Michel Simon

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The Head
5.3

The Head

Jul. 24, 1959

The Head

A scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog’s head alive after its body dies. When the scientist dies of a heart attack, his crazed ...
Vautrin the Thief
6.8

Vautrin the Thief

Dec. 13, 1943

Vautrin the Thief

A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin, escapes from prison. Chance makes him meet ...
The Crowned Fish Tavern
5.7

The Crowned Fish Tavern

Captain Palmer’s daughter, Maria, is neglected by her husband, the cynical Leo, who lives with the beautiful Sylvia. To defeat his ...
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
5.8

The Marriage Came Tumbling Down

Jacques spends his summer vacation with his grandfather, Jericho, in the company of his wife Marie. The malicious ancestor quickly realizes that ...
Blanche
6.5

Blanche

Jan. 26, 1972

Blanche

Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every man is in love with her, including the King and ...
The Two of Us
7.6

The Two of Us

Mar. 08, 1967

The Two of Us

A story of the caring friendship formed between a crusty, old anti-Semite and an eight-year-old Jewish boy who goes to live with him during World ...
The Train
7.8

The Train

Sep. 24, 1964

The Train

As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France’s greatest paintings to ...
The Battle of Austerlitz
6.3

The Battle of Austerlitz

Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802.
The Merchant of Venice
5.4

The Merchant of Venice

A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he’s in love with Portia. ...
The Beauty of the Devil
7.4

The Beauty of the Devil

Henri Faust, retiring after 50 years as a professor in a circa-1700 French university, despairs at the ravages of old age … whereupon ...
Panic
7.9

Panic

Jan. 15, 1947

Panic

Proud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire has always kept to himself. But after a woman turns up dead in the Paris suburb where he lives, ...
A Friend Will Come Tonight
6.5

A Friend Will Come Tonight

Commander Gerard and his band of guerrillas have found the ideal hideout: a nursing home in the Alps where, along with the mentally ill, are also ...
Fric-Frac
6.9

Fric-Frac

Jun. 15, 1939

Fric-Frac

An employee at a jewelry store falls in love with a woman who secretly plans to rob the store.
Port of Shadows
7.7

Port of Shadows

May. 17, 1938

Port of Shadows

Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, ...
Boys’ School
7.3

Boys’ School

Apr. 05, 1938

Boys’ School

In a college, three friends form a secret society. Their objective – going to America. One night, after one of their secret meetings, one ...
Let’s Make a Dream
7.1

Let’s Make a Dream

Dec. 31, 1936

Let’s Make a Dream

A husband who has just cheated on his wife returns home in the early morning, puzzled. He finds there, without knowing it, the lover of his wife, ...
L’Atalante
7.7

L’Atalante

Apr. 24, 1934

L’Atalante

Capricious small-town girl Juliette and barge captain Jean marry after a whirlwind courtship, and she comes to live aboard his boat, ...
Boudu Saved from Drowning
7.2

Boudu Saved from Drowning

Michel Simon gives one of the most memorable performances in screen history as Boudu, a Parisian tramp who takes a suicidal plunge into the Seine ...
Baby’s Laxative
6

Baby’s Laxative

Jun. 21, 1931

Baby’s Laxative

A little boy won’t go to the bathroom, which leads to all sorts of complications for his parents and their friends.
La Chienne
7.5

La Chienne

Nov. 20, 1931

La Chienne

Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance, he meets Lucienne, “Lulu”, and make her his mistress. He thinks he ...
The Late Mathias Pascal
7

The Late Mathias Pascal

Mathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and ...
The Passion of Joan of Arc
8.1

The Passion of Joan of Arc

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming ...