Henri Alekan Movies

  • 1983
    The Beautiful Prisoner

    The Beautiful Prisoner

    The Beautiful Prisoner

    6.31983HD

    Walter is told by his boss, Sara, to deliver an urgent letter to Henri de Corinthe. On the way he finds a beautiful woman he had been eying in a...

    The Beautiful Prisoner
  • 1966
    The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    5.81966HD

    A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border.

    The Poppy Is Also a Flower
  • 1951
    Paris Is Always Paris

    Paris Is Always Paris

    Paris Is Always Paris

    5.0591951HD

    A group of Italian soccer fans arrive in Paris for a match, but most of them go their separate ways to explore the sights, have a bit of an...

    Paris Is Always Paris
  • 1947
    The Damned

    The Damned

    The Damned

    61947HD

    A group of Nazis and sympathizers board a submarine bound for South America in the hopes of finding shelter.

    The Damned
  • 1938
    The Shanghai Drama

    The Shanghai Drama

    The Shanghai Drama

    6.41938HD

    A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera....

    The Shanghai Drama
  • 1950
    Marie of the Port

    Marie of the Port

    Marie of the Port

    5.81950HD

    Henri Chatelard is well into his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city, and appreciates women. When he meets Marie, an 18-ish...

    Marie of the Port
  • 1951
    Juliette, or Key of Dreams

    Juliette, or Key of Dreams

    Juliette, or Key of Dreams

    71951HD

    Michel has stolen from his employer, Mr Bellanger, for the love of Juliette. He is now in jail. One night, while sleeping in his cell, he wakes up...

    Juliette, or Key of Dreams
  • 1954
    Queen Margot

    Queen Margot

    Queen Margot

    6.81954HD

    Marguerite de Valois, daughter of Catherine de Médicis, celebrates her wedding with Henri de Navarre. Officially, it's a rapprochement between...

    Queen Margot
  • 1962
    Five Miles to Midnight

    Five Miles to Midnight

    Five Miles to Midnight

    5.81962HD

    Immediately after Lisa declares that she is leaving her immature, abusive, but easy-going husband Robert, he is reported dead in a plane crash....

    Five Miles to Midnight
  • 1983
    A Stone in the Mouth

    A Stone in the Mouth

    A Stone in the Mouth

    5.11983HD

    A fugitive takes refuge in a manor where a blind retired thespian lives.

    A Stone in the Mouth
  • 1982
    On Top of the Whale

    On Top of the Whale

    On Top of the Whale

    71982HD

    A parody of anthropology, linguistics, and cultural imperialism. The film follows an unlikely team of linguists into the wilds of an ersatz Patagonia...

    On Top of the Whale
  • 1957
    The Case of Dr. Laurent

    The Case of Dr. Laurent

    The Case of Dr. Laurent

    7.21957HD

    Le Cas Du Dr. Laurent (The Case of Dr. Laurent) stars Jean Gabin as a Paris-based doctor who tries to spread the gospel of Natural Childbirth....

    The Case of Dr. Laurent
  • 1955
    Frou-Frou

    Frou-Frou

    Frou-Frou

    5.71955HD

    A story of the love of Frou-Frou - an actress and singer in the in the beginning of her career.

    Frou-Frou
  • 1949
    Such a Pretty Little Beach

    Such a Pretty Little Beach

    Such a Pretty Little Beach

    6.6911949HD

    During the cold and rainy off-season a man arrives in a seaside town and, giving his name only as Pierre, checks into the only hotel which remains...

    Such a Pretty Little Beach
  • 1953
    Julietta

    Julietta

    Julietta

    5.91953HD

    Julietta is a French comedy comedy romance film from 1953, directed by Marc Allégret, written by Françoise Giroud, starring Dany Robin...

    Julietta
  • 1952
    Stranger on the Prowl

    Stranger on the Prowl

    Stranger on the Prowl

    6.41952HD

    A down-and-out crook on the lam befriends a young street urchin, in an Italian port city. At first amused that the boy is a sneak thief, he tries to...

    Stranger on the Prowl
  • 1961
    Black Tights

    Black Tights

    Black Tights

    6.21961HD

    Lively scenes of Paris, all narrated by Maurice Chevalier, link together four dramatic ballet choreographies by Roland Petit: La Croqueuse de...

    Black Tights
  • 1955
    Heroes and Sinners

    Heroes and Sinners

    Heroes and Sinners

    8.31955HD

    A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republic of Liberia, which in this film proves to be a...

    Heroes and Sinners
  • 1992
    Golem, the Spirit of Exile

    Golem, the Spirit of Exile

    Golem, the Spirit of Exile

    4.71992HD

    An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the...

    Golem, the Spirit of Exile
  • 1952
    Three Women

    Three Women

    Three Women

    01952HD

    The short stories of Guy de Maupassant enjoyed a renaissance in the early 1950s, thanks in great part to the Max Ophuls production Le Plaisir. In...

    Three Women