Charlie works in a bank to earn his living, but his real passion is his
guitar. When he loses his job for being too casual, he tries to
get by with his music. Jo, a friend, is a small time crook and
asks him for information about his last workplace so that he can mount
a robbery.
Cast: Jacques Higelin (Charlie),
László Szabó (Jo),
Anouk Ferjac (Marie),
Jean-Luc Bideau (Swiss),
Claude Melki (Jockey),
Areski Belkacem
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 85 min
Aka:Hail Thieves
Continental Films, quality cinema under the Nazi Occupation
At the time of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, the German-run company Continental produced some of the finest films made in France in the 1940s.
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.
With so many great films to choose from, it's nigh on impossible to compile a short-list of the best 15 French films of all time - but here's our feeble attempt to do just that.