Paul Frankeur Movie Trailers

Counter Investigation Trailer (1947)

21 March 1947

Alain Marchal, wrongly accused of murdering his wife, escapes from prison the day before his execution.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Trailer (1972)

15 September 1972

An upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

Jour de fête Trailer (1949)

11 May 1949

Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to his small community.

Le Crâneur Trailer (1955)

10 May 1955

A singer tries to rescue a man drawn into the drug trade.

License to Kill Trailer (1964)

16 June 1964

Didier Formenter, the French scientist, has just put the final touch on an invention that will be able to destroy to destroy any sort of flying apparatus.

Sideral Cruises Trailer (1942)

19 April 1942

Robert and Françoise Monier make a hot air balloon to fly to the stratosphere. After a visit to Venus, they return home, but have only aged 15 days whereas 25 years have passed on Earth.

Minute papillon Trailer (1959)

14 July 1959

Oscar, a shy lifeguard, flees the wrath of his boss following the disaster caused by the water purification machine he has developed.

Hauteclaire Trailer (1961)

13 June 1961

The action takes place under the Restoration, at the Château de Savigny, near Nerville, a devout and prudish little town in the Cotentin region.

Follow That Man Trailer (1953)

27 February 1953

While celebrating his birthday, police inspector Basquier recalls two of his most celebrated cases. The first involves duplicitous moneylender Olga.

Maigret Sees Red Trailer (1963)

18 September 1963

Gangsters from the United States try to kill a key government witness whose testimony could help land an influential mobster in jail.

The Phantom of Liberty Trailer (1974)

10 September 1974

This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel.

Touchez Pas au Grisbi Trailer (1954)

17 March 1954

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy.

Le chien qui a vu Dieu Trailer (1970)

10 March 1970

In a small Italian village live a group of men, each as miscreant as the next. Among them is the baker, violent and miserly.

Children of Paradise Trailer (1945)

15 March 1945

In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance.

Long March Trailer (1966)

31 May 1966

In June 1944, a young doctor, Chevalier, under the threat of guns, is forced to treat a wounded man in a camp of resistance fighters (maquisards).

The Beast Is Loose Trailer (1959)

21 January 1959

Paul Lamiani, a wizened mobster, is asked to return to duty following the disappearance of secret documents of extreme importance.

A Monkey in Winter Trailer (1962)

29 July 1962

During World War II, an innkeeper vows to abstain from alcohol for the sake of his family. Years later, as they thrive in Normandy, his resolve is tested by a charming advertising professional who loves to drink.

Before the Deluge Trailer (1954)

26 February 1954

The title of this French "reality" drama, which translates to Before the Deluge, is a play on Louis XVI's famous prognostication, "Apres moi, le deluge.

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case Trailer (1959)

02 September 1959

Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter.

The Ideal Couple Trailer (1946)

31 May 1946

Diavalo is the popular hero of French serials circa 1912. Diana is an actress who falls in love with Diavalo.

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen Trailer (1966)

01 February 1966

A thief falls in love with a maid and goes on the run after stealing Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"

Razzia Trailer (1955)

07 April 1955

Henri, 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.

Le Deuxième Souffle Trailer (1966)

01 November 1966

A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.

The Night Affair Trailer (1958)

14 May 1958

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.

The Milky Way Trailer (1969)

28 February 1969

Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way, they meet a vast assortment of characters—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.

People of No Importance Trailer (1956)

15 February 1956

During a stay at a roadside inn, long-distance lorry driver Jean Viard meets a young woman Clothilde who works there.

Marie-Octobre Trailer (1959)

24 April 1959

A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin.

Le commissaire mène l’enquête Trailer (1965)

28 July 1965

Blood to the Head Trailer (1956)

20 August 1956

François Cardinaud is one of the richest shipowners in the region. But this success arouses resentment and jealousy.

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese Trailer (1968)

06 September 1968

Rita is a girl that lives on taking gangsters as lovers. But when the money stops coming, she swears revenge.

The Magnificent Tramp Trailer (1959)

08 April 1959

Bum Archimède wants to spend the winter in prison, but to get there proves not to be that easy.

We Are All Murderers Trailer (1952)

21 May 1952

Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France's execution system.

Thérèse Raquin Trailer (1953)

06 November 1953

Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they've gotten away with murder after Thérèse's weakling husband "falls" from a speeding train.

Rue de Paris Trailer (1959)

21 October 1959

While Henri was a POW during the war, his wife passed away, and he returned to face the challenges of bringing up three children alone.

Nana Trailer (1955)

26 July 1955

In Paris during the Second Empire, Count Muffat, despite his prejudices against loose women, falls madly in love with Nana, a young kept woman and star of the Théâtre des Variétés.

The Lovemakers Trailer (1961)

13 June 1961

The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando buys out his other relatives in order to gain full control over the dead man's property.

A Cage of Nightingales Trailer (1945)

06 September 1945

In France, in 1930, a supervisor of a boarding school for young offenders seeks to awaken the music by forming a choir, despite the skepticism of his boarding school director.

Black Dossier Trailer (1955)

10 May 1955

In the 1950s, in a small provincial town, a young inexperienced judge clashes with an influential notable during an investigation into a suspicious death.

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint Trailer (1943)

08 April 1943

A young man comes back to his hometown to be confronted with a bourgeois obnoxious family who has always despised his - now dead - parents because they were music hall artists, "entertainers".

Devil's Daughter Trailer (1946)

17 April 1946

Pursued by the police, Saget usurps the identity of a man who was returning to his town after having made his fortune in the United States.

Reproduction interdite Trailer (1957)

06 February 1957

An art dealer in dire straits, after being ripped off by two crooks, one of whom owns a genuine painting by Gauguin while the other is an expert copyist, finds them again and, instead of killing them as he originally intended, joins in their game – with ultimately disastrous results.

Portrait of Innocence Trailer (1941)

02 December 1941

A student from an elementary school accidentally breaks the glass roof of his school. His comrades decide to support it by working during the summer holidays in order to pay for reconstruction.

Fantastic Night Trailer (1942)

10 July 1942

Denis, a poor student in philosophy, works as a night porter in the Paris market of Les Halles in order to pay for his studies.

Adieu Léonard Trailer (1943)

01 September 1943

A bungling thief is threatened by one target with blackmail, unless the thief will kill his own cousin, a wealthy eccentric who is considered the village idiot.

No Exit Trailer (1954)

22 December 1954

The scene is a tawdry hotel room in Limbo, where several damned souls are gathered. At first, the group fails to comprehend where they are or why they're there.

Justice Is Done Trailer (1950)

20 September 1950

Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.

My Uncle Benjamin Trailer (1969)

28 November 1969

Benjamin is in love with Manette, the innkeeper's beautiful daughter, but she has no intention of giving in to the young doctor until she sees the marriage contract, and marriage does not fit in with Benjamin's spirit of independence.

Speaking of Murder Trailer (1957)

12 April 1957

Louis Bertain is the owner of a Paris garage which is the front for a robbery gang. He and his accomplices are careful to keep up a civic veneer by day, indulging in criminal activities only when "the red light is on" at night.

The Dwarf Trailer (1961)

19 March 1961

In a small circus campaign, the act of Valentine, the dwarf, is one of the highlights of the show. But then one night, he grew suddenly and turns into a handsome young man of six feet tall.

The Marriage of Chiffon Trailer (1942)

06 August 1942

Odette Joyeux plays an eccentric young aristocrat called "Chiffon", who is struggling to comply with the social conventions of the community.

Come Dance with Me! Trailer (1959)

18 December 1959

Handsome dentist Herve Dandieu, temporarily separated from his delectable new wife Virginie by a lovers' tiff, is picked up by sexy dance teacher Anita Flores.