The best Noël Roquevert’s crime movies

Noël Roquevert

Noël Roquevert

18/12/1892- 06/11/1973
We present our ranking of the best Noël Roquevert’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Noël Roquevert.

Le Corbeau

Le Corbeau
7.8/10
Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets. This allegorical film was highly controversial at the time of its release, and was banned in France after the Liberation.

The Murderer Lives at Number 21

The Murderer Lives at Number 21
7.3/10
Inspector Wens moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer.

Come Dance with Me!

Come Dance with Me!
6.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaMystery
  • Release: 28/12/1959
  • Character: Albert Decauville-Lachenée
Herve argues with his wife, after which he meets an appealing woman at a nightclub. A subsequent one-night stand with her turns into a tragedy when the woman is killed.

Inside a Girls' Dormitory

Inside a Girls' Dormitory
6.7/10
In a little town with a renowned college a female student is found after she was hogtied and strangled to death. Inspector Marco is assigned to catch the murderer.

Picpus

Picpus
6.1/10
Picpus is a street and a subway stop where a number of murders have been committed. Maigret tries to find the killer.

Strangers in the House

Strangers in the House
7/10

Black Dossier

Black Dossier
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 10/05/1955
  • Character: Commissaire Franconi
The title of this French noir drama translates to The Black File. Jean-Marc Bory plays Jacques Arnaud, an idealistic young investigator who comes to work in a small French town. He is soon involved in a mysterious case incriminating a town notable. Arnaud devotes himself to the case but the upshot of this is rather surprising to all concerned, not to mention the audience. Like Cayatte's previous efforts, Le Dossier Noir is based on the proposition that the phrase "French justice" can at times be oxymoronic.

The Gardener of Argenteuil

The Gardener of Argenteuil
5.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 07/10/1966
  • Character: le patron du restaurant
Tulipe, is an old man who lives alone in an old railway carriage in the Argentueil region of Paris. His main passions are gardening and oil painting, but he also has a secret source of income. His godson discovers that Tulipe is actually a master forger, producing perfect copies of 10 franc notes. His godson’s girlfriend sees this as an opportunity to get very rich – but she must persuade Tulipe to forge 500 franc notes. Assuming Tulipe’s agreement, his godson and his girlfriend buy an expensive new car and luxury villa in provincial France – but there is a cruel turn of fate in store for them when Tulipe strikes up a friendship with a millionaire playboy.

Why Women Sin

Why Women Sin
6.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 06/08/1958
  • Character: Maître Perceval
La moucharde stars Dany Carrel as a young miss who loves neither wisely nor well. Duped into a life of crime, Carrel remains on the wrong side of the Law because she's hopelessly in love with a two-bit crook. Soon she becomes as jaded and hardened as her criminal cohorts. When the police threaten to throw her in the Bastille, Carrel agrees to turn informer, with the expected disastrous results.

L'assassin connaît la musique

L'assassin connaît la musique
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 16/10/1963
  • Character: Papa Duvillard

Your Turn, Darling

Your Turn, Darling
5.7/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 25/09/1963
  • Character: le Général Walker

Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille

Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille
4.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 14/08/1969
  • Character: Guillaume de Kerfuntel

Cadavres en vacances

Cadavres en vacances
5.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 21/08/1963
  • Character: Comm. Mercadier
The holidays at a pension in Touquet (North-Western France) are marred by a series of tragic disappearances.

La Queue du Diable

La Queue du Diable

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