Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé, known as Jean Gabin, was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour se lève (1939), and Le plaisir (1952). During his career, he twice won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival, respectively. Gabin was made a member of the Légion d'honneur in recognition of the important role he played in French cinema.
Pépé le Moko is a 1937 French film directed by Julien Duvivier starring Jean Gabin, based on a novel of the same name by Henri La Barthe and with sets by Jacques Krauss. An example of the 1930s French movement known as poetic realism, it recounts the trapping of a gangster on the run in Algiers, who believes that he is safe from arrest in the Casbah.
Remorques is a 1941 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon. The screenplay was written by Jacques Prévert and André Cayatte (adaptation), based on the novel by Roger Vercel. The film stars Jean Gabin, Madeleine Renaud and Michèle Morgan.
The Moment of Truth is a 1952 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Michèle Morgan, Jean Gabin and Walter Chiari. Delannoy co-wrote the screenplay with Henri Jeanson, Roland Laudenbach and Robert Thoeren. The music score is by Paul Misraki, Winfried Zillig and Georges Van Parys. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.
Archimède le clochard is a 1959 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier. It is also known as The Magnificent Tramp. The film was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.
The Gentleman from Epsom is a 1962 French–Italian comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson and Frank Villard. The film was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. Racetracks scenes were shot at the Hippodrome d'Enghien-Soisy and Longchamp Racecourse on the outskirts of the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Departure is a 1931 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jean Marchat, Simone Cerdan and Gaby Basset. It was based on a novel by Roland Dorgelès. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Speaking of Murder is a 1957 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin. The original French title is Le rouge est mis, which means "the red light is on". The screenplay is based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton.
Nights in Port Said is a 1932 French drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Renée Héribel, Gustav Diessl and Oskar Homolka. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge. It was produced and distributed by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.
Renée Héribel was a French film actress.
Mirror is a 1947 French crime drama film directed by Raymond Lamy and starring Jean Gabin, Daniel Gélin and Martine Carol. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. It was Gabin's second film following his return to his homeland after serving in the Free French forces after the poorly-received Martin Roumagnac (1946) alongside Marlene Dietrich. The film marks a shift from the doomed men of the pre-war poetic realism that established Gabin as a star to the powerful figures he played from the 1950s onwards.
House on the Waterfront is a 1955 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Jean Gabin, Andrée Debar and Henri Vidal. It was made at the Billancourt Studios with some location filming in Marseilles. The film's sets were designed by Lucien Aguettand. Although completed in 1954, it wasn't released until the following year.
The Dominici Affair is a 1973 French-Italian crime drama film directed by Claude Bernard-Aubert and starring Jean Gabin, Victor Lanoux and Gérard Depardieu. It is based on the Dominici affair of 1952.
Under the Sign of the Bull is a 1969 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Suzanne Flon and Colette Deréal. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel.
The Case of Doctor Laurent is a 1957 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel and Silvia Monfort. Upon release in the United States, The film was condemned by the Catholic Church in the Advocate a publication of the Archdiocese of Newark.
Gloria is a 1931 French-German drama film directed by Hans Behrendt and Yvan Noé and starring Brigitte Helm, André Luguet and Jean Gabin. A co-production between France and Germany, a separate German version Gloria was also made. Such multiple-language versions were common during the early years of sound before dubbing became more widespread.
All That's Not Worth Love is a 1931 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Marcel Lévesque, Jean Gabin and Josseline Gaël. It was shot at Pathé's Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.
Their Last Night is a 1953 French crime drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson and Robert Dalban. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq.
Gas-Oil is a 1955 French crime drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Gaby Basset and Ginette Leclerc. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location at a variety of places. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was one of a number of films portraying tough truck drivers made in the wake of the success of the 1953 film The Wages of Fear. It was the first of many films in which Gabin appeared in written by his fellow Parisian Michel Audiard.
The Little Rebels is a 1955 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Jean Gabin, Anne Doat and Dora Doll. It premiered at the 1955 Venice Film Festival before going on general release. It was one of the most popular films at the French box office that year, drawing over four million spectators. The film was based on the 1954 novel by Gilbert Cesbron. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location around and near the city including Conflans and Provins. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.
