The best Roland Armontel’s drama movies

Roland Armontel

Roland Armontel

21/12/1901- 08/03/1980
Today we present the best Roland Armontel’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Roland Armontel’s movies.

The Beast

The Beast
5.7/10
The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family, unaware that a mysterious 'beast' is stalking the vicinity.

Razzia

Razzia
7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 07/04/1955
  • Character: Louis Birot
Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.

L'Idiot

L'Idiot
6.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 07/06/1946
  • Character: Louliane Timofeievitch Lebediev l'ivrogne
Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution, determined to spread decency and kindness in the harsh and cruel world. He becomes betrothed to an innocent young girl while trying to save a less-innocent woman from her own travail, but jealousy and his own naivete conjoin to bring about unimaginable tragedy.

Maigret Sees Red

Maigret Sees Red
6.2/10
Gangsters from the United States try to kill a key government witness whose testimony could help land an influential mobster in jail. It's up to detective Maigret to deal with the FBI and a series of underworld figures to save the life of the witness...

Three Days to Live

Three Days to Live
6.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/08/1957
Trois jour à vivre (Three Days to Live) takes off with a bang when two-bit actor Daniel Gelin witnesses a murder. He didn't see the killer, but that doesn't stop him from claiming that he did in order to get his name into the papers. Sure enough, the murderer targets Gelin as his next victim. Our hero is temporarily rescued by Jeanne Moreau, an aspiring actress who has always had a crush on him.

The Deserter

The Deserter
7.2/10
During WW1, a train is stopped by a bombing, a young soldier takes advantage of the opportunity to go to his native village to see his parents.

Les chouans

Les chouans
6.1/10

Beating Heart

Beating Heart
6.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/02/1940
  • Character: Firmin
Tells the story of a young woman escaping from reform school who tries to steal a foreign ambassador's watch but ends up falling in love with him.

La Maison sous la Mer

La Maison sous la Mer
6.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 20/08/1947
  • Character: M. Dial
A stranger named Constant disrupts the life of Flora, who is seemingly happy with her husband Lucien. But she suddenly experiences a passionate love, taking refuge with Constant in a cave they call “home under the sea.”

El Secreto de Tomy

El Secreto de Tomy
The racing stables of Gandia family go to auction. Tomy, son of the owner, manages to save his favorite horse, "Cantador". Now, his only obsession is to resolve the problems of his father, providing him a new wife and riding his horse at the races. After a while, in the Official Prize, "Cantador", ridden by Tomy wins. This fact causes everyone to be interested in the horse and eventually Tomy will be forced to auction it to liquidate their debts. But the new owner is the father of Luchy, Tomy's classmate , and he will do everything possible to recover it.

The Blonde Gypsy

The Blonde Gypsy
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 20/09/1953
  • Character: Polyte Roux

Prisons de femmes

Prisons de femmes
5.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 12/10/1938
Juliette, an innocent woman, is wrongly sentenced to prison for attempted murder. After her release, she married an industrialist to whom she did not speak of her tumultuous past. But, victim of a rampant blackmail, she cannot continue to hide her prison past and the scandal breaks out.

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