Jean Gabin

Born: 1904-05-17

Jean Gabin (17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976) was a major French actor and war hero.


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The Sicilian Clan

as Vittorio Manalese
Released: 1969-12-05

An ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter-in-law of a...

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The Tattoo

as Comte Enguerand de Montignac, dit « Legrain »
Released: 1968-08-17

An art dealer wants to buy a Modigliani, which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier.

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Le Plaisir

as Joseph Rivet
Released: 1952-02-29

Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to...

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Les Misérables

as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
Released: 1958-03-12

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...

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Grand Illusion

as Le lieutenant Maréchal
Released: 1937-06-04

A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class...

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Two Men in Town

as Germain Cazeneuve
Released: 1973-10-24

A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker,...

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French Cancan

as Henri Danglard
Released: 1955-04-27

Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening...

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Touchez Pas au Grisbi

as Max dit Max le Menteur
Released: 1954-03-17

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and...

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Any Number Can Win

as Charles
Released: 1963-03-19

Charles, fresh out of jail, rejects his wife's plan for a quiet life of bourgeois...

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La Bête Humaine

as Lantier
Released: 1938-12-23

Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman,...

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Port of Shadows

as Jean
Released: 1938-05-17

Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking...

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Pasha

as Comissaire Joss, le Pacha
Released: 1968-03-14

Six months before his retirement from the criminal police, inspector Joss finds his colleague...

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My American Uncle

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1980-05-21

Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist...

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The Trip Across Paris

as Grandgil, artist painter
Released: 1956-10-26

Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across...

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Pépé le Moko

as Pépé le Moko
Released: 1937-01-28

Pépé le Moko, one of France's most wanted criminals, hides out in the Casbah section of Algiers....

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A Monkey in Winter

as Albert Quentin
Released: 1962-05-11

The story of a man who has stopped drinking- and then dreaming- and who thanks to a young man...

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Action Man

as Denis Ferrand
Released: 1967-05-31

An American talks a retired French crook into robbing a bank, but kidnappers demand the loot as...

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Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

as Commissioner Jules Maigret
Released: 1959-09-02

Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at...

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Deadlier Than the Male

as André Chatelin
Released: 1956-04-13

In Les Halles, in the heart of Paris, the restaurateur André Chatelin, leads an uneventful life...

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The Lower Depths

as Pepel Wasska
Released: 1936-12-11

Inhabitants of a flophouse struggle to survive under the harsh treatment imposed by the...

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Maigret Sets a Trap

as Commissaire Maigret
Released: 1958-01-29

Four women were murdered, each was knifed and, though they had their clothes torn, they weren't...

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Razzia

as Henri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais'
Released: 1955-04-07

Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United...

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The Dominici Affair

as Gaston Dominici
Released: 1973-03-07

In August 1952, a family of British tourists is found by the roadside in Haute Provence,...

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The Horse

as Auguste Maroilleur
Released: 1970-02-22

Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his...

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Moontide

as Bobo
Released: 1942-05-29

After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.

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The Counterfeiters of Paris

as Ferdinand Maréchal, aka 'le Dabe'
Released: 1961-09-27

"Le Dabe" retired many years ago and now he lives in the Tropics where he owns stables and...

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The Upper Hand

as Paul Berger dit Paulo les Diam's
Released: 1966-03-02

In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action....

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Hi-Jack Highway

as Jean Chape
Released: 1955-10-18

A trucker encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police, who...

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The Cat

as Julien Bouin
Released: 1971-04-24

Julien Bouin, a former typographist, and his wife Clemence, who used to perform in a circus,...

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Love Is My Profession

as Maître André Gobillot
Released: 1958-09-17

Married French lawyer Andre defends succesfully the case of Yvette, who committed a robbery. He...

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Daybreak

as François
Released: 1939-06-09

After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events the...

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Napoleon

as Marshal Jean Lannes
Released: 1955-03-25

The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint...

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The Image Book

as (film archive footage)
Released: 2018-10-11

In Le Livre d’Image, Jean-Luc Godard recycles existing images (films, documentaries, paintings,...

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The Old Guard

as Jean-Marie Pejat, réparateur de vélos
Released: 1960-09-02

Three friends leave their village for a retirement home travelling the countryside

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The Night Affair

as Inspecteur Georges Vallois
Released: 1958-05-14

Vallois, a vice inspector for the Paris police, takes special interest in the plight of...

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The Gentleman from Epsom

as Richard Briand-Charmery
Released: 1962-10-03

The story takes place in the racecourses around Paris. A so-called major sells his tips to naive...

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La Bandera

as Pierre Gilieth
Released: 1935-09-25

Pierre Gilieth has committed a murder in Paris. He flees to Barcelona, where he runs out of...

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Crime and Punishment

as Commissaire Gallet
Released: 1956-12-04

A young tormented student can no longer stand his miserable life. To avoid his sister marrying...

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Maria Chapdelaine

as François Paradis
Released: 1934-12-14

A young woman has three suitors on her father's logging ranch on the Quebec frontier.

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The President

as Emile Beaufort
Released: 1961-03-01

Aged 73, the former President of the French Council Émile Beaufort still plays a central role in...

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Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2011-10-25

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Maigret Sees Red

as Commissaire Jules Maigret
Released: 1963-09-18

Gangsters from the United States try to kill a key government witness whose testimony could help...

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Air of Paris

as Victor Le Garrec
Released: 1954-09-24

Victor Le Garrec, a former boxer, runs a gym in Paris while dreaming of finding an aspiring...

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Stormy Waters

as Le capitaine André Laurent
Released: 1941-11-27

A married tugboat captain falls for a woman he rescues from a sinking ship.

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Monsieur

as Le banquier René Duchêne, alias Georges Baudin dit "Monsieur"
Released: 1964-04-22

Désespéré par la mort de sa femme, le banquier René Duchesne se promène le long de la Seine....

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The Possessors

as Noël Schoudler, le patriarche financier
Released: 1958-11-19

Noël Schoudler, founder of an empire built on three foundations - sugar, banking and the press -...

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The Gardener of Argenteuil

as Le père Tulipe M. Martin
Released: 1966-10-07

Tulipe, is an old man who lives alone in an old railway carriage in the Argentueil region of...

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The Magnificent Tramp

as Joseph, Hugues Guillaume Boutier-Blainville dit : Archimède
Released: 1959-04-08

Bum Archimède wants to spend the winter in prison, but to get there proves not to be that easy.

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The Case of Dr. Laurent

as le docteur Laurent
Released: 1957-04-03

Le Cas Du Dr. Laurent (The Case of Dr. Laurent) stars Jean Gabin as a Paris-based doctor who...

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Marie of the Port

as Henri Chatelard
Released: 1950-02-27

Henri Chatelard is well into his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city, and...

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Holy Year

as Max Lambert
Released: 1976-04-23

Two bank robbers, an old and a young, escape from prison to get to the hidden loot.

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The Walls of Malapaga

as Pierre Arrignon
Released: 1949-09-19

A French fugitive arrives in Genoa, where he becomes entangled with an Italian woman and her...

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The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow

as Victor Ploubaz
Released: 1971-10-13

Victor, grocer and tyrannical boss, never stops telling his family about his seafaring past,...

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Killer

as Commissaire Le Guen
Released: 1972-03-01

Whilst being transferred to a psychiatric hospital, a ruthless serial killer Gassot makes a...

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All That Is Not Worth Love

as Jean Cordier
Released: 1931-10-15

Tourneur's first film tells the story of a chemist, Jules Renaudin. He welcomes a young pregnant...

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They Were Five

as Jean dit Jeannot
Released: 1936-09-01

Five unemployed workers win 100,000 Francs in the national lottery. Instead of sharing the...

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Jury of One

as Leguen
Released: 1974-09-11

A desperate woman, whose son is on trial for murder, blackmails the judge and kidnaps his wife.

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Zouzou

as Jean
Released: 1934-12-21

Zou Zou tries to help her childhood friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murder.

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The Little Rebels

as Julien Lamy
Released: 1955-10-21

Judge Julien Lamy regularly deals with the welfare of children, namely down on their luck...

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Speaking of Murder

as Louis Bertain/Louis le blond
Released: 1957-04-12

Louis Bertain is the owner of a Paris garage which is the front for a robbery gang. He and his...

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Rue de Paris

as Henri Neveu
Released: 1959-10-21

Life in a one-parent family with a focus on the parent, Henri Neveu (Jean Gabin), is the topic...

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The Room Upstairs

as Martin Roumagnac
Released: 1946-12-18

The local building-contractor Martin Roumagnac is fascinated by the fashionable Blanche Ferrand....

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Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2002-03-21

The films, affairs and struggles of the iconic star of The Blue Angel as told by Rosemary...

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The Truth About Bebe Donge

as François Donge
Released: 1952-02-13

François Donge, a rich industrialist and womaniser, meets a girl nicknamed Bébé who he marries....

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High and Low

as Charles Boulla
Released: 1933-12-08

The intersecting lives of neighbors in a courtyard apartment building in Vienna,including a...

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Blood to the Head

as François Cardinaud
Released: 1956-08-10

François Cardinaud is one of the richest shipowners in the region. But this success arouses...

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The Night Is My Kingdom

as Raymond Pinsard
Released: 1951-08-09

After an accident, Raymond has gone blind. His family treats him like a child, but fortunately a...

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People of No Importance

as Jean Viard
Released: 1956-02-15

During a stay at a roadside inn, long-distance lorry driver Jean Viard meets a young woman...

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The Thunder of God

as Léandre Brassac
Released: 1965-09-08

Brassac is a drunken veterinarian who can't resist bringing home stray animals and humans. Lilli...

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The Impostor

as Clément / Maurice Lafarge
Released: 1944-02-10

The story concerns a condemned murderer named Clement (Jean Gabin), who is "liberated" when the...

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Le Tunnel

as Mac Allan
Released: 1933-12-15

An engineer is hired to plan and oversee the construction of a undersea tunnel between Europe...

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Victor

as Victor
Released: 1951-06-13

Secretly in love with Françoise, the companion of his best friend Marc, Victor decides to go to...

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The Baron of the Locks

as Baron Jérôme Napoléon Antoine
Released: 1960-04-13

The lucky Baron wins a boat in a card game and takes off with his former lover to find new...

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Mirror

as Pierre Lussac
Released: 1947-05-02

Portrait of a two-faced man. By day he is rich, brilliant and respectable financial officer...

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The Beautiful Sailor

as Le capitaine
Released: 1932-12-02

A barge captain saves Marinette from drowning and soon marries her. On the wedding day,...

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Lady Killer

as Lucien Bourrache, dit 'Gueule d'Amour'
Released: 1937-09-15

Lucien Bourrache, a good looking non-commissioned officer at the Spahis, is used to charm many...

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That Tender Age

as Émile Malhouin
Released: 1964-12-23

Antoine and Marie decided to introduce their parents before the wedding. Summer vacation looks...

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The Moment of Truth

as Dr Pierre Richard
Released: 1952-10-22

After attending to a suicidal young man, Dr Richard learns that his wife has been unfaithful for...

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Coral Reefs

as Ted "Trott" Lennard
Released: 1939-03-01

The adventures of a sailor from Mexico to a lagoon in the Pacific ocean, and the meeting with a...

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Everyone has their chance

as Marcel Grivot
Released: 1930-12-19

When the baroness surprises the baron with his mistress at the music hall, he passes off young...

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Fun in the Barracks

as Fricot
Released: 1932-09-18

The life of disorderly soldiers in the barracks dealing with daily routines.

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Happy Hearts

as Charles
Released: 1932-12-02

A silent film theater projectionist is kidnapped by a gangster group, so he can show them...

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Under the Sign of the Bull

as Albert Raynal
Released: 1969-03-28

In this film, Albert is an eccentric inventor of missiles who comes under fire from his...

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Twelve Hours to Live

as Carlo Bacchi
Released: 1950-10-19

After dying in a car accident, wealthy shoe industrialist Carlo Bacchi finds himself in the...

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The Messenger

as Nicolas Dange
Released: 1937-09-02

Nick, a Parisian businessman, divorces his rich American wife, marries his new secretary Marie,...

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Behold the Man

as Ponce Pilate
Released: 1935-01-01

The final days of Jesus from the time he enters the city of Jerusalem. Viewed as a threat, it is...

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Gloria

as Robert Nourry
Released: 1931-10-30

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Rhine Virgin

as Martin Schmidt, alias Jacques Ledru
Released: 1953-11-13

Reported missing in 1940, Jacques Ledru comes back to Strasbourg as Martin Schmidt. He tracks...

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The Darling of Paris

as Bob
Released: 1931-10-09

In order not to compromise the great music hall star with whom he spent the night, a man is...

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Méphisto

as Jacques Miral
Released: 1931-04-17

On his wedding night with Hilda Bergmann, the daughter of a swedish chemist, the young and rich...

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Quand Jean devint Renoir

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-04-30

The fascinating story of a man destined to be only a son of and who sought all his life to...

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Their Last Night

as Pierre Ruffin
Released: 1953-10-23

Arriving in Paris, Madeleine Marsan rents a room in a guesthouse where she makes the...

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Adieu les beaux jours

as Pierre Lavernay
Released: 1933-09-03

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Varieté

as Georges
Released: 1935-10-04

Annabella, Jean Gabin and Fernand Gravey star as a trio of circus trapeze artists. Both Gabin...

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Storms

as il professore Antonio Sanna
Released: 1953-05-29

A renowned surgeon becomes involved with an attractive circus trapeze artist with the...

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Mireille Darc, la femme libre

as Monsieur (archive footage)
Released: 2018-08-24

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House on the Waterfront

as Le commandant Lequévic
Released: 1955-04-15

Martine is searching for her sister that disappeared mysteriously. Lequévic agrees to help her.

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Lino Ventura, la part intime

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-02-04

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L'Étoile de Valencia

as Pedro Savedra
Released: 1933-06-16

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The Crowd Roars

as Joe Greer
Released: 1932-10-11

French-language version of Howard Hawks' The Crowd Roars (1932): A race car driver vies with his...

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Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-05-07

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Jean Gabin, une âme française

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2015-12-25

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Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants

as Lui-même
Released: 2015-01-12

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Lilac

as Martousse
Released: 1932-03-13

Also known as Lilac, this early Anatole Litvak-directed talkie was based on a play by Tristan...

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For one evening..!

as Jean
Released: 1932-01-29

In a chic nightclub, a navel officer admires his new love, the singer Stella Maris. A fellow...

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Spécial cinéma

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1974-09-25

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Cinépanorama

as Self
First aired: 1956-02-04

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Le Siècle des icônes

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2022-12-27

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Star Life

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1990-08-04

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