Raoul André Movies
- 1962
Eddie Constantine once again picks up his usual persona, this time as Bobby, an FBI agent who is affable, equipped with enough verbal acuity to make his way through any situation, tough, and sharp as nails. As always, he is also romantically engaging. This time around, Bobby helps out a woman who is in need of assistance and along the way gets involved with busting a drug cartel, all with the usual and appropriate physical prowess. Christiane Minazzoli stars as Juliette, Bobby's romantic interest. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eddie Constantine, Christiane Minazzoli, (more)
- 1961
This is an interesting but no more than routine drama by director Raoul Andre about the fragile nature of sanity when one is under extreme duress. Set during World War II in France, the story begins when a resistance fighter is given shelter in an asylum by a friend who manages the institution. Soon after, the manager is arrested by the Gestapo, which gets the resistance fighter involved. He finds the informer who set his friend up and kills him. But then no one will believe his story about the informer and he becomes desperate enough to start losing his own mental balance. A young doctor and the daughter of one of the inmates help him keep it together, but he knows he cannot continue like this for long. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Francis Blanche, Louise Carletti, (more)
- 1961
A social worker endeavors to rehabilitate Parisian streetwalkers in this drama. Two men later meet a pair of these reformed women and fall in love. When one of the women's old friend's is murdered, one of the girl's become a prime suspect. Actually the dead woman was slain by the ex-hooker's former employer, a gangster. Unfortunately the gangster dies in an auto wreck. Meanwhile, the social worker tries to clear the girl by telling police that she had been with her lover. The truth about the girls eventually comes out, and only one of their lovers is understanding. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1956
The "man" is Eddie Constantine; the "child" is Eddie's adopted daughter. The girl is kidnapped by a desperate man who is searching for his own granddaughter. If Constantine wants to see his child again, he'd better locate the missing woman. All he knows is that his quarry formerly worked in a perfume factory that served as a front for drug smugglers. Filmed in 1957, Man and Child (L'Homme et L'Enfant) was given its American release in 1964. Curiously, the film is not listed in most of the standard resumes of its stars Eddie Constantine and Juliette Greco. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eddie Constantine, Juliette Greco, (more)
- 1955
In this French crime drama, a young man gets revenge upon the criminals who caused his grandfather to kill himself. Unfortunately, the fellow doesn't realize how bad the criminals are. Fortunately, a kindly hooker, who does know the crooks, saves him from the same fate. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1954
The title of this film refers to the "ladies of the evening" whose trials and tribulations motivate the plotline. Maria Mauban stars as a young woman consigned to a life of prostitution, despite many efforts to escape her fate. Fortunately, she manages to extricate herself from her situation with her virtue intact. The hero of the piece is Philip Lemaire, who seems a bit too jaded for the innocent character he's called upon to play. In America, Les Clandestines was limited to the grind-houses specializing in "dirty pictures" or, as Variety so colorfully put it, "the baldheaded row trade." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicole Courcel, Philippe Lemaire, (more)
- 1950
The English-language title of the French Une Fille a Croquer was the slightly suggestive Good Enough to Eat. The film is an adult-oriented retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood," complete with a character named "Loup" (translation: Wolf). The heroine is Rose (Louise Cartell), the heir to a fortune. Incredibly naïve, Rose permits herself to be charmed by the fortune-hunting Loup (Serge Reggiani). No, the villain doesn't disguise himself as Rose's grandma, but otherwise he's not above anything to get his hands on the wide-eyed lass' millions. Surprisingly, Une Filler a Croquer is not played for laughs, though perhaps it should have been. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gaby Morlay, Louise Carletti, (more)
