Henri Verneuil — Director (13)

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It Happened All Night (1960)
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other title: L'Affaire d'une nuit / Amantes de una noche …
Michel Ferréol reluctantly meets up with an old school friend, Antoine Fiesco. Michel didn’t like Antoine much when they were at school and tries to get away by making an excuse. He changes his mind when Antoine introduces him to his wife, a beautiful brunette named Christine.

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The Most Wanted Man (1953)
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other title: Il nemico pubblico n° 1 / Staatsfeind Nr.1 …
A nearsighted clerk gets fired after embarrassing mishaps. He mistakenly takes a gangster's raincoat, finds a gun inside, and is arrested as Public Enemy No. 1. Chaos erupts as both the police and the mob pursue him.

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Guns for San Sebastian (1967)
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other title: I cannoni di San Sebastian / Slaget ved San Sebastian …
Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.

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The 25th Hour (1967)
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other title: La 25ª ora / Femogtyvende time …
A Romanian peasant fights to get back to his family after he's imprisoned by the Nazis.The picture is based on real events. It includes Hungary's government in collaboration with the Nazis, the encroachment of Romania by Stalin's troopers, and other happenings.

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A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982)
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other title: Mille miliardi di dollari / Tausend Milliarden Dollar …
A young journalist uncovers an assassination disguised as a suicide, linked to an American multinational seeking to dominate French industries. Determined to expose the truth, he races against time to gather evidence before more lives—and his own—are at stake.

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People of No Importance (1956)
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other title: Appuntamento al Km. 424 / Der Weg ins Verderben …
During a stay at a roadside inn, long-distance lorry driver Jean Viard meets a young woman Clothilde who works there. Their friendship soon develops into a passionate love affair, even though Jean is already married and is old enough to be Clothilde’s father. Things take a turn for the worse when Jean loses his job and his wife finds out about his affair. But Clothilde’s predicament is even more distressing...

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The Serpent (1973)
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other title: Il serpente / Spionkrigen …
Vlassov is a Soviet spy who defects in France. He is whisked to the U.S, where Allan Davies takes over the case. After polygraph tests and cross-examinations, Vlassov names several Western European agents who are also spying for the Soviets. Davies wants to take the listed agents into custody; meanwhile, those on the list start dying under mysterious circumstances.

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Mother (1991)
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other title: Mayrig - Heimat in der Fremde / Mayrig
Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled to France and settled in Marseilles when he was a young child. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel Mayrig, which he dedicated to his mother and made into this 1991 film with the same name.

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Calle Paraíso 588 (1992)
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other title: Quella Strada Chiamata Paradiso / Mayrig – Die Straße zum Paradies …
Historia de unos personajes envueltos en diversos avatares de la vida, donde cabe tanto el drama como el humor. El protagonista es un viejo director de cine que narra sus recuerdos entremezclándolos con su vida presente.

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Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
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other title: Week-end a Zuydcoote / Dünkirchen, 2. Juni 1940 …
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.