Movies by Fernand Ledoux

Le Père de Mademoiselle

Le Père de Mademoiselle

Freud: The Secret Passion

Freud: The Secret Passion

An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.

The Devil's Envoys

The Devil's Envoys

At the end of the 15th century, a man and a woman, posing as traveling minstrels, are sent by the Devil to a castle to seduce its inhabitants.

Act of Love

Act of Love

An American soldier romances a beautiful Parisian during the final days of World War II.

White Paws

White Paws

An eccentric man endangers himself when he makes advances toward the girlfriend of a saloon keeper.

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation is that his cousin Samuel, a timid bank clerk, accompany Vic and his Corsican bride, Marie, to Africa and protect the family fortune.

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

Dismissed following an unfortunate initiative, financial advisor Benoît Lepape decides to work for his uncle, a union activist. His capitalist methods will surprise at first, but quickly bring in a lot of money.

The Sword and the Balance

The Sword and the Balance

Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.

Folies Bergère

Folies Bergère

Alternate-language French version of Folies Bergère de Paris (1935).

À la recherche de Jean Grémillon

À la recherche de Jean Grémillon

Documentary about filmmaker Jean Grémillon.

The Bellman

The Bellman

The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe the daughter of his only friend, a head injury victim considered the village simpleton, into marrying him, despite her love for a lowly woodsman who is, in turn, being cajoled into marriage by the daughter of the wealthy innkeeper.

Donkey Skin

Donkey Skin

A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.

To Each His Hell

To Each His Hell

After her daughter is kidnapped, a mother discovers that there can be something even worse after "the worst."