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Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor
July 14, 1919 (October 22, 1987)
G.-B. 1986. Spy drama by Michael Anderson with Steven Bauer, Michael York, Rod Steiger. A commando is created to avenge the eleven Israeli athletes killed in an attack during the Olympic Games in Munich.
Runtime: 148 min.
Fr. 1986. Mores drama by Roger Hanin with Roger Hanin, Niels Arestrup, Corinne Touzet. In 1938, an anti-fascist cabaret owner gets into a fight with a police officer who is a member of a far-right group.
Runtime: 95 min.

Cent Jours à Palerme

V.O.: Cento Giorni a Palermo
It. 1984. Crime drama by Giuseppe Ferrara with Lino Ventura, Giuliana De Sio, Stefano Satta Flores. Appointed prefect of Palermo to control the mafia, General Dalla Chiesa is assassinated.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1984. Crime drama by Claude Pinoteau with Lino Ventura, Élizabeth Bourgine, Jean Poiret. An ex-journalist is forced to pay a large sum of money to a blackmailer if he doesn
Runtime: 108 min.
Fr. 1982. Adventures by José Giovanni with Lino Ventura, Bernard Giraudeau, Claudia Cardinale. A French immigrant in Canada tries, with some friends, to recover a shipment of gold lost in a waterfall in the Great North.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 1982. Drama by Robert Hossein with Lino Ventura, Michel Bouquet, Jean Carmet. A former convict is pursued by the unwavering hatred of a police officer.
Runtime: 187 min.
Fr. 1982. Spy drama by Yves Boisset with Lino Ventura, Michel Piccoli, Krystyna Janda. A French secret agent seeks to confirm the allegations that his German life partner is linked to terrorists.
Runtime: 98 min.

Under Suspicion

V.O.: Garde à vue
Fr. 1981. Crime drama by Claude Miller with Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault, Guy Marchand.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 125 min.

Jig-saw

V.O.: L'Homme en colère
Fr. 1979. Crime drama by Claude Pinoteau with Lino Ventura, Angie Dickinson, Laurent Malet.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1978. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Lino Ventura, Claudine Auger, Nicole Garcia. A French person passing through Barcelona is drawn into a mysterious affair.
Runtime: 94 min.
U.S. 1977. Fantasy by Jack Gold with Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick. A French police officer on an internship in London investigates an attack on a man who believed he had telekinetic powers.
Runtime: 110 min.

Cadavres exquis

V.O.: Cadaveri eccellenti
It. 1975. Crime drama by Francesco Rosi with Lino Ventura, Tino Carraro, Max von Sydow. A detective believes he sees a pattern in a series of assasination attempts on judges.
Runtime: 121 min.
Fr. 1975. Psychological drama by Pierre Granier-Deferre with Lino Ventura, Ingrid Thulin, William Sabatier. A woman imprisons her ex-husband in her basement.
Runtime: 90 min.

The French Detective

V.O.: Adieu poulet
Fr. 1975. Crime drama by Pierre Granier-Deferre with Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux. Following the murder of a colleague, a police officer seeks to incriminate a politician.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1974. Mores comedy by Claude Pinoteau with Lino Ventura, Isabelle Adjani, Annie Girardot. A history teacher is having trouble with his eighteen-year-old daughter, whom he has raised alone.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1973. Satire by Jacques Brel with Jacques Brel, Gabriel Jabbour, Danièle Evenou. In a disused industrial complex near Brussels, two friends recreate a Wild West village where they discover gold.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Great Manhunt

V.O.: Le Silencieux
Fr. 1973. Spy drama by Claude Pinoteau with Lino Ventura, Lea Massari, Suzanne Flon. A French scientist becomes a wanted man after identifying double agents.
Runtime: 117 min.
Fr. 1973. Comedy by Édouard Molinaro with Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier. A contract killer is interrupted in his endeavours by a desperate man who clings to him.
Runtime: 84 min.

The Good Year

V.O.: La Bonne Année
Fr. 1973. Police comedy by Claude Lelouch with Lino Ventura, Françoise Fabian, Charles Gérard. While planning a major robbery, a mobster meets and falls in love with an antique dealer.
Runtime: 115 min.

Tough Guys

V.O.: Uomini Duri
It. 1973. Crime drama by Duccio Tessari with Lino Ventura, Isaac Hayes, Fred Williamson. With the help of a former police officer, a priest undertakes an investigation into the death of a friend who was killed by the mob.
Runtime: 92 min.
It. 1972. Crime drama by Terence Young with Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Joseph Wiseman. A member of the mafia agrees to testify before a U.S. Senate committee.
Runtime: 125 min.

Money, Money, Money

V.O.: L'Aventure, c'est l'aventure
Fr. 1972. Adventures by Claude Lelouch with Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Charles Denner. The trials and tribulations of five crooks who have decided to pool their respective talents.
Runtime: 120 min.
Fr. 1971. Comedy by Gérard Pirès with Lino Ventura, Jean Yanne, Mireille Darc.
Runtime: 100 min.

Rum Runners

V.O.: Boulevard du rhum
Fr. 1971. Police comedy by Robert Enrico with Lino Ventura, Brigitte Bardot, Bill Travers. The commander of a cargo ship smuggling alcohol falls in love with a movie star.
Runtime: 125 min.
Fr. 1970. Crime drama by José Giovanni with Lino Ventura, Marlène Jobert, Michel Constantin. A detective and his assistant search for a witness who is needed to convict a mob boss.
Runtime: 106 min.

Army of Shadows

V.O.: L'Armée des ombres
Fr. 1969. War drama by Jean-Pierre Melville with Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret. The exploits of a leader of the French Resistance.
Runtime: 137 min.
Fr. 1968. Adventures by José Giovanni with Lino Ventura, Xavier Marc, Rosa Furman. In 1938, Mexican revolutionaries hire a man to kill the country's president.
Runtime: 105 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.

The Last Adventure

V.O.: Les Aventuriers
Fr. 1967. Adventures by Robert Enrico with Lino Ventura, Alain Delon, Joanna Shimkus. Three friends, victims of reversals of fortune, leave in search of a treasure off the coast of the Congo.
Runtime: 120 min.
Fr. 1966. Police comedy by Georges Lautner with Lino Ventura, Mireille Darc, Jean Lefebvre. A former mobster is dragged into a score-settling game when he tries to do a favor for a friend.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1966. Spy drama by Jacques Deray with Lino Ventura, Jean Bouise, Jean Servais. A French agent is sent to Vienna to investigate the loyalty of the local network leader.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1966. Crime drama by Jean-Pierre Melville with Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin. A prison escapee tries to prove that he is not a ""donor.""
Runtime: 150 min.

Cloportes

V.O.: La Métamorphose des cloportes
Fr. 1965. Crime drama by Pierre Granier-Deferre with Lino Ventura, Pierre Brasseur, Irina Demick. Released from prison, a mobster sets out to punish accomplices who let him down.
Runtime: 102 min.

The Wise Guys

V.O.: Les Grandes Gueules
Fr. 1965. Adventures by Robert Enrico with Bourvil, Lino Ventura, Jean-Claude Rolland. The owner of a logging company hires prisoners on parole as loggers.
Runtime: 129 min.
Fr. 1965. Adventures by Claude Sautet with Lino Ventura, Sylva Koscina, Leo Gordon. A sailor seeks to recapture a stolen boat from arms dealers.
Runtime: 103 min.
Fr. 1964. Comedy by Georges Lautner with Lino Ventura, Mireille Darc, Bernard Blier. A French agent is delegated to the widow of an arms trafficker to retrieve plans.
Runtime: 109 min.
Fr. 1964. Police comedy by Georges Lautner with Paul Meurisse, Marcel Dalio, Barbara Steele. A French agent is sent to Hong Kong to discover the instigators of attacks.
Runtime: 100 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.
Fr. 1963. Police comedy by Georges Lautner with Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Francis Blanche. When an old gangster dies, he entrusts his belongings and his daughter to a friend.
Runtime: 106 min.

Weeping for a Bandit

V.O.: Llanto por un bandido
Esp. 1963. Drama by Carlos Saura with Francisco Rabal, Lea Massari, Philippe Leroy. A peasant joins bandits and becomes their leader.
Runtime: 93 min.

Carmen 63

V.O.: Carmen di Trastevere
It. 1963. Drama by Carmine Gallone with Giovanna Ralli, Jacques Charrier, Lino Ventura. In love with a woman, a police officer is drawn into the drug trade.
Runtime: 105 min.

Les Petits Matins

V.O.: Mademoiselle Stop
Fr. 1962. Comedy by Jacqueline Audry with Agathe Aems, Jean-Claude Brialy, François Périer. The adventures of a young girl who is hitchhiking.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1962. Psychological drama by Denys de La Patellière with Lino Ventura, Annie Girardot, Pierre Brasseur. A simple, hard-working man has to deal with the machinations of an industrialist.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1960. War drama by Denys de La Patellière with Lino Ventura, Charles Aznavour, Hardy Krüger. In North Africa, four French soldiers try to return to their lines with a German prisoner.
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.

Mistress of the World

V.O.: Die Herrin der Welt - Teil I
All. 1960. Spy drama by William Dieterle with Carlos Thompson, Micheline Presle, Lino Ventura. The secret service is looking for a scientist kidnapped after a discovery.
Runtime: 125 min.

Woman in the Window

V.O.: La Ragazza in Vetrina
It. 1960. Psychological drama by Luciano Emmer with Bernard Fresson, Marina Vlady, Lino Ventura. An Italian miner falls in love with a prostitute in Holland.
Runtime: 95 min.

Sursis pour un vivant

V.O.: Pensione Edelweiss
Fr. 1959. Drama by Victor Merenda with Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams, Lino Ventura. A criminal organization offers desperate people a pleasant and guaranteed suicide.
Runtime: 86 min.

Way of Youth

V.O.: Le Chemin des écoliers
Fr. 1959. Moral study by Michel Boisrond with Bourvil, Alain Delon, Françoise Arnoul. During the Occupation, a student worked the black-market to support his mistress.
Runtime: 89 min.
Fr. 1959. Crime drama by Gilles Grangier with Lino Ventura, Robert Hirsch, Andréa Parisy. A newspaper seller who wants to help a poor person is caught in a trap.
Runtime: 79 min.

The Big Risk

V.O.: Classe tous risques
Fr. 1959. Thriller by Claude Sautet with Lino Ventura, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Sandra Milo. A gangster on the run goes to Paris where he has a run-in with his old friends.
Runtime: 109 min.
Fr. 1959. Crime drama by Geza von Radvanyi with Lino Ventura, Eva Bartok, Hannes Messemer. Three prisoners escape from a penitentiary and attempt to travel abroad.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1959. Crime drama by Édouard Molinaro with Lino Ventura, Franco Fabrizi, Sandra Milo. A man searches for the only witness to his crime.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 1958. Crime drama by Maurice Labro with Lino Ventura, Estella Blain, Paul Frankeur. The Deuxi?me Bureau entrusts an ex-forger with a mission.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1958. Crime drama by Bernard Borderie with Lino Ventura, Charles Vanel, Bella Darvi. A French intelligence agent investigates the theft of secret plans.
Runtime: 104 min.

Les Amants de Montparnasse

V.O.: Montparnasse 19
Fr. 1958. Biography by Jacques Becker with Gérard Philipe, Anouk Aimée, Lilli Palmer. The tragic fate of the painter Modigliani.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Gilles Grangier with Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau, Lino Ventura. An actor who witnessed a murder is sued by the man he unjustly condemned.
Runtime: 85 min.

Inspector Maigret

V.O.: Maigret tend un piège
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Jean Delannoy with Jean Gabin, Jean Desailly, Annie Girardot. Inspector Maigret investigates a series of murders of women, all committed in the Parisian neighbourhood of Place des Vosges.
Runtime: 117 min.
Fr. 1957. Adventures by Bernard Borderie with Eddie Constantine, Pascale Roberts, Lino Ventura. A captain who has been hired on a yacht discovers that he is at the mercy of traffickers.
Runtime: 114 min.

Elevator to the Gallows

V.O.: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
Fr. 1957. Thriller by Louis Malle with Maurice Ronet, Jeanne Moreau, Georges Poujouly. A man plans the perfect crime and anticipates everything, except for an elevator breakdown.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1956. Social drama by Ralph Habib with Raymond Pellegrin, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Silvana Pampanini. Two teenagers escape from a reformatory and land in Paris, where they survive by committing a few petty thefts.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1956. Psychological drama by Georges Lampin with Robert Hossein, Jean Gabin, Marina Vlady. A poor student commits a murder that plunges him into deep remorse.
Runtime: 106 min.

Razzia

V.O.: Razzia sur la chnouf
Fr. 1955. Crime drama by Henri Decoin with Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Magali Noël. A police officer manages to infiltrate a drug gang.
Runtime: 105 min.

Grisbi

V.O.: Touchez pas au grisbi
Fr. 1953. Crime drama by Jacques Becker with Jean Gabin, René Dary, Jeanne Moreau. After having succeeded in a major coup, two aging gangsters are betrayed by the young mistress of one of them who denounces them to a rival gang.
Runtime: 94 min.

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