Cartouche 1962  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
aka: Swords of Blood
Director: Philippe de Broca
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn, Marcel Dalio, Jean Rochefort, Odile Versois, Philippe Lemaire, Noel Roquevert, Jacques Charon, Lucien Raimbourg
This Robin Hood-like swashbuckler follows a French bandit, Cartouche (Jean-Paul Belmondo), who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. He meets and falls in love with gypsy Venus (Claudia Cardinale) who eventually sacrifices her life to save him. He then has a grand old time avenging her death.
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Le Corbeau 1943  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Raven
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Cast: Pierre Fresnay, Pierre Larquey, Ginette Leclerc, Helena Manson, Noel Roquevert, Antoine Balpetre, Micheline Francey, Jeanne Fusier-Gir, Sylvie, Liliane Maigne, Jean Brochard, Bernard Lancret
This film was controversial because it was paid for by the Nazis during World War II. It was remade in the United States under the title, "The 13th Letter." The plot involves inhabitants of a small French town who become upset when poison-pen letters begin to arrive revealing their hidden pasts.
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Les Novices 1970  R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Guy Casaril
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Jean Carmet, Jacques Duby, Jess Hahn, Jacques Jouanneau, Noel Roquevert, Dominique Zardi, Angelo Bardi, Lucien Barjon
Sister Agnes (Brigitte Bardot) takes off to check out life on the "outside," participating in several adventures, including prostitution. Eventually she returns to her former life as a nun.
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| 1. Cartouche (1962)
aka: Swords of Blood
2. Le Corbeau (1943)
aka: The Raven
3. Les Novices (1970)
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