Paul Meurisse Movies

Diabolique

81/100

The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal hatch a plan to murder him while having the perfect alibi. They carry out the plan...but then his body disappears.

Army of Shadows

82/100

An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.

Le Deuxième Souffle

80/100

A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.

The Truth

76/100

Dominique Marceau is on trial for the murder of Gilbert Tellier. The counsels duel relentlessly, elaborating explanations for why the pretty, idle and fickle girl killed the talented and ... See full summary »

Das Frühstück im Grünen

70/100

Etienne Alexis, a candidate for president of the new Europe, is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. His wealthy household (... See full summary »

Der Zigeuner

65/100

Hugo Sennart is a French Gypsy, wanted by the police for theft. The same inspector who's searching for him is also looking for a jewel thief, Yan Kuq, whose wife has died under suspicious ... See full summary »

Head Against the Wall

73/100

In order to get rid of his troublesome son François, Maître Gérane manages to have him committed to a mental hospital owned by Dr...

The Black Monocle

63/100

The Marquis de Villemaur reunite stranges visitors in his Castle, to meet a survivor of the 3rd Reich. There is an Italian fascist ; Heinrich, a German ; Matthias, a russian ; and Dromard, a blind French war hero, with a black monocle.

The Monocle

64/100

A French agent goes after a gang of Asian terrorists who plan to blow up an American nuclear aircraft carrier.

Easy Down There!

57/100

Mitternachtsparty

64/100

Play the game of truth at your own risk.

Rendezvous am Fluß

70/100

Stanislas Oscar Seminario, aka SOS, is a young explorer, just back from Africa, visiting old friends: the Pescara's. But the father keeps receiving anonymous letters. And soon a mysterious ... See full summary »

Zur roten Laterne

71/100

Madame Rose runs a seedy hotel in a suburb of Paris. Strong-minded but without the least moral scruple, she once killed her husband whose honesty was a hindrance to her business. Under a ... See full summary »

Dilemma of Two Angels

70/100

Marianne, a stage actress, has decided to give up her career in order to marry a wealthy nobleman, Marquis Antoine de Fontaines. As a wedding present Antoine gives his future wife a ... See full summary »

The Big Swag

65/100

Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel, expecting that one day he will be as famous as Auguste Le... See full summary »

The Suspects

63/100

A young American tourist is found dead in the south of France. The possible culprits are numerous so the police investigates to discover what she's done during the five weeks she spent in France before being murdered.

When the Peasants Pass

63/100

Arsène Baudu and Hyacinthe, a pair of small-time crooks, fall prey to Alexandre Larsan-Bellac, who involves...

The Case of Poisons

63/100

Madame de Montespan, the Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV, has been in disgrace since the King set eyes on a younger beauty, Marie-Angélique Scorailles. Having had enough of the situation, ... See full summary »

Not Delivered

57/100

The Majordomo

58/100

Hyänen unter sich

66/100

Just released from prison after serving a six-month sentence, Fernand Bastia goes into hiding. He has indeed double-crossed his gang by keeping part of the product of a robbery for himself.... See full summary »

Das übersinnliche Landhaus

66/100

Lionel Fribourg, a great composer (at least that's what HE thinks) has a problem with his noisy environment: he can't complete his unfinished symphony. Of course there is a market for ... See full summary »

Les violents

65/100

Pierre Tercelin who used to be a prosperous industrialist is now ruined and embittered, having become a mere lock keeper. A widower, he lives with his daughter Evelyne, a music-hall dancer.... See full summary »

Chicken Feed for Little Birds

62/100

Les voraces

55/100

On the Côte d'Azur, a rich man earns a large sum of money playing casino. He is assaulted and stunned when he leaves the establishment.