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Henri Verneuil

Henri Verneuil

French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker (1920-2002)
October 15, 1920 (January 11, 2002)

Mother

V.O.: Mayrig
Fr. 1991. Chronicle by Henri Verneuil with Claudia Cardinale, Omar Sharif, Nathalie Roussel. In the 1920s, the difficult integration of a family of Armenian refugees come to settle in Marseilles.
Runtime: 139 min.
Fr. 1991. Chronicle by Henri Verneuil with Richard Berry, Claudia Cardinale, Omar Sharif. After the death of his father, a successful author of Armenian origin returns with his mother to where he spent his childhood in Marseilles.
Runtime: 130 min.
Fr. 1983. War drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie Laforêt, Mathias Habich. During the Tunisian campaign, French legionnaires fight with Germans over a treasure of gold bars.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 1981. Social drama by Henri Verneuil with Patrick Dewaere, Caroline Cellier, Mel Ferrer.
Runtime: 132 min.
Fr. 1979. Social drama by Henri Verneuil with Yves Montand, Pierre Vernier, Didier Sauvegrain.
Runtime: 128 min.
Fr. 1976. Crime drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie-France Pisier, Bernard Blier. Upon his release from prison, a man returns to his hometown and searches for the real culprit of the murder for which he was convicted.
Runtime: 121 min.

The Night Caller

V.O.: Peur sur la ville
Fr. 1975. Crime drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Adalberto Maria Merli, Charles Denner. While chasing a bank robber, a police commissioner goes in search of a homicidal maniac.
Runtime: 125 min.

The Serpent

V.O.: Le Serpent
Fr. 1972. Spy drama by Henri Verneuil with Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde. The CIA verifies the claims of a Russian colonel seeking asylum in the United States.
Runtime: 127 min.

The Burglars

V.O.: Le Casse
Fr. 1971. Crime drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Robert Hossein. The perpetrators of a major diamond heist are tracked down by a police officer who covets the loot himself.
Runtime: 125 min.

The Sicilian Clan

V.O.: Le Clan des Siciliens
Fr. 1968. Crime drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura. A young bandit gets help from a Sicilian family in Paris to steal a collection of jewels on display in a museum in Rome.
Runtime: 125 min.

Guns for San Sebastian

V.O.: La Bataille de San Sebastian
Fr. 1968. Adventures by Henri Verneuil with Anthony Quinn, Charles Bronson, Anjanette Comer. An adventurer who is mistaken for a priest saves a Mexican village from an attack by Native Americans.
Runtime: 111 min.

The 25th Hour

V.O.: La 25ème Heure
Fr. 1966. War drama by Henri Verneuil with Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, Serge Reggiani. Denounced as a Jew, a Romanian peasant is separated from his wife during the war.
Runtime: 118 min.

Weekend at Dunkirk

V.O.: Week-end à Zuydcoote
Fr. 1964. War drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Pierre Marielle. In June 1940, during the evacuation of Dunkirk, a French soldier tries to embark with the British troops.
Runtime: 125 min.
Fr. 1964. Adventures by Henri Verneuil with Lino Ventura, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bernard Blier. In Africa, a truck driver tries to catch up with a colleague who stole a vehicle.
Runtime: 130 min.

A Monkey in Winter

V.O.: Un Singe en hiver
Fr. 1962. Mores comedy by Henri Verneuil with Jean Gabin, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Suzanne Flon. Influenced by a young customer, an alcoholic innkeeper momentarily breaks his promise to stop drinking.
Runtime: 102 min.

Any Number Can Win

V.O.: Mélodie en sous-sol
Fr. 1962. Thriller by Henri Verneuil with Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Maurice Biraud. An aging gangster sets up a major robbery at the Cannes Casino.
Runtime: 103 min.

The President

V.O.: Le Président
Fr. 1960. Psychological drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Renée Faure. A president of the Council struggles to support the economy of France.
Runtime: 110 min.

Love and the Frenchwoman

V.O.: La Française et l'amour
Fr. 1960. Sketches by Henri Decoin, Jean Delannoy, Michel Boisrond, René Clair, Henri Verneuil, Christian-Jaque, Jean-Paul Le Chanois with Jacqueline Porel, Darry Cowl, Noël Roquevert. Various aspects of the love life of the French woman.
Runtime: 135 min.
Fr. 1960. Dramatic comedy by Henri Verneuil with Pascale Petit, Roger Hanin, Pierre Mondy. On the verge of going away, a man entrusts his wife to an old friend.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1960. Mores comedy by Henri Verneuil with Claudia Cardinale, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Morgan. Leaving Bordeaux and her husband, a young woman settles in Paris where she leads a social and libertine life.
Runtime: 98 min.

The Cow and I

V.O.: La Vache et le prisonnier
Fr. 1959. Comedy by Henri Verneuil with Fernandel, René Havard, Ingeborg Schöner. A prisoner of war devises an ingenious way to escape.
Runtime: 119 min.
Fr. 1958. Comedy by Henri Verneuil with Michèle Morgan, Charles Boyer, Félix Marten. A ruined socialite serves as a matchmaker to a young, wealthy man.
Runtime: 122 min.

Gangster Boss

V.O.: Le Grand Chef
Fr. 1958. Comedy by Henri Verneuil with Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Papouf. Two good guys kidnap a millionaire's son who causes them a lot of trouble.
Runtime: 96 min.

A Kiss for a Killer

V.O.: Une Manche et la belle
Fr. 1957. Drama by Henri Verneuil with Henri Vidal, Mylène Demongeot, Isa Miranda. A man is tricked by a woman into killing his wife.
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1956. Comedy by Henri Verneuil with Charles Boyer, Françoise Arnoul, Tilda Thamar. A manicurist pretends to be the daughter of a rich client at the hotel where she works.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1955. Psychological drama by Henri Verneuil with Daniel Gélin, Françoise Arnoul, Trevor Howard. A Frenchman expatriated after a murder falls in love with a woman suspected of murder.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1955. Sentimental drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Yvette Etiévant. The tragic affair between a married truck driver and a young truck stop waitress.
Runtime: 101 min.

Sheep Has Five Legs

V.O.: Le Mouton a cinq pattes
Fr. 1954. Sketches by Henri Verneuil with Fernandel, Françoise Arnoul, Paulette Dubost. An old doctor tries to find quintuplets scattered around the world to reunite them for a village party.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1953. Satire by Henri Verneuil with Fernandel, Jacqueline Pagnol, Pauline Carton. A husband learns that he is being cheated, while acting indifferent to the news.
Runtime: 87 min.

The Most Wanted Man

V.O.: L'Ennemi public no 1
Fr. 1953. Police comedy by Henri Verneuil with Fernandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor, David Opatoshu. The misadventures of a good guy who is mistaken for a famous criminal.
Runtime: 98 min.

Forbidden Fruit

V.O.: Le Fruit défendu
Fr. 1952. Mores drama by Henri Verneuil with Fernandel, Françoise Arnoul, Claude Nollier. A married doctor succumbs to the charms of a pretty girl he meets in a train station.
Runtime: 87 min.

The Hunting Ground

V.O.: La Table-aux-crevés
Fr. 1952. Drama by Henri Verneuil with Fernandel, Andrex, Maria Mauban. In love with a young peasant, a man is suspected of the murder of his wife, found hanged in the house.
Runtime: 92 min.

The Wild Oat

V.O.: Le Boulanger de Valorgue
Fr. 1952. Comedy by Henri Verneuil with Fernandel, Jean Gaven, Leda Gloria. A baker refuses to bake bread for those who persist in believing that his son has made his bride a child mother.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1952. Sketches by Henri Verneuil with Raymond Rouleau, John Van Dreelen, Michel Simon. Three classic examples of detective literature: ""The Dead Man in the Elevator,"" by S.A. Steeman, ""I've got a soft heart,"" by P. Cheyney and ""The Testimony of an Altar Boy,"" by G. Simenon.
Runtime: 118 min.
Runtime: 22 min.

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