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René Génin
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René Génin

actor (1890-1967)
January 25, 1890 (October 24, 1967)
Fr. 1964. Police comedy by Georges Franju with Channing Pollock, Francine Bergé, Édith Scob. A man improvises himself as a vigilante and kidnaps a dishonest banker.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1964. Police comedy by Pierre Grimblat with Jean-Claude Brialy, Marie Laforêt, Jean-Pierre Marielle. Bandits see the fruit of their theft fall into the hands of Black jackets.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1962. Adventures by Maurice Régamey with Jean-Claude Pascal, Scilla Gabel, John Justin. A knight receives a mission to collect a ransom to free his captive king.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1961. Crime drama by Julien Duvivier with Jean-Claude Brialy, Nadja Tiller, Édith Scob. In the Black Forest, a squire is found dead in his bed, apparently poisoned by one of the women who were present in the old manor that night.
Runtime: 110 min.

Eyes Without a Face

V.O.: Les Yeux sans visage
Fr. 1959. Horror by Georges Franju with Pierre Brasseur, Édith Scob, Alida Valli. A doctor tries to give a new face to his disfigured daughter.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1958. Comedy by Christian-Jaque with Fernandel, Toto, Noël Roquevert. In a village divided by the French-Italian border, a smuggler causes a lot of trouble for a customs officer who is nevertheless his friend.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1957. Drama by Émile Roussel with Magali Noël, Philippe Lemaire, Christian Marquand. A promiscuous girl shares her heart with two friends before falling in love with a smuggler.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1955. Drama by André Cayatte with Jean-Marc Bory, Nelly Borgeaud, Antoine Balpêtré. An investigating judge tries to shed light on an ambiguous death.
Runtime: 115 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. 1954. Comedy by André Hunebelle with François Périer, Dany Robin, Bourvil. A young peasant has various adventures during the French Revolution.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1954. Comedy by Christian Stengel with Raymond Bussières, Marthe Mercadier, Albert Préjean. A man has to choose between his love for a woman and his passion for car racing.
Runtime: 80 min.
Runtime: 90 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.
Fr. 1952. Melodrama by Jean Gourguet with André Le Gall, Blanchette Brunoy, Grégoire Aslan. Upon learning that his wife was cheating on him, a widower comes to doubt his paternity.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1952. Psychological drama by Jean Delannoy with Michèle Morgan, Jean Gabin, Daniel Gélin. A couple reflects on ten years of marriage.
Runtime: 103 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. Drama by Max Joly with Édouard Delmont, Claire Olivier, René Génin. The misfortunes of a French family during the Second World War.
Runtime: 98 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.

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.
Fr. 1951. Poetic drama by Marcel Carné with Gérard Philipe, Suzanne Cloutier, Yves Robert. A young man who stole for his love interest, is imprisoned and escapes in dreams every night to the land of oblivion.
Runtime: 106 min.
Fr. 1951. Mores drama by Marcello Pagliero with Frank Villard, Nicole Courcel, Line Noro. A mariner struggles against a river navigation trust.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1951. Psychological drama by Jean Delannoy with Pierre-Michel Beck, Madeleine Robinson, Frank Villard. In Marseille, a natural child revolts when he discovers that his mother is a prostitute.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 1949. Sentimental drama by André Cayatte with Serge Reggiani, Anouk Aimée, Pierre Brasseur. The love of two young people collides with the wickedness of their surroundings.
Runtime: 105 min.
Runtime: 112 min.

La Ferme des sept péchés

V.O.: La Ferme des 7 péchés
Fr. 1948. Biography by Jean-Devaivre with Jacques Dumesnil, Pierre Renoir, Claude Génia. The life of pamphleteer Paul-Louis Courier as told by the witnesses cited in the investigation of his murder.
Runtime: 100 min.

The Beautiful Trip

V.O.: Le Beau Voyage
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1947. Drama by Henri Decoin with Michel Simon, Gaby Morlay, Nadine Alari.
Runtime: 92 min.
Runtime: 105 min.

Opération Jéricho

V.O.: Jéricho
Fr. 1946. Drama by Henri Calef with Louis Seigner, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Larquey. Men are held hostage by the Germans in a fortress so as to prevent an attack by the resistance.
Runtime: 117 min.
Runtime: 105 min.
Runtime: 109 min.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1944. Drama by Jean Anouilh with Pierre Fresnay, Blanchette Brunoy, Pierre Renoir. After developing amnesia since the end of the First World War, a man is welcomed into a rich family who says that they recognize him.
Runtime: 99 min.
Fr. 1944. Psychological drama by André Cayatte with Renée Saint-Cyr, Gilbert Gil, Bernard Lancret. A young man discovers that his mother once cheated on his father.
Runtime: 72 min.
Fr. 1943. Dramatic comedy by René Barberis with Jean Murat, Yvette Lebon, Antonin Berval.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1943. Mores drama by Jacques Becker with Fernand Ledoux, Georges Rollin, Blanchette Brunoy. Dramatic events occur in a peasant family.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1943. Crime drama by Henri Decoin with Fernand Ledoux, Suzy Prim, Jules Berry.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1942. Comedy by Marcel L'Herbier with Michel Simon, Ramon Novarro, Jacqueline Delubac. A man escapes from an asylum and tries to make his fellow man happy.
Runtime: 89 min.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 125 min.
Fr. 1941. Comedy by Paul Mesnier with Elvire Popesco, Henry Garat, Roger Karl.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1940. Sports comedy by Jean Stelli with Albert Préjean, Meg Lemonnier, René Génin.
Runtime: 88 min.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 1939. Drama by Jeff Musso with Raimu, Jacqueline Delubac, Tramel.
Runtime: 88 min.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 1939. Comedy by Pierre Caron with Annie France, André Lefaur, René Génin.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1939. Melodrama by Marcel Carné with Jean Gabin, Arletty, Jules Berry.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1938. Dramatic comedy by Pierre Caron with Henry Garat, Jacqueline Delubac, Marguerite Moreno.
Runtime: 85 min.
Runtime: 89 min.

Bouquets from Nicholas

V.O.: L'Innocent
Runtime: 80 min.
Runtime: 85 min.

Port of Shadows

V.O.: Le Quai des brumes
Fr. 1938. Melodrama by Marcel Carné with Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Michel Simon.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 88 min.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1937. Dramatic comedy by Marc Allégret with Raimu, Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil.
Runtime: 86 min.
Fr. 1937. Sketches by Julien Duvivier with Marie Bell, Harry Baur, Pierre Blanchar.
Runtime: 144 min.
Fr. 1937. Police comedy by Marcel Carné with Michel Simon, Louis Jouvet, Françoise Rosay.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 94 min.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1936. Court drama by Richard Pottier with Jean Galland, Gabriel Signoret, Gaby Basset.
Runtime: 85 min.

The Lower Depths

V.O.: Les Bas-fonds
Fr. 1936. Social drama by Jean Renoir with Louis Jouvet, Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Crime of M. Lange

V.O.: Le Crime de monsieur Lange
Fr. 1936. Mores drama by Jean Renoir with Jules Berry, René Lefèvre, Florelle.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Man From Nowhere

V.O.: L'Homme de nulle part
Fr. 1936. Dramatic comedy by Pierre Chenal with Pierre Blanchar, Isa Miranda, Robert Le Vigan.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1936. Adventures by Pierre Chenal with Jean Murat, Winna Winfried, André Berley.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1935. Comedy by René Sti with Fernandel, André Alerme, Paulette Dubost.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1934. Comedy by Pierre-Jean Ducis with Fernandel, Louvigny, André Roanne.
Runtime: 85 min.

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