Serie Noire
French films from books in the Serie Noire series published by Gallimard , in order of publication . Number , author , french title , english title .
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- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsEddie ConstantineDominique WilmsHoward VernonFBI Agent Lemmy is sent after a missing two million in Casablanca while mob boss mistress Carlotta plays both sides of the law.SN 1 Peter Cheyney La Mome Vert De Gris , aka Poison Ivy
- DirectorJean SachaStarsEddie ConstantineColette DeréalGrégoire AslanAn escaped convict on the run becomes the newest member of the international criminal network. In order to gain the respect of the gang, he gets involved in a plot to kidnap a rich American heiress.SN 2 Peter Cheyney Cet Homme Est Dangereux , aka This Man Is Dangerous
- DirectorClaude BarmaStarsRobert HosseinCandice PatouJean-Marie ProslierSN 3 James Hadley Chase aka No Orchids For Miss Blandish
- DirectorJean-Pierre MockyStarsJean CarmetMichel ConstantinMichel GalabruMichel Dolannes resigns from a major newspaper as a journalist to launch a new journal 'Le Cosmopolite' which reveals all kinds of shady deals. One day, he is killed but who is the killer?SN 4 Horace Mccoy Un Linceul N'a Pas de Poches , aka No Pockets in a Sgroud
- DirectorJoseph LoseyStarsJeanne MoreauStanley BakerVirna LisiA raw Welsh novelist in Venice is humiliated by a money-loving Frenchwoman who erotically ensnares him.SN 6 James Hadley Chase Eva , aka Eve
- DirectorPierre ChevalierStarsEddie ConstantineMaria FrauFrançois PerrotA group of bandits conspire to kidnap a scientist who can help them manufacture diamonds.Unbeknownst to them , the FBI is already on their case.SN 7 Peter Cheyney Vous Pigez ? aka Don't Get Me Wrong
- DirectorPatrice ChéreauStarsCharlotte RamplingBruno CremerEdwige FeuillèreA disturbed young woman is kept prisoner in a castle by her aunt for her money. The game-keeper, her guardian, tries to rape her but she escapes. In her flight she meets a man also running away, from two killers.SN 10 James Hadley Chase La Chair de L'orchidee aka The Flesh of the Orchid
- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsEddie ConstantineFrançoise BrionAlfred Adam(1960) Eddie Constantine, Francoise Brion, Alfred Adam, Robert Berri. American FBI agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie) arrives in France to track down a dangerous spy. This video has been manufactured from the best quality video master currently available; audio or image quality may vary.SN 15 Peter Cheyney Comment Qu'elle Est ! , aka I'll Say She Does
- DirectorJean JabelyStarsTania BérylRobert ManuelHarold KayJournalist Milan finds Myra, the daughter of the Circus King, who had gone to South America to satisfy her taste for the marvelous.SN 16 Raymond Marshall aka James Hadley Chase Miss Shumway Jette Un Sort aka Miss Shumway Waves A Wand
- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsEddie ConstantineNadia GrayDominique WilmsLemmy Caution is back! He hooks up with a fellow agent at a night club to exchange info about a beautiful babe the FBI has under observation. Later, Eddie finds his fellow agent murdered and stuffed into a refrigerator! Who is the mysterious woman? Is she or her friends responsible for the murder? One of the better Caution series entries.SN 22 Peter Cheyney Femmes S'en Balancent , aka Dames Don't Care
- DirectorYves AllégretStarsAntonella LualdiRobert HosseinMichèle CordoueWhen Raven gets out of prison after serving five years on a frame-up by gang-leader Mendetta, he kills Mendetta deciding to take over in his place. He is seen leaving the apartment by Dany Dumont, wife of a neighbor.When two of the dead-man's henchmen learn she was a witness, they abduct her, hoping to blackmail Reven when the opportunity arises. To ensure she is around when needed, they keep her in a house of prostitution.SN 41 James Hadley Chase Mefie Vous Fillettes aka Miss Callaghan Comes to Grief
- DirectorJacques BeckerStarsJean GabinRené DaryDora DollAn aging, world-weary gangster is double-crossed and forced out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped and their stash of eight stolen gold bars demanded as ransom.SN 148 Albert Simonin Touchez Pas Au Grisbi!
- DirectorTony SaytorStarsRaymond PellegrinMagali NoëlÉmile Prud'HommeA young garage owner ,Henri ,whose business is not going well, fixes the lovely Gloria's car on the road.She suggests he let part of his garage to her friends.SN 173 James Hadley Chase Ca N'arrive Qu'aux Vivants aka The Things Men Dp
- DirectorJules DassinStarsJean ServaisCarl MöhnerRobert ManuelFour men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...SN 185 Auguste Le Breton Du Rififi Chez Les Hommes
- DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsHenri VidalMylène DemongeotIsa MirandaBetty Farnwell, a rich widow living in Nice, decides to marry Philippe, a good-looking but self-interested man. No sooner has he got married than he meets bewitching young Eve, Betty's niece, and falls for her. Eve becomes his lover but the trouble is that she happens to be as calculating as he is. As a result she plans to marry a rich young man as Philippe is bound by the ties of marriage. Philippe can't stand such a prospect and decides, with the complicity of the young woman, to murder Betty...SN 187 James Hadley Chase Une Manche et la Belle aka Sucker Punch
- DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsMadeleine RobinsonAntonella LualdiJean-Paul BelmondoA wealthy wine grower has trouble with his wife, his children, his best friend, and his mistress across the way, who is murdered.SN 192 Stanley Ellin A Double Tour aka The Key to Nicholas Street
- DirectorHenri DecoinStarsJean GabinMarcel DalioLino VenturaHenri, 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 preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police is following his every step! Is Henri what he says he is, or an undercover detective from the French police?SN 194 Auguste Le Breton Razzia Sur Le Chnouf
- DirectorGilles GrangierStarsJean GabinMartine CarolFrançoise Rosay"Le Dabe" retired many years ago and now he lives in the Tropics where he owns stables and horses. He is a very rich man. He was the king of all money counterfeiters. He is contacted from Paris to organize a new job. He says no. But when he finds out the the currency that should be counterfeited is the Dutch florin, he accepts immediately. He retired after having counterfeited 100 florin notes just before the Queen Wilhelmina retired them from circulation. He flies to Paris. But the gang is not to be trusted, at least not all of them.SN 206 Albert Simonin Le Cave Se Rebiffe
- DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoOmar SharifDyan CannonIn 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plans an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector, but corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail.SN 207 David Goodis Le Casse aka The Burglar
- DirectorGilles GrangierStarsJean GabinPaul FrankeurMarcel BozzuffiA garage owner maintains his business as a front for his gang of criminals.SN 213 Auguste Le Breton Le Rouge Est Mis
- DirectorGilles GrangierStarsJean GabinJeanne MoreauGaby BassetAfter a spending the night with his girlfriend, trucker Jean encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police who suspect that Jean was responsible for the death.SN 217 Georges Bayle Du Raisin Du Gas Oil
- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsLino VenturaCharles VanelPierre DuxGéo Paquet, aka The Gorilla, breaks from jail. Now an escaped convict, the elite agent must infiltrate a dangerous gang working for a foreign embassy as their leader, a spy enjoying diplomatic immunity, can't be arrested by regular police.SN 220 Antoine L. Dominique Le Gorille Vous Salue Bien
- DirectorAndré VersiniStarsSean FlynnMadeleine RobinsonPierre Mondy(1963) Sean Flynn, Madeleine Robinson. Errol's son, Sean plays a sleuth attempting to find a missing husband. He stumbles upon a ring of spies in the process. From 16mm.SN 223 James Hadley Chase Voire Venise...et Crever aka Venetian Mission
- DirectorRené ClémentStarsAlain DelonJane FondaLola AlbrightA petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.SN 240 Day Keene Vive Le Marie ! aka Joy House
- DirectorRené ClémentStarsJean-Louis TrintignantRobert RyanLea MassariA crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.SN 279 David Goodis Vendredi 13 , aka Black Friday
- DirectorGilles BéhatStarsBernard GiraudeauChristine BoissonJean-Pierre KalfonDaniel Chetman is tired of the violent neighborhood, and takes on the local gangster Mathias Hagen and his tugs.SN 288 David Goodis Sans Espoir De Return , aka Street of No Return
- DirectorMarcel OphülsStarsJeanne MoreauJean-Paul BelmondoClaude BrasseurCathy wants to avenge her father by stealing Bontemps and Lachards, two corrupt associates who have destroyed the fortune of her father.For this she will work with three specialists,"Charlie Beau Sourire", Reynaldo and her ex-husband Michel.The first part of her plan works very well, Bontemps has gone to the bankruptcy.Now as she feels well with Michel, her ex-husband she is not interested in sharing more money with Charlie Beau Sourire and Reynaldo and she is looking for a move to distract these two specialists.SN 294 Charles Williams Peaux de Bananes aka Nothing in Her Way
- DirectorPierre BillonStarsRaymond PellegrinJeanne MoreauPaul MeurisseJust released from prison after serving a six-month sentence, Fernand Bastia goes into hiding. He has indeed double-crossed his gang by keeping part of the product of a robbery for himself. Thanks to his sister Marcella, Fernand has taken refuge in a small circus where she works. There, he falls in love with Gina but also arouses the jealousy of Quedchi, a fairground stall-holder who has seen him hiding the stolen money. After a while, Fredo Riccioni, the boss of the gang and his men, manage to trace him...SN 300 Andre Duquesne Jusqu'au Dernier
- DirectorDenys de La PatellièreStarsMichèle MorganDaniel GélinMichèle MercierAn unemployed Frenchman who saves the life of a rich man is hired as a chauffeur by the grateful man but gets caught in a murder-for-life-insurance-money scheme.SN 303 James Hadley Chase Retour de Manivelle aka There's always a Price Tag
- DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsJean-Paul BelmondoSerge ReggianiJean DesaillyA burglar betraying other criminals prepares for a big heist with a trusted friend who might be as untrustworthy as he.SN 357 Pierre Lesou Le Doulos
- DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsCharles AznavourMarie DuboisNicole BergerA pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.SN 379 David Goodis Tirez Sur Le Pianiste , aka Down There
- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsAntonella LualdiFélix MartenAimé ClariondThe unfortunate journalist Fred falls in love with the young wife of an older business tycoon. Fred's involvement with her involves him in both blackmail and murder.SN 390 James Hadley Chase Delit de Fuite aka Hit and Runs
- DirectorGérard PirèsStarsLino VenturaMireille DarcJacques DufilhoSagamore lives in the countryside on a farm where he secretly distills whiskey. A young stranger and her companion who is a gangster come to disturb their peace.SN 400 Charles Williams Fantazia Chez Les Ploucs aka The Diamond Bikini
- DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsLino VenturaPaul MeurisseRaymond PellegrinA gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.SN 414 Jose Giovanni Le Deuxieme Souffle
- DirectorClaude SautetStarsLino VenturaSandra MiloJean-Paul BelmondoA ruthless criminal flees from the pursuit, involving more and more casualties.SN 428 Jose Giovanni Classe Tous Risques
- DirectorMichel DevilleCharles GérardStarsPierre VaneckMijanou BardotPaul FrankeurSN 444 Albert Simonin Une Balle Dans Le Canon
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsAnna KarinaClaude BrasseurDanièle GirardTwo crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery.SN 472 Dolores Hitchens Pigeon Vole aka Fool's Gold
- DirectorÉlisabeth RappeneauStarsChristian ClavierCarmen MauraLydia AndreiSN 521 Charles Williams Mieux Vaut Courir aka Man on the Run
- DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsRobert HosseinJean SorelCatherine RouvelA man plans a hold-up with a group of trusted fellows, he gets his hands on the money, and the girl - what could go wrong? Almost everything.SN 544 James Hadley Chase Tirez La Chevilette aka Come Easy , Go Easy
- DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean GabinAlain DelonClaude CervalA career con artist reunites with his wife but has already planned his next move: one daring last heist that will set him up for life. However, there is no such thing as a foolproof plan.SN 684 John Trinian Melodie En Sous Sol aka The Big Grab
- DirectorCarlo LizzaniStarsPatricia MillardetGiovanni VettorazzoAugusto ZucchiSN 767 James Hadley Chase aka Tell it to the Birds
- DirectorJean-Pierre MockyStarsMichel SimonMichel SerraultMichel GalabruForty eight hours in an area around a Parisian canal where a former Tango champion meets a killer.SN 768 Frederic Brown Ca Ne Se Refuse Pas ! aka Knock Three One TWO
- DirectorJacques DerayStarsJean-Paul BelmondoSophie DaumierGeraldine ChaplinAn ill-assorted group of international criminals executes a tightly-planned ransom sting in Spain. Things go along swimmingly until various tensions within the group come to the fore.SN 815 James Hadley Chase Par un Beau Matin D'ete aka One Bright Summer Morning
- DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsFanny ArdantJean-Louis TrintignantJean-Pierre KalfonAfter he's implicated in several murders, a real estate agent hides out from the cops while his intrepid secretary does some private investigating of her own to locate the killer.SN 816 Charles Williams Vivement Dimanche ! aka The Long Saturday Night
- DirectorMaurice DugowsonStarsPascale RocardHippolyte GirardotJean-Pierre BissonSN 890 James Hadley Chase aka The Soft Centre
- DirectorEddy MatalonStarsJane BirkinMichael DunnBernard FressonTicky Edriss, a dwarf, develops a scheme to avenge him on society and extort a bank.SN 940 James Hadley Chase Trop Petit Mon Ami aka The Way the Cookie Crumbles
- DirectorPhilippe FourastiéStarsBernard NoëlDuda CavalcantiRobert DalbanSince the car accident that caused the death of his wife, the comics author Stéphane Destouches sinks into alcohol and wanders the roads of Morocco.SN 947 William P. Mcgivern Un Choix des Assassins aka A Choice of Killers
- DirectorBertrand TavernierStarsPhilippe NoiretIsabelle HuppertStéphane AudranA pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life - and resorts to drastic means to do so.SN 1000 / 2391 Jim Thompson 1275 Amesr. 9 , aka Pop. 1280
- DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsLino VenturaRosa FurmanAurora ClavelIn 1934, in a South-American country, a mercenary is hired to kill the head of state. Accompanied by the former president's grandson, he moves into a house opposite the presidential palace. During their wait, friendship grows between them.SN 1006 John Carrick Le Rapace , aka The Vulture
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsAnna KarinaLászló SzabóJean-Pierre LéaudIn the near future, leftist writer Paula goes from Paris to the French town of Atlantic-Cité when she learns of the death of a former colleague and lover, Richard P. Is she there to investigate? On the surface, faces are beautiful, colors bright, clothes trendy. Beneath, little is clear: some talk to Paula as if she's Alice in Wonderland, corpses pile up, and ideological struggles insert themselves. A murder victim's nephew and a political party's hired hands hover around Paula. Is obscuring things her goal or is it life that's obscure?SN 1025 Richard Stark Rien Dans La Coffre , aka The Jugger
- DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsLino VenturaMarlène JobertMichel ConstantinPolice inspector Léonetti, a tough, efficient policeman, has been sent to a second-rate police station after being reprimanded. There he is given a partner, young and beautiful Jeanne Dumas. The duo are soon assigned a very difficult mission: to find a man whose evidence is instrumental in convicting a murderer. They start searching throughout Paris...SN 1086 Joseph Harrington Dernier Domicile Connu aka The Last Known Address
- DirectorAlain CorneauStarsPatrick DewaereMyriam BoyerMarie TrintignantFranck Poupart is a slightly neurotic door-to-door salesman in a sinister part of Paris' suburbs. He meets Mona, a teenager, who's been made a prostitute by her own aunt. Franck would like to change his life and also save Mona from her aunt. Murder is the only solution he finds to achieve his goal... A very gloomy movie, exuding despair and uneasiness, with pathetic characters.SN 1106 Jim Thompson Des Cliques et Des Cloaques , aka A Hell of A Woman
- DirectorPierre Granier-DeferreStarsJean GabinDanièle AjoretMichel BarbeyNear the Baie de la Seine swamps, opposite the Port of Le Havre, Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand. Things go awry the day he discovers one of his grandsons is involved in drug traffic. To make matters worse, the reckless youth has hidden the white powder in the Maroilleur farm. Without a moment's hesitation, Auguste gets rid of the toxic substance but, of course, the mob has different views...SN 1208 Michel Lambesc La Horse
- DirectorJean DelannoyStarsStéphane AudranKlaus KinskiLilli PalmerA network of spies affects the lives of people in and out of the organization in this routine espionage drama.SN 1231 Francis Ryck La Peau de Torpedo
- DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsLino VenturaBernard GiraudeauClaudia CardinaleAldo, in his fifties, works in a gold mine in Northern Canada, in the middle of a bunch of adventurers.SN 1247 Jose Giovanni Les Ruffians
- DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsRomy SchneiderRod SteigerFrançois MaistreSaint Tropez, 1975. Julie Wormser and her neighbour Jeff Marle, a writer, are lovers. They plan the assassination of Julie's wealthy husband Louis, an impotent who drinks a lot. She hits Louis, and leaves the rest of the task to Jeff. She finds herself alone the following day, and becomes the prime suspect. Where is Louis' body? Where is Jeff? Is there any secret beyond a door?SN 1461 Richard Neely Les Innocents Aux Mains Sales aka The Damned Innocent
- DirectorJacques BeckerStarsAndré BervilJean KeraudyMichel ConstantinDistrust and uncertainty arise when four long-term inmates cautiously induct a new prisoner into their elaborate prison-break scheme.SN 2509 Jose Giovanni Le Trou
- DirectorJosé GiovanniStarsJean-Paul BelmondoClaudia CardinaleMichel ConstantinFor more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison authorities and even mined beaches in order to survive.SN 2507 Jose Giovanni La Scoumoune
- DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsFabio TestiMaurice GarrelLou CastelA group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and takes him to a farm in the countryside. The French Minister gives a blank cheque to violent Chief of Police Goemond, who is assigned to destroy the kidnappers. Then the Minister makes him the scapegoat of the messy situation to protect the State.