Quand tu liras cette lettre / When You Read This Letter (1953)
Drama
Therese is a nun-in-training who returns to "civilian" life to care for her young sister Denise.
Starring: Philippe Lemaire, Juliette Gréco, Yvonne Sanson, Irene Galter, Daniel Cauchy, Robert Dalban
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Un flic / Un Flic / A Cop (1972)
Crime | Thriller
After a shaky first heist, a group of thieves plan to use the loot for an even more elaborate- and more risky- second heist.
Starring: Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Richard Crenna, Riccardo Cucciolla, Michael Conrad, Paul Crauchet
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Le doulos / Le Doulos / The Finger Man (1963)
Crime | Thriller
A burglar betraying other criminals, prepares for a big heist with a trusted friend that might be as untrustworthy as he.
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, Jean Desailly, René Lefèvre, Philippe Nahon, Philippe March
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Le cercle rouge / The Red Circle (1970)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A master thief, an alcoholic ex-cop and an escaped criminal plot a daring heist of an upmarket Parisian jewellery story against impossible odds.
Starring: Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volontè, Yves Montand, Paul Crauchet, Paul Amiot
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
The Godson / Le Samouraï (1967)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught. One night however, after killing a night-club owner, he's seen by witnesses. His efforts to provide himself with an alibi fail and more and more he gets driven into a corner.
Starring: Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Catherine Jourdan, Jacques Leroy, Jean-Pierre Posier
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
À bout de souffle / Breathless (1960)
Crime | Drama | Romance
A petty criminal, wanted for the murder of a police officer, returns to Paris where he meets an American girl who hawks newspapers. They become lovers, but eventually the police pressure her into betraying him and revealing his whereabouts.
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Henri-Jacques Huet, Roger Hanin, Jean-Pierre Melville
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Two Men in Manhattan / Deux hommes dans Manhattan (1959)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Nighttime New York in 1958 comes to moody, jazz-soaked life in this rarely seen noir from the great Jean-Pierre Melville, who cast himself as a journalist on an ethically fraught mission to track down a missing French diplomat.
Starring: Pierre Grasset, Christiane Eudes, Ginger Hall, Colette Fleury, Monique Hennessy, Glenda Leigh, Jean Darcante, Michèle Bailly
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
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Army of Shadows / L'armée des ombres (1969)
Drama | War
The film follows a band of resistance fighters in German-controlled France. As the war continues, the grip of the occupying force tightens, and friendships, loyalty and trust give way to suspicion, secrecy and loss.
Starring: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Simone Signoret, André Dewavrin
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
