The Assassination of Trotsky 1972  R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Richard Burton, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Valentina Cortese, Enrico Maria Salerno, Luigi Vannucchi, Duilio Del Prete, Claudio Brook, Jean Desailly, Simone Valere, Carlos Miranda, Peter Chatel, Jack Betts, Michael Forest
While exiled in Mexico City, Russian Revolution leader Leon Trotsky (Richard Burton) is the victim of Frank Jacson's (Alain Delon) successful assassination plot. This film involves the final months in Trotsky's life and shows how Jacson, with help from his girlfriend Gita Samuels (Romy Schneider)–who just happens to be one of Trotsky's secretaries–manages to get close enough to Trotsky to kill him.
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A Cop 1972  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Un Flic
Dirty Money
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast: Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Richard Crenna, Riccardo Cucciolla, Michael Conrad, Paul Crauchet, Simone Valere, Andre Pousse, Jean Desailly, Valerie Wilson, Henri Marteau, Catherine Rethi
Police inspector Edouard Coleman (Alain Delon) has a friend, Simon (Richard Crenna), who owns a small nightclub in Paris. But, unbeknownst to Coleman, Simon also leads a gang of bank robbers. As if that were not enough, both men are having an affair with the same woman, Cathy (Catherine Deneuve). As Coleman begins putting the pieces together, matters grow more and more tense.
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The Grand Maneuver 1955  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Rene Clair
Cast: Michele Morgan, Gerard Philipe, Brigitte Bardot, Yves Robert, Jean Desailly, Pierre Dux, Jacques Francois, Lise Delamare, Jacques Fabbri
Set in France during the early 20th century, this French offering involves the efforts of a cavalry lieutenant, Armand de la Verne (Gerard Philipe), to win a bet that he can seduce the young divorcee, Marie-Louise (Michele Morgan). Watch for a very young Brigitte Bardot in the role of Lucie.
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 Le Professionnel 1981 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: The Professional
Director: Georges Lautner
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Desailly, Robert Hossein, Michel Beaune, Cyrielle Claire, Jean-Louis Richard, Sidiki Bakaba, Marie-Christine Descouard, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Pierre Vernier
Secret Agent Joss Beaumont (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is on a mission to kill an African president. But, due to a change in leadership at home, he is jailed. Escaping jail, Joss now heads home to finish the job when the African president, now an ally, visits Paris. Will the new regime be able to stop him? An entertaining action/thriller.
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The Soft Skin 1964 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jean Desailly, Francoise Dorleac, Nelly Benedetti, Daniel Ceccaldi, Laurence Badie, Jean Lanier, Paule Emanuele, Philippe Dumat, Rierre Risch, Dominique Lacarriere, Sabine Haudepin, Maurice Garrel, Gerard Poirot
Revenge and adultery factor into this Francois Truffaut film involving publisher and lecturer Pierre Lachenay (Jean Desailly) who meets stewardess Nicole (Francoise Dorleac) on a trip to Portugal, has an affair with her, and falls in love. But, when Pierre's wife Franca (Nelly Benedetti) catches onto the affair, the situation rages out of control and leads to a tragic end.
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| 1. The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)
2. A Cop (1972)
aka: Un Flic
aka: Dirty Money
3. The Grand Maneuver (1955)
4. Le Professionnel (1981)
aka: The Professional
5. The Soft Skin (1964)
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