In this classic French satire, Louis, a convict, escapes from prison and takes on legitimate work, making his way up in the business world...

Paris, France. Commissaire Wens follows the lead of a ruthless murderer to an unexpected place.

In this little Provencal village, a new baker, Aimable, settles down. His wife Aurelie is beautiful and much younger than he. She departs with a...

A young woman has three suitors on her father's logging ranch on the Quebec frontier.

The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.

Tartarin is the local hero in the small provincial town of Tarascon. He shows off about imaginary adventures in Africa, where he has never been, as...

Is it because his father was a groom that Adhémar Pomme has a long horse head and a horse- toothed smile? Maybe but the fact is that his head has...

Mathias Pascal, saddled with a stupid wife and a nagging mother-in-law, leaves home and is extremely lucky at several gambling resorts. He returns...

Two women love the same man in a world of few prospects. In Budapest, Liliom is a "public figure," a rascal who's a carousel barker, loved by the...

A light, comedy romance about a cab driver named Jean and a flower girl named Anna that takes place in Paris during the Bastille day celebration of...

On this beautiful May 1st, Thérèse is about to give birth. Their presence at home is undesirable, so Jean, her husband, decides to take François...

A Boston school teacher fights with a group of impoverished Frenchmen for possession of an inherited château. Elizabeth Rockwell is indignant when...

Three "spinsters" focus their attention very narrowly on their nephew, in his first phase of adulthood. Éloi, handicapped by his shyness, behaves a...

In the pound, Pipo the dog recounts his adventures to his fellow inmates.

The aunt of Alfred Puc, a meek tax-collector in Paris, dies while riding in a moving van. The driver, not wishing to be bothered by a police...

The Raffin Commissioner investigates the murder of an industrialist and it soon becomes apparent that the activities of the relatives of the...

Inspector Doirel investigates the murder of a man whose servant was found tied up. He discovers very quickly that the servant has lied. The latter...

A simpleton turns out to be the lucky charm of a village.

Picpus is a street and a subway stop where a number of murders have been committed. Maigret tries to find the killer.

A man is too shy to ask a girl out and decides to kill himself. While lying in the road he is rescued by a Doctor who tries to cure him by...