French films Crime/Thriller
Fantômas – À l'ombre de la guillotine (1913) 
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For the arch-criminal Fantômas, no crime is too daring, too adventurous. A master of disguise, he has no trouble relieving the Princess Danidoff of her priceless pearl necklace at the Royal Palace Hotel. Inspectator Juve is determined to capture Fantômas and put an end to his limitless villainy. Whilst investigating the disappearance of Lord Beltham...
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Juve contre Fantômas (1913)
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When a disfigured body of a woman is found in the lodgings of Dr Chaleck, Inspector Juve immediately suspects this to be the work of his arch-enemy, the master criminal Fantômas. He and his journalist friend, Fandor, trail Chaleck across Paris. They see him being handed a note by a girl called Joséphine whom Fandor pursues while Juve continues following Chaleck...
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Le Mort qui tue (1913)
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Miraculously, the journalist Fandor has survived his latest confrontation with the villainous master criminal Fantômas. His friend and collaborator Inspector Juve is less fortunate – it appears that he was crushed to death in the explosion at Lady Bentham’s house. Fandor returns to work and immediately engages himself in another bizarre case...
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Fantômas contre Fantômas (1914)
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After his failed attempts to capture the ruthless crook and serial murderer Fantômas, Inspecteur Juve becomes the victim of a virulent press campaign which accuses him of being Fantômas himself. Whilst Juve languishes in a prison cell, his friend, the journalist Fandor, attempts to clear his name by tracking the real Fantômas...
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Les Vampires (1915)
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Paris is in the grip of an unseen, nameless, terror, against which the police are powerless to act. A criminal organisation known as the Vampires create fear and mayhem, killing, looting, abducting – no crime is too daring, or too despicable. Little is known about the gang of villains except that they are led by the Grand Vampire and his seductive partner...
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Les Cinq gentlemen maudits (1931) 
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Five disparate friends take a boat to Morocco for what they hope will be a relaxing sightseeing holiday. They arrive in the midst of a religious festival and immediately provoke the wrath of an old man when they try to remove the veil of his young female companion. The old man reveals that he is a sorcerer and promptly puts a curse on the five men...
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La Nuit du carrefour (1932)
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Inspector Maigret investigates the mysterious murder of a Dutch diamond dealer, found dead in a stolen car. The car belongs to an insurance agent, Michonnet, and has been abandoned in the garage belonging to Carl Andersen. Carl’s sister, Else, is not what she seems, but is linked to a gang of ruthless crooks......
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L'Alibi (1937)
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Whilst performing his famous mind-reading act at a Parisian nightclub, Professor Winckler recognises his most hated enemy in the audience. After the show, he pursues the man, an American gangster named Gordon, and shoots him dead. He then bribes Hélène, a young woman who works in the nightclub, to give him an alibi for the killing...
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Pièges (1939)
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When 11 young Parisian women mysteriously disappear, the police recruit Adrienne Charpentier, the friend of the latest victim, to investigate. The only thing which seems to link the disappearances is that each of the victims replied to a small ad in the newspapers. In answering a number of ads herself, Adrienne meets some suspicious individuals...
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L'Assassin habite au 21 (1942) 
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Inspector Wens is on the trail of a serial killer who has committed four street killings in the space of a few months. The only clue is a visitor’s card signed "Monsieur Durand" found at the scene of each murder. Wens receives an unexpected tip-off that the murderer is living in a boarding house. Disguised as a cleric...
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Picpus (1943)
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Whilst moving into her new apartment in the rue Picpus, Paris, Madame Dumont discovers a dead body in her wardrobe. Inspector Maigret is called into investigate. A blind neighbour and possible witness to the killing has also been shot dead, then a mysterious near-sighted man, Mascouvin, warns Maigret that another murder is about to take place...
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Cécile est morte (1944)
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Convinced that her life is in danger, Cécile appeals to the police to help her. She insists that a mysterious stranger has already made a number of nocturnal intrusions into the apartment where she lives with her bullying aunt. But no one, not even the great Inspector Maigret, takes her claims seriously – until she is murdered......
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Les Caves du Majestic (1945)
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Madame Petersen, the wife of a wealthy industrialist, is murdered at the Majestic Hotel and Inspector Maigret is called in to investigate. Suspicion falls on the dead woman’s one-time secret lover, Arthur Donge. Maigret is doubtful but then he discovers that before she died Madame Petersen was being blackmailed by someone with the initials "A.D." Clearly...
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Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
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Jenny Lamour is a talented music hall singer who is determined to advance her career. She agrees to a liaison with the businessman Brignon, who has a reputation as a dirty old man. When he finds out, Jenny’s husband, Maurice threatens to kill Brignon. When he discovers that Jenny has kept her promise to see Brignon...
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Entre onze heures et minuit (1949)
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Between eleven o’clock and midnight one evening, a notorious trafficker Jérôme Vidauban is shot whilst walking in a subway in Paris. The case is assigned to Inspector Carrel, who is Vidauban’s perfect double. Using his resemblance to the arch criminal, Carrel manages to infiltrate Vidauban’s circle of acquaintances and contacts...
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The Undercover Man (1949)
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Federal treasury investigator Frank Warren is assigned to a case which, if successful, will smash one of America’s biggest crime syndicates and put its boss behind bars for many years. The FBI knows that the only way to bring the Big Fellow (as he is called) and his henchmen to book is to bring a charge of tax evasion against them...
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Sergil chez les filles (1952)
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The maid in a meeting house for lovers is found dead and Inspecteur Sergil is called in to investigate. With the help of a boarder, Lily, he uncovers a trafficking racket involving young women and drugs.......
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La Môme vert-de-gris (1953)
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FBI agent Lemmy Caution is despatched to Casablanca to prevent a consignment of gold from being hi-jacked by a ruthless gang of hoodlums. A beautiful cabaret singer, Carlotta, a.k.a. La Môme vert-de-gris, lures Caution into a web of mayhem and betrayal. Could this be Lemmy Caution’s last adventure&#...
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Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
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Max and Riton are two ageing gangsters who manage to pull of their final heist, a spectacular gold bullion robbery at Orly airport. All is well until Max’s former girlfriend Josy tips of a rival gangster, Angelo. The latter kidnaps Riton and threatens to kill him unless Max hands over the spoils from his robbery.......
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Bob le flambeur (1955)
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Once a renowned criminal, Bob the Gambler now contents himself with gambling, frequenting casinos in the shady districts of Paris. He is convinced his gangster days are over - until he meets up with an old accomplice who has news which interests him. The casino at Deauville has a safe which is loaded with several hundred million francs...
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