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Pepe Le Moko review by from london

One of the greatest French films of the 1930s 21 April 2004
...For anyone unfamiliar with either Pepe-Le-Moko or it's star Jean Gabin, this is quintessential cinema at it's best. The great shame is, however, that this edition is a r... Read customer review

Quai Des Brumes review by from Leamington Spa

Bad day at Le Havre 30 May 2007
...s that followed on from The Public Enemy. Quai des Brumes stars poker faced Jean Gabin as the originally named Jean, a disgruntled deserter from the army in French In... Read customer review

The Sicilian Clan review by from London, England

The Almost Perfect Crime 25 July 2007
...lon. This veteran French star is joined by two other veteran French film stars, Jean Gabin who plays Vittorio Manalese, head of an extended family of thieves in Paris and... Read customer review

Jean Gabin - filmography

Jean Renoir Collection (7 discs) (1998)
Starring: Julien Carette, Marcel Dalio, Georges Peclet
Director: Jean Renoir
Certificate:
Seven films by French auteur Jean Renoir. La Grande Illusion (1937) is an archetypal prison escape film, generally regarded as Jean Renoir's most popular film of the 1930s and one which, although often seen as a humane and pacifist indictment of war, offers an ambiguous perspective on class ..read more »

75% from 1,187 member
Not currently released

The Sicilian Clan on DVD (1965)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura
Director: Henri Verneuil
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Roger Santet (Alain Delon) is a convicted murderer sprung from prison by the Sicilian clan headed by the aging Vittorio Manalese (Jean Gabin). They conspire to steal a large cache of jewels from an exhibit in Rome. As they are preparing for the heist, the mobster's American friend Tony Nicosia (..read more »

63% from 207 members

French Cancan on DVD (1955)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, María Félix
Director: Jean Renoir
Certificate:
An exciting musical which tells the fictional story of the origin of the famous Moulin Rouge in Paris - now considered to be the home of the Cancan.

70% from 47 members

French Cancan - Blu-ray (1955)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, María Félix
Director: Jean Renoir
Certificate:
An exciting musical which tells the fictional story of the origin of the famous Moulin Rouge in Paris - now considered to be the home of the Cancan.

71% from 30 members

L'Air De Paris on DVD (1954)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Roland Lesaffre, Arletty
Director: Marcel Carné
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Once a professional boxer, Victor now has only one ambition: to coach a young amateur boxer to become a true champion. He immediately sees potential in a young railway worker, André, and, noting his enthusiasm for the sport, offers to train him. André accepts willingly, although he soon realises ..read more »

63% from 61 members

Touchez Paz Au Grisbi on DVD (1953)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Lino Ventura
Director: Jacques Becker
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Gabin, the quintessential tough-guy, and Moreau, resplendent as always, pair up for this heist film, one of the best of the French gangster films of the 1950s. In it, Gabin is an aging thief who has already pulled off what he thinks was his last big job, scoring enough gold to last him through his ..read more »

74% from 486 members

Le Jour Se Leve on DVD (1939)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Arletty, Jules Berry
Director: Marcel Carne
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A romantic tale of love, jealousy and death which revolves around a murderer awaiting the inevitable arrival of the police. French dialogue with English subtitles.

73% from 631 members

Quai Des Brumes - Blu-ray (1938)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Pierre Brasseur
Director: Marcel Carne
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An army deserter rescues a girl from a group of criminals but is killed in the process. French dialogue with English subtitles.

35% from 4 members
Due for release on 3rd September 2012

Quai Des Brumes (1938)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Pierre Brasseur
Director: Marcel Carne
Certificate:
An army deserter rescues a girl from a group of criminals but is killed in the process. French dialogue with English subtitles.

75% from 427 members
Not currently released

La Grande Illusion - Blu-ray (1937)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay
Director: Jean Renoir
Certificate:
Praised as one of the greatest films ever made, LA GRANDE ILLUSION is “an artistically masterful feature” (Variety), a brilliant hymn to fraternity and pacifism directed by the cult filmmaker Jean Renoir (The Human Beast, The Rules Of the Game), starring Jean Gabin and Pierre Fresnay as French ..read more »

70% from 22 members

Pepe Le Moko on DVD (1936)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Mireille Ballin, Gabriel Gabrio
Director: Julien Duvivier
Certificate:
Pepe le Moko (Jean Gabin) is a well-known criminal mastermind who eludes the French police by hiding in the Casbah section of Algiers. He knows he is safe in this labyrinthine netherworld, where he is surrounded by his fellow thieves and cutthroats. Police inspector Slimane (Lucas Gridoux), who has ..read more »

69% from 924 members

Jean Gabin facts

5 most recent films

Jean Renoir Collection - 4.0 stars
The Sicilian Clan - 3.0 stars
French Cancan - 3.5 stars
French Cancan - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
L'Air De Paris - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Quai Des Brumes - 4.0 stars
Jean Renoir Collection - 4.0 stars
Touchez Paz Au Grisbi - 3.5 stars
Le Jour Se Leve - 3.5 stars
Pepe Le Moko - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Quai Des Brumes - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
French Cancan - 3.5 stars
La Grande Illusion - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
French Cancan - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Sicilian Clan - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

France Roche - 2 times - show films
Arletty - 2 times - show films
Jacques Jouanneau - 2 times - show films
Lino Ventura - 2 times - show films
Anna Amendola - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jean Renoir - 11 times - show films
Marcel Carne - 3 times - show films
Henri Verneuil - 1 times - show films
Jacques Becker - 1 times - show films
Julien Duvivier - 1 times - show films