French films Action/Adventure
L'Alpagueur (1976) 
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"L’Alpagueur" is the code name for Roger Pilard, a bounty hunter who works for the French security services on cases where "conventional" police methods have failed. Having smashed a notorious drugs ring in the Netherlands, Pilard is assigned to eliminate a ruthless crook known only as "L’Epervier", who enlists juveniles to help him in robberies before killing them...
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Légitime violence (1982)
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In the course of a violent hold-up at Deauville station, several innocent bystanders are shot dead. The victims include a politician, Robert Andréani, and three members of the same family. Devastated by the death of his wife, daughter and mother, Martin Modot resolves that their killers will be brought to justice...
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Tout feu, tout flamme (1982) 
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It has been several years since Pauline last saw her father, Victor. Whilst he has been hiding away in North America after a series of ill-judged and slightly illegal ventures, she has had to take care of her two younger sisters and grandmother, whilst pursuing a career as a government adviser. Imagine then her surprise when Victor makes a sudden reappearance...
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L'Africain (1983)
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Far from the hustle and bustle of modern civilisation, Victor, a keen conservationist, has settled in an unspoiled area of East Africa. One day, his ex-wife Charlotte arrives in the area to assess whether it is suitable for development as a holiday village. Naturally Victor is opposed to the project, so he flies Charlotte and her devoted assistant Planchet to a remote area where he abandons...
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Le Marginal (1983)
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Commissaire Philippe Jordan is determined to crush a notorious drugs syndicate run by the elusive magnate Sauveur Meccacci. His methods are far from orthodox, however, and his one-man crusade is not appreciated by his police colleagues......
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Le Prix du danger (1983)
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A man is hunted to his death across a European city. Is he a criminal being pursued by the police? Is he the victim of a gangland killing? No, he is the latest contestant in Le Prix du Danger, television’s hottest new reality game show! Each month, the channel CTV broadcasts, live, the competition in which the lucky entrant stands to win a fortune...
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Les Morfalous (1984)
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In 1943, during the Second World War, a battalion of the French Foreign Legion is tasked with the mission of removing a fortune in gold bullion from the vault of a bank in a North African town, before it falls into the hands of the Germany army. The Legionnaires arrives just in time to be all but wiped out by the German soldiers who surround the town...
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Les Spécialistes (1985)
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Whilst being transferred to another prison, two convicts – Stéphane Carella and Paul Brandon – effect a miraculous escape. They are pursued across the Verdon Gorge before arriving at an isolated farmhouse whose owner, Laura, offers them sanctuary. Since the death of her husband, Laura has longed to get her own back on the police and she agrees to help Carella and Brandon...
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Bleu comme l'enfer (1986)
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Franck, a sadistic cop, snares a small-time crook, Ned, before taking him to his home to “punish” him. There, Franck is knocked out during a brawl with his wife Lily and her sister Carol. The two women go on the run with Ned, whose aim is to leave the country as quickly as possible. However, none of them has reckoned with Franck’s resilience and his determination to take...
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Zone rouge (1986)
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Une jeune institutrice est la seule rescapée d’un incendie qui a entiérement détruit le village où elle vivait avec son ex-mari. Persuadée que l’incendie fut criminel, elle trouve, pour l’aider dans ses recherches, un jeune homme désinvolte et cynique... Lili Marlen (Spain)...
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Le Solitaire (1987)
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A jaundiced police commissioner, Stan Jalard, is planning to start a new life, running a hotel in the Antilles with best friend. When his friend is shot dead almost under his nose, Stan abandons his dream and resumes his police duties, with the sole objective of tracking down his friend’s killer, the ruthless crook Schneider....
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Chouans! (1988)
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The night his wife dies giving birth to his son Aurèle, the Count Savinien de Kerfadec adopts an abandoned baby girl, which he names Céline. A short while later, he takes in another boy, Tarquin. As the years pass, Aurèle and Tarquin become enemies, rivals for the affection of their beloved Céline...
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Casque bleu (1994)
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Winegrower Patrick Ponsac comes close to ruining his marriage when he has an affair with another woman. By way of atonement, he takes his wife back to the Mediterranean island where, 13 years earlier, they spent their honeymoon. Not such a good move, as it turns out. The peacemaking holiday coincides with the outbreak of a bloody civil war...
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La Fille de d'Artagnan (1994)
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In 1645, Eloise, the daughter of the great swordmaster D’Artagnan, lives in a monastery in southern France. One night, the monastery is disturbed by nobles pursing an escaped negro slave. In the melee, the Mother Superior is killed. Eloise suspects a conspiracy and rides to Paris to see her father, accompanied by a young poet...
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Le Hussard sur le toit (1995)
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In the late summer of 1832, Europe is in the grip of a terrible cholera epidemic. With the demise of Napoleon and the disintegration of the French Empire, Austria is poised to overtake Italy. Against this turbulent backdrop, a brave young Italian soldier, Angelo Pardi, undertakes a mission to help save his country. He flees to southern France on horseback to join his fellows...
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La Cité des enfants perdus (1995)
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On an isolated disused sea rig live the remnants of a mad scientist’s experiments into creating alternative life forms. These include Irvin, a brain in a fish tank, six identical clones of the inventor himself, and Krank, a Frankensteinesque monster who ages prematurely because he cannot dream. To arrest his aging...
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Les Anges gardiens (1995)
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Antoine Carco, the proprietor of a seedy Parisian night club, travels to Hong Kong to honour the dying wishes of an old friend. He agrees to take his friend’s young son, Bao, back to France to stay with his mother, but is more interested in is friend’s $40 million legacy. Realising that he has become the target of Chinese gangsters...
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Le Jaguar (1996)
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François Perrin is a good-for-nothing Parisian who is being pursued by thugs for gambling debts he cannot pay. One day, he happens to share an elevator with an Amazonian shaman, Wanu, who is making a visit to France to promote the cause of his people and try to save the South American rain forests. To the surprise of both Perrin and Wanu’s escort...
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Dobermann (1997)
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Known as Dobermann, Yann Le Pentec is a notorious killer hunted by the French police. He and his gang of equally ruthless outlaws, which include his mute gypsy girlfriend Nat, a dog lover and a priest, pull off a spectacular bank robbery in Paris. The psychopathic Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini is determined to bring Doberman to book…...
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Le Bossu (1997) 
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When the Duke of Nevers, is killed by the Count Gozague in a villainous bid to usurp his position, the swordmaster Lagardère flees with his daughter and swears revenge. Years later, when Nevers’ daughter has grown into a fine young woman, Lagardère returns to the court to seek his revenge on Gonzague...
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