Movies: Robert Manuel

  • 1964
    The Black Tulip

    The Black Tulip (1964)

    The Black Tulip

    6.21964HD

    Aristocrat Guillaume de Saint Preux leads a double life as a masked bandit known as the Black Tulip. The Black Tulip only robs rich aristocrats, so the local peasants regard him as a hero. Baron La Mouche is convinced Guillaume is the Tulip. During a...

    The Black Tulip
  • 1955
    Rififi

    Rififi (1955)

    Rififi

    7.81955HD

    Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor ...

    Rififi
  • 1984
    The Razor's Edge

    The Razor's Edge (1984)

    The Razor's Edge

    6.31984HD

    An American WWI vet undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed....

    The Razor's Edge
  • 1956
    Deadlier Than the Male

    Deadlier Than the Male (1956)

    Deadlier Than the Male

    7.11956HD

    In the heart of Paris, a restaurateur's mundane life is disrupted by the arrival of his ex-wife's daughter, who claims to be in need after her mother's death. After marrying her, tensions rise when she becomes involved with a young student, leading t...

    Deadlier Than the Male
  • 1938
    La Marseillaise

    La Marseillaise (1938)

    La Marseillaise

    6.91938HD

    A film about the early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of the citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course, the king Louis XVI, each showing their own small problems....

    La Marseillaise
  • 1983
    Life Is a Bed of Roses

    Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)

    Life Is a Bed of Roses

    5.81983HD

    In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at a school conference; and a fantasy sparked by F/X pioneer Georges Méliès....

    Life Is a Bed of Roses
  • 1956
    If Paris Were Told to Us

    If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)

    If Paris Were Told to Us

    5.81956HD

    Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history....

    If Paris Were Told to Us
  • 1957
    Crazy in the Noodle

    Crazy in the Noodle (1957)

    Crazy in the Noodle

    6.11957HD

    Pierre Cousin, a depressive compositor, wants to die. After five vain attempts at committing suicide, he decides to hire professional hit men to do the job on him. But as he's waiting for death, he accidentally saves a suicidal young woman's life... ...

    Crazy in the Noodle
  • 1960
    Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

    Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960)

    Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

    6.11960HD

    Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with the pretty Cunégonde. World War II breaks out, and when he is drafted and taken prisoner, he is forced to take German nationality and ends up guardin...

    Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
  • 1937
    Street of Shadows

    Street of Shadows (1937)

    Street of Shadows

    71937HD

    A slippery femme fatale, a spy for Germany during the Great War, is sent to Thessaloniki in Greece and becomes involved with a man on the other side, a French military officer....

    Street of Shadows
  • 1955
    Napoleon

    Napoleon (1955)

    Napoleon

    6.31955HD

    The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace o...

    Napoleon
  • 1958
    Life Together

    Life Together (1958)

    Life Together

    6.11958HD

    The writer Pierre Carot became rich and famous with his book "Life as a Couple", which was based on the loving relationships of four couples. Now he's setting up his will and wants to leave his wealth to the couples among the four, which are still as...

    Life Together
  • 1958
    The Mask of the Gorilla

    The Mask of the Gorilla (1958)

    The Mask of the Gorilla

    61958HD

    Géo 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....

    The Mask of the Gorilla
  • 1958
    The Night Affair

    The Night Affair (1958)

    The Night Affair

    6.31958HD

    Vallois, a vice inspector for the Paris police, takes special interest in the plight of drug-addicted Lucky (Najda Tiller), whom he considers to be more victim than criminal. Taking it upon himself to wean Lucky away from narcotics, Vallois also wins...

    The Night Affair
  • 1959
    Croquemitoufle

    Croquemitoufle (1959)

    Croquemitoufle

    3.51959HD

    Returning from a two-year stay in Terre Adélie, explorer Bernard Villiers meets up with his best friend, Thomas Desjardins, whose diplomatic duties call him to London. While Thomas is away, Bernard learns that Catherine, his wife, has run off with hi...

    Croquemitoufle
  • 1965
    The Exterminators

    The Exterminators (1965)

    The Exterminators

    3.81965HD

    A French agent, who is sent to save an atomic scientist, uncovers a plot by terrorists and a secret atomic site in Turkey....

    The Exterminators
  • 1982
    Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

    Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1982)

    Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

    71982HD

    In this adaptation of the play by Molière, Monsieur Jourdain, social climber, nouveau rich but naive, dreams of being recognized in high society. He hires masters of music, dance, philosophy. He has gone mad with thoughts of honors, decorations, and...

    Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
  • 1964
    A Mouse with the Men

    A Mouse with the Men (1964)

    A Mouse with the Men

    5.71964HD

    Marcel and Francis are busy people. Marcel owns a café and spend all his nights running from meetings to meetings with members from the high society... at least, that's what he say to his barman! Francis leaves his home, loving wife and adorable daug...

    A Mouse with the Men
  • 1960
    Some Like It... Cold

    Some Like It... Cold (1960)

    Some Like It... Cold

    5.51960HD

    The old Valmorin died 200 years ago. The notary tells the family about the inheritance: the one who is terminally ill will receive the money. They all try their luck with getting ill before the other so one family member pretends to be deaf, another ...

    Some Like It... Cold
  • 1967
    The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia

    The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia (1967)

    The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia

    3.21967HD

    When an oily attorney dies at the hands of the mafia, a dedicated French detective investigates the man's murder. He soon uncovers a drug-smuggling operation and lets his sawed-off shotgun do the talking to the toughs in this Gallic gangster feature....

    The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia