René Génin

Most Popular René Génin Trailers

Total trailers found: 133

My Love is Near You Trailer (1943)

29 September 1943

An opera singer is stricken with amnesia and, on the evening of a premiere (in his stage costume which is that of a tramp), he goes to wander with real tramps.

My Uncle from Texas Trailer (1962)

28 September 1962

In 1911, Arnolphe Combalette left his corner of Provence to seek his fortune in the Americas. Fifty years later, a letter from him arrived in the village: "No, I'm not dead yet, but it won't be long now.

The King of Dodgers Trailer (1945)

21 December 1945

Mimile is a street singer and also a very inventive free rider. With his friend Georges, a musician in the same orchestra, they meet Arlette Sicleton and Lulu.

Le Bateau à soupe Trailer (1947)

19 February 1947

Hervé is a tough sea captain in command of the "Duchesse Anne", a rum-trading ship. But the sea dog hides a tender heart and he allows Marie-Douce, a poor slum girl who dreams of seeing the wide world,on board.

Behind These Walls Trailer (1946)

13 March 1946

June 1944, a French town towards the end of the occupation. Following several attacks perpetrated by the resistance, the inhabitants who listen to English radio are rounded up by the Germans in a prison and considered as hostages.

L'inconnu d'un soir Trailer (1949)

08 April 1949

Edith, a young orphan, is exploited as a waitress and bullied by her adoptive father. But she has a dream: she wants to become a star.

La fusée Trailer (1933)

01 May 1933

The rise of a canning maker and then his abandonment of the factory because his ideal of social progress for his workers is undermined by the Board of Directors.

The Man Who Seeks the Truth Trailer (1940)

20 March 1940

Jean Vernet, an unselfish banker, feels fine : he has a charming mistress, Jacqueline ; a godson, Fernand, that he took in when he was a child and that he has brought up and cherished ever since ; a faithful friend, Lamblin ; and an adorable dog.

Eyes Without a Face Trailer (1960)

11 January 1960

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead.

The Man from Nowhere Trailer (1937)

18 February 1937

Mathias Pascal, saddled with a stupid wife and a nagging mother-in-law, leaves home and is extremely lucky at several gambling resorts.

Last Desire Trailer (1939)

28 August 1939

Caesar, a senior French colonist returned home after many years of absence, knows a girl, Marcella, who is in full depression because she was abandoned by her lover.

Sexpot Trailer (1957)

23 October 1957

Coveted by many of the men around her, the sensual Nathalie is a magnet for passion. After many adventures and dramas, she will find the happiness she longs for.

Monsieur Octave Trailer (1951)

07 November 1951

Monsieur Octave, a good man who has retired from the French national railway company, wants to have his house built.

Port of Shadows Trailer (1938)

17 May 1938

Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life.

The Treasure of Cantenac Trailer (1950)

06 September 1950

While he was about to end his life, Baron de Cantenac wanted to return one last time to the land of his ancestors.

Fièvres Trailer (1942)

21 January 1942

Despite a perfect marriage and a superb career as a singer, Jean Dupray cheats on his wife. She dies while listening to the song he dedicated to her, "Maria".

The Big Risk Trailer (1960)

23 March 1960

Two men pull off a daring daylight payroll heist in Milan, making a fast getaway. One is returning to France after years in hiding, needing money to start fresh with his family.

Daybreak Trailer (1939)

09 June 1939

After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.

Judex Trailer (1963)

04 December 1963

Georges Franju's Judex is an arch, playful tribute to the serials of the influential silent filmmaker Louis Feuillade.

Croesus Trailer (1960)

21 September 1960

Jules is a shepherd who lives a humble and solitary life in rural Provence. From time to time, he is visited by a lonely widow, Fine, who longs to be his wife.

The Sea Rose Trailer (1946)

11 September 1946

Jérôme owns a boat with his crook of an uncle, La Rose de la Mer. They sail with a band of crooks hired by the uncle to scuttle the ship and collect the insurance premium.

Fric-Frac Trailer (1939)

15 June 1939

An employee at a jewelry store falls in love with a woman who secretly plans to rob the store.

Le clochard milliardaire Trailer (1951)

18 May 1951

Olivier Cabrol is an immature young reveler who lives from hand to mouth. One day he inherits a fabulous fortune from an eccentric uncle.

The Murderer Lives at Number 21 Trailer (1942)

07 August 1942

Paris, France. Commissaire Wens follows the lead of a ruthless murderer to an unexpected place.

The Lucky Star Trailer (1943)

23 March 1943

Auguste, a somewhat simple-minded Provençal fisherman, loves and admires Mireille. This concerns only Maurice, son of an important wholesaler, whom scruples do not stifle.

The Hunting Ground Trailer (1951)

10 October 1951

In a small village, a farmer discovers his wife has committed suicide, but suspicions of murder arise, dividing the community.

Cocagne Trailer (1961)

08 March 1961

As the driver of a garbage truck in Arles, Marc-Antoine leads a quiet life with his wife, Mélanie, and their two children.

The Sheep Has Five Legs Trailer (1954)

24 September 1954

A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fernandel.

The Law Is the Law Trailer (1958)

17 September 1958

Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself.

The Burning Court Trailer (1962)

30 March 1962

A group of people visit a weird old man who is a student of the black arts. The man lives in an ancient, cursed castle.

Forbidden Fruit Trailer (1952)

19 September 1952

A doctor, leading an agreed life of the provincial petty bourgeoisie, falls in love with a young woman.

The Lovers of Verona Trailer (1949)

07 March 1949

Angelo, a glass-blower from Murano, and Georgia Maglia, the pretty daughter of a fallen fascist magistrate, are chosen to be the stand-ins for the stars of a film version of "Romeo and Juliet" being shot on location in Venice and Verona.

The Lafleur Cavalryman Trailer (1934)

20 December 1934

The reservist Lafleur, having a wife, a mistress and still running after the first petticoat that comes along, his namesake, an active soldier, finds himself embroiled in the vengeance or intrigues that all these women are plotting.

The Wild Oat Trailer (1953)

27 February 1953

A small village is torn apart by a quarrel between the baker and the italian grocery tenant, mother of a pregnant young girl.

The Lower Depths Trailer (1936)

11 December 1936

Inhabitants of a flophouse struggle to survive under the harsh treatment imposed by the landlord, Kostyleva.

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.

Fromont Young and Risler Elder Trailer (1941)

08 October 1941

An ambitious and perverse adventurer sows dissension and ruin in a wealthy family of industrialists.

The Lovers of Bras-Mort Trailer (1951)

17 May 1951

Jean Michaut is a bargeman who lives near an old barge cemetery named "Bras-Mort". He is in love with Monique, the daughter of a wealthy boat owner.

Cadet Rousselle Trailer (1954)

20 October 1954

The Adventures of Cadet Rousselle that on the French Revolution left his hometown in search of fortune.

Les Gaîtés de la finance Trailer (1936)

07 February 1936

The banker Marivol looks like a tailor, Lambinet. Gangsters threaten the first, who hires the second as a double.

The London Man Trailer (1943)

09 June 1943

Maloin, a maritime station guard, spends his nights at the port signal box. One night, he becomes the witness of a murder: for a simple suitcase smuggled, the altercation between the two men turns to drama.

Sur le plancher des vaches Trailer (1940)

28 February 1940

A little bank employee wins a plane in the lottery and amazes his companions with his audacity.

Le Choc en retour Trailer (1937)

24 March 1937

A rich sugar factory manager wants to marry his daughter to an aristocrat, while the young girl is in love with an engineer, employed in a rival company.

Bizarre, Bizarre Trailer (1937)

20 October 1937

A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.

The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock Trailer (1942)

21 May 1942

The everyday life and activity of "La Dernière Heure", a major evening newspaper, seen through the eyes of Hélène Perrin, a cub reporter trained by Pierre Rabaud, a star in his field.

The Phantom Wagon Trailer (1939)

07 September 1939

French version of the Selma Lagerlof story, most famously filmed in 1921 by Victor Sjostrom, about a poor sinner who only realizes what misery he's wrought when he dies on New Year's Eve and is collected by Death in his carriage.

27, rue de la Paix Trailer (1936)

11 November 1936

A young woman wishing to divorce, promises money to her husband's ex-mistress to obtain her testimony on her behalf.

God Needs Men Trailer (1950)

03 October 1950

The inhabitants of the windswept island of Sein, in the 19th-century Brittany, follow their own religion without need for clergy, but as strangers arrive, their faith and beliefs face a deep crisis.

Raphaël le tatoué Trailer (1939)

09 February 1939

Modeste is a timid watchman at an automobile factory which is run with an iron hand by its owner, Roger Drapeau.

La Danseuse rouge Trailer (1937)

21 May 1937

Tania, a young girl from Central Europe, leaves her home because of her abusive father. Trained, in spite of herself, in the nets of the secret services, she becomes a renowned dancer who travels the major capitals, in search of military information.

Full House Trailer (1952)

10 October 1952

Anthology film with three shorts each featuring a famous detective: Monsieur Wens, Lemmy Caution and Maigret.

The Farm of Seven Sins Trailer (1949)

16 September 1949

In 1825, Paul-Louis Courier, a Republican writer known for publishing pamphlets against the French monarchy, was killed in the farm where he had retired.

It Happened at the Inn Trailer (1943)

14 April 1943

An old woman living in an inn is killed and her family members seem like the likely culprits.

Ramuntcho Trailer (1938)

24 February 1938

Ramuntcho is a young man who has fallen in with a gang of smugglers, led by Itchoua, who carry their contraband across the border into Spain.

For the Yellow Jersey Trailer (1940)

23 October 1940

The romantic relationship between a sports journalist and a cyclist during the Tour de France.

Life Dances On Trailer (1937)

09 September 1937

After the death of her husband, Christine realizes she has possibly wasted her life by marrying him instead of the man towards whom, in her youth, she had a stronger inclination.

Francis the First Trailer (1937)

17 February 1937

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere".

The Beautiful Trip Trailer (1947)

26 June 1947

She dragged out a more than mediocre life in the port of Antwerp; he is a renowned pianist-virtuoso. These two solitary beings, totally different, meet by chance on a liner and gradually realize that they complement each other harmoniously.

Ernest the Rebel Trailer (1938)

23 September 1938

In South America anything can happen: the consul might give you as a snack to the sharks, you can wind up as a working man (slave) in a banana plantation or as a recruit in the governor's navy.