Albert Rémy

François Truffaut's "The 400 Blows" features the first appearance of the legendary character Antoine Doinel, albeit in a more serious drama than in later comedic outings. Antoine's unhappy home life leads him into petty crime and juvenile detention.

After a spell in the U.S., a master criminal known as ‘Le Nantais’ (Jean Gabin) returns to Paris and is recruited by a major narcotics ring.

During WWII, a railway inspector joins the French Resistance to prevent Germans from stealing paintings in this wartime thriller based on true events.