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, 1h42
Directed by Christian-Jaque
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Nerio Bernardi, Marcel Herrand, Olivier Hussenot, Geneviève Page
Rating71%
The film is set in France during the Seven Years' War. As the film begins, Fanfan (Gérard Philipe) is a charming, attractive young man who is trying to escape a shotgun marriage. At this vulnerable point in his life, he is approached by the daughter of a recruiting officer, Adeline (played by Gina Lollobrigida), who tells him that if he joins the army, he will find fame, fortune, and will marry the king's daughter. Accordingly he joins the army, only to discover that she made the whole thing up in order for her father to get a recruiting bonus. Nevertheless, encouraged by a series of improbable circumstances, he accepts her prediction as his destiny. A series of events ensues which shows off to great advantage his athleticism and leadership ability. As the film progresses, we become aware of a developing attraction between himself and Adeline which however conflicts with his perceived “destiny” of marrying a king's daughter.

, 1h25
Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Jonathan Hale, Walter Sande, Carleton Young, Katherine Warren
Rating68%
With a million dollars cash in the vault, Jim Osborne (Joseph Cotten), an assistant bank manager in Los Angeles, is tempted to steal from his own bank and flee the country. Doing research at the library, he learns that Brazil does not have an extradition treaty with the United States. If he steals the money at close of business on a Friday, he will have time to travel to Brazil before the theft is even discovered. However, the season when the bank opens on Saturdays is about to begin, so he must take action the same week or else wait for months.

, 1h25
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith, Tom Tully, Ed Begley, Danny Dayton
Rating67%
John Conroy, a crusading district attorney, is tasked to crack down on a crime syndicate, which proves more dangerous because the mob has many city officials under their control. He is assisted by a newspaper man, Jerry McKibbon, who does not think Conroy is tough enough to handle this almost impossible assignment. McKibbon finds his efforts are also compromised by political corruption. McKibbon is eventually shot down by an out-of-town assassin who was hired to kill him at a boxing match.

, 1h22
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Jane Russell, George Brent, Scott Brady, Forrest Tucker, Andy Devine, Jack Lambert
Rating56%
Oklahoma outlaw Belle Starr meets the Dalton gang when rescued from lynching by Bob Dalton, who falls for her. So do gang member Mac and wealthy saloon owner Tom Bradfield, who's enlisted in a bankers' scheme to trap the Daltons. Dissension among the gang and Bradfield's ambivalence complicate the plot, as Belle demonstrates her prowess with shootin' irons, horses, and as a saloon entertainer.

, 26minutes
Directed by Stan Brakhage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Rating66%
The film contains no dialogue, starring only a man and a woman, who meet as if by chance and walk into the countryside together where they stop and kiss. They then return to town before parting again.

, 1h36
Directed by John Cromwell, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Monde imaginaire, Politique, Théâtre, L'usurpation d'identité, Political films, Films based on plays, Escroquerie, Films about royalty
Actors Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Louis Calhern, Robert Douglas, Jane Greer
Rating68%
Rodolphe Rassendyll, un touriste anglais, arrive à Strelsau, capitale d'un pays imaginaire d'Europe Centrale, la Ruritanie. Il y rencontre un lointain cousin dont il est le parfait sosie, le prince héritier Rodolphe V. Celui-ci doit être couronné Roi le lendemain, mais à l'issue de la soirée que les deux parents éloignés passent ensemble, le futur souverain ne peut être ranimé : il a bu un vin drogué par une complice de son demi-frère, Michael de Strelsau, lequel escompte se proclamer Régent du Royaume, en l'absence à la Cérémonie du Couronnement de Rodolphe V, puis faire assassiner ce dernier pour accéder ainsi au Trône. Mais deux fidèles du prince légitime, le Colonel Zapt et Fritz von Tarlenheim, font accepter par Rassendyll qu'il joue le rôle de souverain au couronnement, grâce à cette providentielle ressemblance. Les choses se compliquent lorsque Rodolphe V, toujours endormi, est enlevé le même jour par le mercenaire Rupert de Hentzau ; en outre, Rassendyll tombe amoureux de la Princesse Flavia, promise en mariage au prince héritier.

, 1h39
Directed by Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Actors John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand, Lee Van Cleef, Jack Elam
Rating72%
A nameless, ruthless man (Preston Foster) who identifies himself as Mr. Big is timing to the minute the arrival of two trucks. One is an armored car routinely picking up bags containing lots of money from a bank. The other truck delivers to a flower shop next door. The man’s timing shows that, for a very few minutes, the schedule of both trucks coincidentally parks them next to each other. He is casing the armored car. He needs a gang to help him rob it. He selects three men for the gang -- the addictive gambler Peter Harris (Jack Elam) wanted for murder, gum-chewing thug Boyd Kane (Neville Brand) and the womaniziing Tony Romano (Lee Van Cleef). When interviewing them, he wears a mask so they cannot identify him. He has selected them because each has a reason for fleeing the US. They will fit perfectly into Mr. Big’s complex plan, which appears to be an ordinary robbery but is much more.

, 1h21
Directed by Claude Jarman Jr., Randolph Scott, Donna Reed, Harry Joe Brown, Roy Huggins
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Donna Reed, Claude Jarman Jr., Frank Faylen, Richard Denning, Lee Marvin
Rating66%
In the spring of 1865 in Nevada, a small band of Confederate soldiers disguised as civilians intercept a shipment of gold escorted by Union cavalry troops. Following a heated battle that results in losses on both sides, Confederate Major Matt Stewart (Randolph Scott) learns from a dying Union officer that the war ended a month earlier. Matt and his men transport the gold as planned to the scheduled rendezvous with Captain Petersen (Glenn Langan) who has been scouting the area disguised as a traveling peddler. When Petersen confirms that the war is indeed over and admits that he knew of Lee's surrender but made no attempt to tell the men, hot-headed Rolph Bainter (Lee Marvin) shoots him dead. The men briefly debate what to do with the gold. As ranking officer, Matt decides they will take the gold back to the South to help finance their country's reconstruction.

, 1h30
Directed by Harmon Jones
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Mitzi Gaynor, Scott Brady, Mitzi Green, Marguerite Chapman, Michael O'Shea, George E. Stone
Rating61%
Bookmaker à New York, Robert « Numbers » Foster fuit les ennuis après avoir dénoncé certaines pratiques illégales. De passage en Géorgie, il rencontre Emily Ann Stackerlee qui voudrait faire carrière comme chanteuse et danseuse à Broadway. Il la ramène à New York et lui obtient un emploi dans une boîte de nuit. Flirtant avec elle, il attise la jalousie de son amie Yvonne Dugan...

, 1h34
Directed by Jean Boyer, Robert Guez, Jean Bastia
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Fernandel, Blanchette Brunoy, Georges Lannes, Manuel Gary, Georges Chamarat, Renée Devillers
Rating61%
Un tondeur de moutons ambitieux rêve de devenir coiffeur pour dames à Paris. Arrivé dans la capitale, grâce à son talent, mais aussi à son culot, le succès lui sourit rapidement. Mais la gloire finit par lui tourner la tête. Il se rendra vite compte que cette vie agitée autant sentimentalement que professionnellement n'est finalement qu'un mirage.

, 6minutes
Directed by Robert McKimson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Court métrage de Bugs Bunny, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg, Gérard Surugue
Rating69%
Un lapereau court à toute vitesse dans une forêt et tombe dans le terrier de Bugs : ce dernier arrête le lapereau qui lui raconte son histoire : alors qu'il se promenait, une grande créature est apparue et le poursuit. Bugs en conclut qu'il s'agit de Pete le puma : une patte griffue commence à sonder le terrier de Bugs qui lui envoie un bâton de dynamite déguisé en lapin. Bugs sort de son terrier et propose à Pete de le manger ; ce dernier se fait frapper par Bugs avant d'être invité à prendre le thé. Le lapin assomme pete lorsque le puma demande 3 ou 4 sucres et lui offre un cigare explosif que Pete lui a donné précédemment. Il réapparaît dans un déguisement peu convaincant de la mère du lapereau et se voit offrir une tasse de thé par Bugs, mais le puma lui préfère le café (cela donne moins mal à la tête) et se fait malgré tout avoir par bugs avec le coup des sucres et bien qu'il utilise un protecteur de tête Bugs utilise un souleveur de protecteur de tête. Bugs et le lapereau décident de jouer un dernier tour au puma : ce dernier capture le lapereau et reçoit la visite de son cousin Paul Puma qui est en réalité Bugs déguisé. Pete s'assomme lui-même lorsqu'il se rend compte que Bugs l'a forcé à répondre à « combien tu en veux » et les deux lapins s'échappent de la caverne.

, 1h36
Directed by Helmut Weiss
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Circus films
Actors Angelika Hauff, Gustav Knuth, Gardy Granass, Grethe Weiser, Adrian Hoven, Beppo Brem
Rating48%

, 1h8
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Jean Byron, James Seay, Robert Bray, Michael Fox, Rick Vallin
Rating60%
Adventurer Jungle Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) and Sergeant Bono (Rick Vallin) are taking the British Museum's Phyllis Bruce (Jean Byron) on a tour around an African jungle. They come to witness a sacrificial ritual about to take place. Jungle Jim hurriedly prevents chief religious official Wombulu (Charles Horvath) from slaughtering an African native as an offering to the tiger god Tambura. The furious voodoo practitioner lunges for Jungle Jim with a knife, only to be shot by hunter Abel Peterson (James Seay). Peterson invites Jim, Bono, and Bruce to stay at his lodging. However, Jim receives a last-minute notification that Major Bill Green of the United States (Robert Bray) has come with Commissioner Kingston (Richard Kipling) to meet businessman Karl Werner (Michael Fox). The two army personnel are looking to recover a stolen collection of artworks. Werner, who operates in the jungle, is believed to possess knowledge of the artworks' whereabouts. Jim is assigned to lead the way to Werner.

, 1h29
Directed by Thorold Dickinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, Cathleen Cordell, Robert Newton, Minnie Rayner
Rating72%
Alice Barlow (Marie Wright) is murdered by an unknown man, who then ransacks her house, looking for her valuable and famous rubies. The house remains empty for years, until newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move in. Bella (Diana Wynyard) soon finds herself misplacing small objects; and, before long, Paul (Anton Walbrook) has her believing she is losing her sanity. B. G. Rough (Frank Pettingell), a former detective involved in the original murder investigation, immediately suspects him of Alice Barlow's murder.