Movies: Antoine Balpêtré

  • 1951
    Diary of a Country Priest

    Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

    Diary of a Country Priest

    7.51951HD

    An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bibl...

    Diary of a Country Priest
  • 1943
    Le Corbeau

    Le Corbeau (1943)

    Le Corbeau

    7.41943HD

    Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as ...

    Le Corbeau
  • 1961
    The Counterfeiters of Paris

    The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)

    The Counterfeiters of Paris

    6.91961HD

    "Le Dabe" retired many years ago and now he lives in the Tropics where he owns stables and horses. He is a very rich man. He was the king of all money counterfeiters. He is contacted from Paris to organize a new job. He says no. But when he finds out...

    The Counterfeiters of Paris
  • 1952
    Le Plaisir

    Le Plaisir (1952)

    Le Plaisir

    7.51952HD

    Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and youth. Then comes the long tale of Mme Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending...

    Le Plaisir
  • 1957
    The Case of Dr. Laurent

    The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)

    The Case of Dr. Laurent

    7.21957HD

    Le Cas Du Dr. Laurent (The Case of Dr. Laurent) stars Jean Gabin as a Paris-based doctor who tries to spread the gospel of Natural Childbirth. Working in a cloistered rural community, Gabin runs up against the stone walls of fear and prejudice. His t...

    The Case of Dr. Laurent
  • 1942
    The Murderer Lives at Number 21

    The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)

    The Murderer Lives at Number 21

    7.21942HD

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

    The Murderer Lives at Number 21
  • 1957
    Lust of the Vampire

    Lust of the Vampire (1957)

    Lust of the Vampire

    6.31957HD

    A mad scientist captures young women and drains their blood, in order to keep alive an ancient, evil duchess....

    Lust of the Vampire
  • 1943
    Carnival of Sinners

    Carnival of Sinners (1943)

    Carnival of Sinners

    6.71943HD

    A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed left hand, and it works perfectly, in fact, magically. But of course there is nothing free in this world, and after one year the devil comes and asks ...

    Carnival of Sinners
  • 1943
    Picpus

    Picpus (1943)

    Picpus

    4.71943HD

    Picpus is a street and a subway stop where a number of murders have been committed. Maigret tries to find the killer....

    Picpus
  • 1952
    We Are All Murderers

    We Are All Murderers (1952)

    We Are All Murderers

    6.71952HD

    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. Charles Spaak's screenplay makes no attempt to launder the four principal characters (Marcel...

    We Are All Murderers
  • 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
  • 1950
    Justice Is Done

    Justice Is Done (1950)

    Justice Is Done

    6.51950HD

    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....

    Justice Is Done
  • 1939
    The World Will Shake

    The World Will Shake (1939)

    The World Will Shake

    6.71939HD

    In this sci-fi film, a scientist invents a prescient machine that can tell people when they will die. Oddly enough, the people do not want to know and therefore begin to riot…...

    The World Will Shake
  • 1954
    Stain on the Snow

    Stain on the Snow (1954)

    Stain on the Snow

    5.41954HD

    La neige était sale is based on a novel and play by the phenomenally prolific Georges Simenon. Upon learning that his mother was a prostitute, Frank (Daniel Gelin) dejectedly vows that he, too, will live a life of debauchery. Part of his self-degrada...

    Stain on the Snow
  • 1954
    Le Rouge et le Noir

    Le Rouge et le Noir (1954)

    Le Rouge et le Noir

    61954HD

    It's no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post-Napoleonic era, his intensely romantic liaisons propel him forward at a pace he cannot control....

    Le Rouge et le Noir
  • 1949
    Millionaires for One Day

    Millionaires for One Day (1949)

    Millionaires for One Day

    5.61949HD

    A typographer makes a mistake by printing the winning number of the national lottery. Many people believe they have won the jackpot. Pursued by his newspaper editor, the worker appears in court where all mystified people are invited to testify....

    Millionaires for One Day
  • 1949
    Fantomas Against Fantomas

    Fantomas Against Fantomas (1949)

    Fantomas Against Fantomas

    7.21949HD

    Everyone in Paris thinks Fantomas is dead. A wave of extortion, blackmail and murder all point to the master criminal. Inspector Juve and his reporter friend Fandor set out to find the truth....

    Fantomas Against Fantomas
  • 1959
    Katia

    Katia (1959)

    Katia

    6.41959HD

    Tsar Alexandre II meets a young student, Katia. He understands that he loves her and try to send her away but they end up seeing each other again and becomes his mistress. With the help of Katia, Alexandre prepares a liberal constitution, but these r...

    Katia
  • 1954
    A Free Woman

    A Free Woman (1954)

    A Free Woman

    6.21954HD

    Liana, an architecture graduate, is about to get married until she is confronted with the fact she is sacrificing the rest of her life for a man she barely knows. So begins a series of romantic encounters in which Liana tries to find her freedom and ...

    A Free Woman
  • 1955
    Black Dossier

    Black Dossier (1955)

    Black Dossier

    6.11955HD

    In the 1950s, in a small provincial town, a young inexperienced judge clashes with an influential notable during an investigation into a suspicious death. His perseverance to get to the truth will cause a huge scandal....

    Black Dossier