La Bete Humaine (1938)
Murder and illicit passion on the railways. Currently out to own as part of the seven-disc Jean Renoir Collection.
French Cancan (1954)
A club impresario makes a laundry girl the star of his can-can revival show.
La Grande Illusion (1937)
French prisoners in the First World War plot a series of escapes. Currently out to own as part of the seven-disc Jean Renoir Collection.
Port of Shadows (1938)
A military deserter finds love, trouble and a small dog in a foggy Le Havre - the Port of Shadows.
Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (1954)
After a bullion heist, two gangsters face a test of friendship when one of them is kidnapped.
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