1975 French thriller Peur Sur La Ville (aka The Night Caller in the US and UK) was the first time French acting legend Jean-Paul Belmondo played a police officer. With exterior scenes shot mostly in Paris, it got mediocre reviews but was a box office hit in France, and it proved one of Belmondo’s most…
L’Aine Des Ferchaux
I must admit I had never heard of 1963 French film L’Aine Des Ferchaux (aka Magnet Of Doom) until this huge poster landed on my lap as part of a large lot I bought. The movie is (apparently) a neo-noir directed by renowned New Wave director Jean-Pierre Melville (Le Samourai and others) and based on…