One Body Too Many - DVD

François Leclercq (Jean-Paul Belmondo) thought his conquest of a local gentry (Marie-France Pisier) would lead to bigger things... and he seemed right when her family connections put him in charge of a trendy nightclub. All the gig brought him. However, was a frame job in the murder of an athlete-and after a seven-year stretch, he came home to settle with those who'd set him up. Intense crime story co-stars Bernard Blier, François Perrot. 116 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.

A scientist collapses during the premiere of his television system, his death broadcast around the world. Investigations into the murder provide no clues and the victim's assistant (Bela Lugosi) becomes the prime suspect. When he is found dead with a knife in his chest, the case seems unsolvable, until the assistant appears to return from the dead and untangles the mystery. Bela Lugosi plays a dual role in Murder by Television , which w

John Garfield delivers as Oscar nominated performance in this knockout story of driving ambition that stands as a classic of it's genre. Garfield stars as Charley Davis, a strong-willed young prizefighter whose ruthless quest for a shot at the title forces him to mortgage his humanity to a corrupt boxing syndicate. But when faced with the chance to regain his self-respect, Charley climbs into the ring one last time in an unforgettable climatic fight scene shot by two time Oscar winner James Wong Howe (Hud). Widely regarded as one of the best boxing stories ever made, BODY AND SOUL boasts a strong supporting cast, an Oscar nominated screenplay by Abraham Polonsky (FORCE OF EVIL) and 1947 Academy Award for Best Editing. Directed by Robert Rossen (THE HUSTLER).