The Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse 2004 R, 99 min. Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Olivier Dahan Cast: Jean Reno, Benoit Magimel, Camille Natta, Christopher Lee, Johnny Hallyday, Serge Riaboukine, Augustin Legrand, Gabrielle Lazure, Andre Penvern, Cyril Raffaelli
In the process of investigating a series of murders, Commissaire Niemans (Jean Reno) teams up with young policeman Reda (Benoit Magimel), and they uncover a superhuman group dressed as monks and calling themselves "The Angels of the Apocalypse."
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The French Connection II 1975 R, 119 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Cathleen Nesbitt, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Charles Millot, Philippe Leotard, Ed Lauter, Samantha Llorens, Andre Penvern, Reine Prat, Ham-Chau Luong, Jacques Dynam, Raoul Delfosse, Malek Kateb
In this sequel to the "French Connection," Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) is still tracking down drug dealer Frog One (Fernando Rey). This time around, Popeye travels to Marseilles where he becomes a victim when he is captured by Frog One's henchmen and forced to take heroin. They then dump him at a police station where he quits the heroin by the "Cold Turkey" method, recovers, and is back on the job tracking down the drug dealers.
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The Holcroft Covenant 1985 R, 112 min. Genre: Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer Cast: Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer, Mario Adorf, Michael Lonsdale, Bernard Hepton, Richard Munch, Carl Rigg, Andre Penvern, Shane Rimmer, Andy Bradford
Based on Robert Ludlum's novel, this story revolves around the efforts of Noel (Michael Caine) to find the fortune willed by his German General father to make war reparations. The plot contains so many twists and turns that it is difficult to separate the good guys from the bad.
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Someone Behind the Door 1971 PG, 97 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Nicolas Gessner Cast: Charles Bronson, Anthony Perkins, Jill Ireland, Henri Garcin, Adriano Magestretti, Agathe Natanson, Viviane Everly, Andre Penvern, Denise Peronne, Isabelle Del Rio, Silvana Blasi, Yves Elliot, Carl Studer, Colin Mann
"The Stranger" (Charles Bronson) is an amnesiac who was found disoriented on a beach with the body of a dead woman. Laurence Jeffries (Anthony Perkins) is the doctor on duty when the Stranger is brought to the hospital, and he has a "different" method of treatment. Jeffries takes the Stranger home, hypnotizes him, and gives him instructions to kill Jeffries' wife Frances (Jill Ireland) and her lover Paul (Henri Garcin). The Stranger, in his hypnotized state, sets off to do the killings, but will Jeffries change the plans before both are killed?
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| 1. The Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
2. The French Connection II (1975)
3. The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
4. Someone Behind the Door (1971)
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