reunion death family relationships idealism transformation
Three men face their mother's death.
Drama
France|Italy
1963
79 Minutes
Van Hekken
Karl Boehm Keiko Kishi Barbara Lass Charles Vanel Michel Vitold Eiji Okada
Van Ekken, an old gangster, arrives in Tokyo to direct a bank hold-up, to get a very valuable diamond, so big it's named Titan. Riquet was to be his second-in-command, but a rival gang ... See full summary »
Romance, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1955
106 Minutes
Bertani
Cary Grant Grace Kelly Jessie Royce Landis John Williams Charles Vanel Brigitte Auber Jean Martinelli Georgette Anys
thief daughter mother insurance investigator police chief lighthearted airy witty france resort ballroom jewelry theft romance love pursuit 1950s
A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.
Adventure, Drama, Action
1959
102 Minutes
Ossip Semjonowitsch
John Derek Elsa Martinelli Dawn Addams Wolfgang Preiss Gert Froebe Rik Battaglia Charles Vanel Nerio Bernardi Ingmar Zeisberg Jacques Castelot
After assaulting the general who violated his wife, a Russian army captain (John Derek) escapes from prison and seeks refuge with a band of Gypsies.