Lino Ventura — Actor (23)
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The Cage (1975) WikiData IMDb TMDB
La Cage
director: Pierre Granier-Deferre actor: Lino Ventura / Ingrid Thulin …
other title: La trappola / Der Ehekäfig …
The story of a woman who is suddenly visited by her estranged ex-husband. The ex-hubby wants to buy her country house, which she received in the divorce settlement. Instead he finds himself locked in a cage in the cellar.
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Burning Fuse (1957) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Le Feu aux poudres
director: Henri Decoin actor: Raymond Pellegrin / Charles Vanel …
other title: X3 operazione dinamite / Dem Satan ins Gesicht gespuckt …
Lola, the wife of arms dealer Pedro Wassewich, is attracted to Ludovic, a young painter who turns out to be the emissary of a notorious gangster. He claims to have been sent by the latter to pick up a shipment. In fact, it's the police who, behind the scenes, orchestrate the operation to catch Wassewich red-handed.
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Cloportes (1965) WikiData IMDb TMDB
La Métamorphose des cloportes
director: Pierre Granier-Deferre actor: Lino Ventura / Charles Aznavour …
other title: Sotto il tallone / Ganoven rechnen ab …
Three little criminals get a tip for a great coup with lots of money in it. Unfortunately they lack the starting funds to buy the required welding torch. So they persuade their successful colleague Alphonse to join their team. But the well thought-out coup fails, and Alphonse is the only one of them who ends up in jail for several years. When he's released, he's out for revenge.
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L'Homme en colère (1979) IMDb TMDB
Jig-Saw
director: Claude Pinoteau actor: Lino Ventura / Angie Dickinson …
other title: Labirinto / Ein Mann in Wut …
Romain Dupree arrives to Montreal from France only to be informed that his son is dead. However, the deceased is not his son, but an individual who was using his passport. Dupree begins a frantic search for his son, who happens to be wanted by the local mob.
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Birds of Prey (1968) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Le Rapace
director: José Giovanni actor: Lino Ventura / Xavier Marc …
other title: Il rapace / Im Dreck verreckt …
1938, a Central America country. A Frenchman who goes by the name "Le Rital" is hired to take out the local dictator. Young Chico is assigned as his right-hand man, whom he impresses. Will a friendship form between them?
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Crime and Punishment (1956) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Crime et châtiment
director: Georges Lampin actor: Jean Gabin / Marina Vlady …
other title: I peccatori guardano il cielo / Schuld und Sühne …
Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
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Rum Runners (1971) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Boulevard du Rhum
director: Robert Enrico actor: Lino Ventura / Brigitte Bardot …
other title: La via del rhum / Rum-Boulevard …
During the prohibition era, Cornelius, a bootlegger, is on the run from the American coastguards. He comes across a silent film actress, Linda, on the set of a movie and falls in love with her.
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Let's Not Get Angry (1966) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Ne nous fâchons pas
director: Georges Lautner actor: Lino Ventura / Jean Lefebvre …
other title: Licenza di esplodere / Nimm's leicht - Nimm Dynamit …
One-time gangster Antoine is enjoying retirement on the coast, now managing a boating club. He receives a visit from a former accomplice who asks for a loan. The money will be repaid by a crook who is now in hiding; Antoine intends to recover his money.
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To Skin a Spy (1966) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Avec la peau des autres
director: Jacques Deray actor: Lino Ventura / Jean Bouise …
other title: Sciarada per quattro spie / Die Haut des Anderen …
A French secret agent gets a license to kill when he is sent to Vienna to plug a security leak in this routine spy saga. He is caught in the crossfire of international enemy agents trying to eliminate the French.
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The Wise Guys (1965) IMDb TMDB
Les Grandes Gueules
director: Robert Enrico actor: Lino Ventura / Bourvil …
other title: Una vampata di violenza / Die großen Schnauzen …
Hector Valentin returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered by the dirty tactics of its bigger...
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Three Days to Live (1958) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Trois jours à vivre
director: Gilles Grangier actor: Daniel Gélin / Jeanne Moreau …
other title: Partita a tre / Trois jours à vivre …
Struggling actor Simon witnesses a murder; he didn't see the killer, but that doesn't stop him from claiming that he did in order to get his name into the papers. Sure enough, the murderer targets him as his next victim. Our hero is temporarily rescued by Jeanne, a fellow aspiring actress who has always had a crush on him.
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Spy, Stand Up (1982) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Espion, lève-toi
director: Yves Boisset actor: Lino Ventura / Michel Piccoli …
other title: Alzati spia / Der Maulwurf …
Sebastien Grenier, a former French spy, is working as a financial analyst in Zurich. However, his peaceful existence starts to disintegrate when he is recruited by a top French intelligence operative to discover how one of their own secret agents was found out and executed in broad daylight.
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Last Known Address (1970) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Dernier domicile connu
director: José Giovanni actor: Lino Ventura / Marlène Jobert …
other title: Ultimo domicilio conosciuto / Der Kommissar und sein Lockvogel …
Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred to a small police station, where he meets young and beautiful Jeanne. Soon they are faced with a tough investigation.
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The French Detective (1975) IMDb TMDB
Adieu poulet
director: Pierre Granier-Deferre actor: Lino Ventura / Patrick Dewaere …
other title: Dai sbirro / Adieu, Bulle …
When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning from his superiors. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?
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Razzia (1955) WikiData IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Razzia sur la Chnouf
director: Henri Decoin actor: Jean Gabin / Magali Noël …
other title: La grande razzia / Razzia in Paris …
Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.