The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
1942 · 1h 38m
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Georges Lacombe
Overview
The everyday life and activity of "La Dernière Heure", a major evening newspaper, seen through the eyes of Hélène Perrin, a cub reporter trained by Pierre Rabaud, a star in his field. Side by side they will investigate several events: an air show that ends tragically, the coming to France of a Hollywood actress, a lightship caught in a terrible storm...
Director and cast
- Georges Lacombe Director
- Pierre Fresnay as Pierre Rabaud
- Marie Déa as Hélène Perrin
- Pierre Renoir as François Marchal
- Pierre Larquey as Phalanpin
- Marcel Vallée as Valentin
- Fred Pasquali as Fragonard
- Bernard Blier as André Bertod
- René Génin as Bedu
- Jean Brochard as Meulon aka Borniol
- Louis Salou as Perrier des Gachons
More films
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · PG-13
Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when...
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Director
- Wayne Wang
- Cast
- Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson
It Could Happen to You (1994)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · PG
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates hi...
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Director
- Andrew Bergman
- Cast
- Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez
The Bounty Hunter (2010)
Action · Comedy · Romance · PG-13
Milo Boyd, a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, thinks he's seeing an upswing in fortune when he gets a call to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife, a reporter named Nicole. Milo considers the job an easy payday, but Nicole quickly escapes to chase a lead on a murder case. The former spouses play an escalating game of one-upmanship, until t...
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Director
- Andy Tennant
- Cast
- Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Jason Sudeikis
Year of the Gun (1991)
Action · Romance · Thriller · R
American novelist David Raybourne accidentally becomes entangled in the Red Brigade's terrorist plan to kidnap Italian Premier Aldo Moro during a research trip to Rome. As the terrorists attempt to kill David, he and his photojournalist friend must struggle to stay alive.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Cast
- Andrew McCarthy, Valeria Golino, Sharon Stone
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Adventure · Comedy · Romance · Approved
While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding. She does not trust him, but he manages to hire her as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America, her opinion of him begins to change.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Director
- Jack Conway
- Cast
- Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members