Jo Dest Movies

  • 1953
    The Wages of Fear

    The Wages of Fear

    The Wages of Fear

    8.0311953HD

    In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships...

    The Wages of Fear
  • 1947
    The Damned

    The Damned

    The Damned

    61947HD

    A group of Nazis and sympathizers board a submarine bound for South America in the hopes of finding shelter.

    The Damned
  • 1950
    The Glass Castle

    The Glass Castle

    The Glass Castle

    5.61950HD

    Evelyne, a judge's young wife, falls in love with Rémy while vacationing in Italy. Upon returning home, she must decide between telling her...

    The Glass Castle
  • 1954
    Stain on the Snow

    Stain on the Snow

    Stain on the Snow

    5.41954HD

    La neige était sale is based on a novel and play by the phenomenally prolific Georges Simenon. Upon learning that his mother was a prostitute,...

    Stain on the Snow
  • 1949
    Return to Life

    Return to Life

    Return to Life

    6.21949HD

    In France in 1946, the difficult return to civilian life of five deportees and prisoners of war after having lived through the hell of the Second...

    Return to Life
  • 1954
    The Contessa's Secret

    The Contessa's Secret

    The Contessa's Secret

    01954HD

    The lover of an Italian revolutionary offers herself to Napoleon in exchange for her sweetheart's life.

    The Contessa's Secret
  • 1953
    Poison Ivy

    Poison Ivy

    Poison Ivy

    5.81953HD

    FBI Agent Lemmy Caution is sent after a missing two million in Casablanca while mob boss mistress Carlotta plays both sides of the law.

    Poison Ivy
  • 1949
    Mission in Tangier

    Mission in Tangier

    Mission in Tangier

    5.71949HD

    During the Second World War, Georges Masse undergoes a dangerous mission by taking secret documents from Tangiers to London.

    Mission in Tangier
  • 1952
    Full House

    Full House

    Full House

    6.61952HD

    Anthology film with three shorts each featuring a famous detective: Monsieur Wens, Lemmy Caution and Maigret.

    Full House
  • 1945
    Resistance

    Resistance

    Resistance

    01945HD

    An Alsatian, head of a section of the Gestapo, is actually spying on behalf of the French and dismantling a Nazi network. His activities are brought...

    Resistance
  • 1948
    Man to Men

    Man to Men

    Man to Men

    4.21948HD

    The story of the Swiss soldier, Henri Dunant, who was responsible for the founding of the Red Cross, and who was offered the first Nobel Peace Prize.

    Man to Men
  • 1949
    Firemen's Ball

    Firemen's Ball

    Firemen's Ball

    5.51949HD

    1944, France experiences its last days of German occupation. A microcosm representative of the various attitudes adopted during this troubled period,...

    Firemen's Ball
  • 1947
    The Sharks of Gibraltar

    The Sharks of Gibraltar

    The Sharks of Gibraltar

    01947HD

    In order for important British admiralty papers to pass into the hands of the Germans, the spy Gordon has the ingenious idea of...

    The Sharks of Gibraltar
  • 1953
    Good Lord Without Confession

    Good Lord Without Confession

    Good Lord Without Confession

    5.51953HD

    Stuck in a loveless marriage, bourgeois industrialist Francois falls in love with Janine, another man's wife. Francois sets up Janine as his...

    Good Lord Without Confession
  • 1946
    Mr. Orchid

    Mr. Orchid

    Mr. Orchid

    6.21946HD

    This character study of a French patriot during the Nazi Occupation has comedian Noel as the chief of the underground who uses his hobby of growing...

    Mr. Orchid
  • 1946
    Behind These Walls

    Behind These Walls

    Behind These Walls

    5.81946HD

    June 1944, a French town towards the end of the occupation. Following several attacks perpetrated by the resistance, the inhabitants who listen to...

    Behind These Walls
  • 1946
    A Friend Will Come Tonight

    A Friend Will Come Tonight

    A Friend Will Come Tonight

    5.51946HD

    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...

    A Friend Will Come Tonight
  • 1951
    Rue des Saussaies

    Rue des Saussaies

    Rue des Saussaies

    01951HD

    The brother of Jeanne Masson, a young nightclub singer, has been murdered by Brasier, a criminal who pretends to be a respectable man. Jeanne has...

    Rue des Saussaies
  • 1954
    Flesh and the Woman

    Flesh and the Woman

    Flesh and the Woman

    4.11954HD

    In this romance, a jilted lawyer joins the French Foreign Legion to help him forget his faithless love. While in the desert he espies a village...

    Flesh and the Woman
  • 1950
    The Big Meeting

    The Big Meeting

    The Big Meeting

    01950HD

    One of the first victories against the Nazis in World War II is when Parisians help allied forces drive the enemy out of occupied French Algeria.

    The Big Meeting