Films francais avant guerre

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows films francais avant guerre

poster J'accuse
J'accuse
(3.9/5)
140mn - War, Drama, History
The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.
poster The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(3.6/5)
132mn - Drama, War
Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Fo…
poster The Little American
The Little American
(3.2/5)
63mn - Drama, War, Romance
Angela Moore survives a German U-boat attack only to find herself trapped in occupied France, where she must choose between love and patriotism during World War I.
poster Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
(3.5/5)
52mn - Documentary, History, War
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of com…
poster Hell in Normandy
Hell in Normandy
90mn - Drama, Short, War
The movie is set during World War II in the days just prior to the D-Day invasion. A special parachute unit is sent to destroy a German flame thrower installation on Omaha Beach.
poster Fear and Desire
Fear and Desire
(2.7/5)
62mn - Drama, War
After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way back to their battalion. However, when they come across a local peasant girl the horrors of war quickly be…
poster The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
15mn -
An indebted French family flees its creditors in this comic picaresque, one of pioneering French director George Méliès last films.
poster Bandits En Automobile - Episode 1: The Gray Car Gang
Bandits En Automobile - Episode 1: The Gray Car Gang
(3.2/5)
12mn - Action
In 1913 early French film pioneer Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset died abruptly at the age of 51. His filmography of about 60 titles includes all film genres but is today mostly lost. He was particularly intere…
poster The Black Diamond
The Black Diamond
(2.8/5)
50mn -
On instructions of the French company Pathé Frères, Alfred Machin develops a film industry in the Netherlands and Belgium from 1912 to the advent of World War One. He directs several quality films includi…
poster The War Devils
The War Devils
(2.6/5)
99mn - War, Drama
A German Captain and an American Captain help each other survive the North African desert during WWII. They meet again a year later during combat operations in France.
poster Napoleon
Napoleon
(3.1/5)
Nonemn - History, Drama, War
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estate…
poster La Parisienne
La Parisienne
(3.2/5)
86mn - Comedy
The spoiled daughter of the French Ambassador tricks one of his aides into marrying her.
poster Beau Ideal
Beau Ideal
82mn - War, Adventure, Romance
An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.
poster Shoulder Arms
Shoulder Arms
(5/5)
45mn - Comedy, War
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
poster Vendémiaire
Vendémiaire
(3.6/5)
149mn - Drama
If you’re already familiar with Louis Feuillade, his little-known opus Vendémiaire may come as a surprise. Unlike the bulk of his work which was characterised as ‘Fantastic Realism’, Vendémiaire is wonder…
poster Âme belge
Âme belge
(3.1/5)
102mn -
Espionage movie about a German-Belgian family in occupied Brussels, and besides, an ode to the heroîsm of the Belgian soldier.
poster Blind Husbands
Blind Husbands
99mn - Romance, Drama
An Austrian military officer and rogue attempts to seduce the wife of a surgeon. The two men confront each other in a test of abilities that ends surprisingly.
poster Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
(3.3/5)
120mn - Drama, War
A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies village, bringing both destruction and torture. The young…
poster The Smiling Madame Beudet
The Smiling Madame Beudet
(4/5)
54mn - Drama
An unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.
poster The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
(2.8/5)
18mn - History, Drama
The film portrays the events on the day King Henri III of France arranged for Duke Henri de Guise to be murdered.
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