Jacques Deray’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Jacques Deray has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 1980s.
Recurring themes
Philippe Jordan is a policeman prone to advancing the cause of justice by any means necessary. On his agenda is a powerful drug cartel working out of Paris and Marseilles, with a drug lord who is essentially inaccessible -- but not immortal.
Dir. Jacques Deray · With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Carlos Sotto Mayor

Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.
Dir. Jacques Deray · With Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet

In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.
Dir. Jacques Deray · With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Catherine Rouvel
In Paris , Commissioner Stan Jalard and Inspector Simon Lecache plan to quit the police to go and enjoy a more peaceful life in the West Indies. In a nightclub, during a routine visit, they spot Schneider, a dreaded gangster and public enemy. At the time of his arrest, Simon is killed at close range by the criminal. Stan then decides to stay in the police to avenge Simon. Being the godfather of Christian, Simon's son, who sometimes lives in a boarding school, sometimes at home, he takes charge of his education. Two years later, Stan has been promoted, and he's told that Schneider had resurfaced in the capital. A long hunt begins.
Dir. Jacques Deray · With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Malo, Michel Beaune
The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy number one, begins a murderous rampage through the French capital.
Dir. Jacques Deray · With Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claudine Auger
Marseille. Heaps of flowers and funeral wreaths... "A man who no longer defends his colors is no longer a man."
Dir. Jacques Deray · With Alain Delon, Riccardo Cucciolla, Daniel Ivernel