List of the best Paul Frankeur movies: Razzia in Paris(1954), Jour de Fete(1948), La Viaccia(1962), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie(1972), A Monkey in Winter(1962), Grisbi(1954), The Adultress(1953), The Phantom of Liberty(1974) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
France
1954
105 Minutes
Jean Gabin Paul Frankeur Lino Ventura Magali Noël Marcel Dalio Lila Kredova Albert Remy Jacqueline Porel Pierre Louis Alain Nobis
Henri, 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 ... See full summary »
Comedy
France
1948
80 Minutes
Marcel
Jacques Tati Guy Decomble Santa Relli Paul Frankeur Marine Vallée Robert Balpo Delcassan Jacques Beauvais Valy
mail carrier townsperson friend carnival worker wife charming amusing france small town carnival postal service carnivals film technology quest transformation 1940s
Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town 'Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre.' All inhabitants are scoffing at François, the postman, what he seems not to recognize. The rising of the... See full summary »
Drama
Italy|France
1962
106 Minutes
Ferdinando
Jean-Paul Belmondo Claudia Cardinale Pietro Germi Paul Frankeur Gabriella Pallotta Romolo Valli
young man prostitute beautiful woman uncle brooding sultry italy countryside city brothel city vs. country obsessive love romance wealth theft discovery fall temptation 1960s
The original Italian is La Viaccia (the name of the family farm which motivates the plot). The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando ... See full summary »
Comedy
France|Italy|Spain
1972
100 Minutes
M. Thevenot
Fernando Rey Delphine Seyrig Stéphane Audran Jean-Pierre Cassel Paul Frankeur Bulle Ogier
ambassador husband wife sister wealthy man wealthy woman creative dreamy intricate mansion inn highway family home class distinctions wealth ambition paranoia quest 1970s
A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.
Comedy, Drama
France
1962
105 Minutes
Esnault
Jean Gabin Jean-Paul Belmondo Suzanne Flon Noël Roquevert Paul Frankeur Gabrielle Dorziat Hella Petri Anne-Marie Coffinet
alcoholic young man child advertiser innkeeper wife amusing madcap normandy, france inn coast world war ii alcoholism resistance unusual friendship family survival adventure transformation 1950s
Albert is an inn owner who vowed never to drink again if he and his wife survived the war. They did, and the reformed alcoholic keeps his vow. But times have changed and soon after the war,... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1954
95 Minutes
Pierrot
Jean Gabin René Dary Jeanne Moreau Dora Doll Paul Frankeur Denise Clair Lino Ventura
gangster best friend mistress rival barmaid nightclub owner somber engaging tense france apartment bank nightclub bedroom theft betrayal kidnapping retirement friendship one last job
An aging racketeer (Jean Gabin) must surrender his gold in order to save his kidnapped friend (René Dary).
Drama
France|Italy
1953
110 Minutes
Le contrôleur
Simone Signoret Raf Vallone Jacques Duby Maria-Pia Casilio Marcel André Martial Rebe Paul Frankeur Alain Terrane Sylvie Roland Lesaffre
A truckdriver kills the husband of the woman he loves, and becomes the object of blackmail.
Comedy
1974
104 Minutes
L'aubergiste, Innkeeper
Jean-Claude Brialy Monica Vitti Milena Vukotic Claude Piéplu Michel Piccoli Julien Bertheau Adriana Asti Paul Frankeur Paul Le Person Bernard Verley Adolfo Celi
aunt father nurse prefect police officers monks disturbing frenetic outlandish shocking spain hotel police station incest execution sex police corruption wretched excess forbidden love 20th century
Chance encounters lead to a man who sells postcards, to a sniper, to monks playing poker and to guests at a dinner party.