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Jacques Marin has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1970s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Charade.
1953
Comedy · Romance

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.
Dir. Stanley Donen · With Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau

A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
Dir. William Wyler · With Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach

Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
Dir. René Clément · With Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly, Philippe de Chérisey

as L'épicier, collaborateur avant l'heure
1940: During the chaotic running fights of the French army the 7th company disappears - nobody knows they've been taken captive. Only their scouting patrol, three witty but lazy guys, can escape and now wanders around behind the German lines. They'd like to just stay out the fights, but a Lieutenant urges them to use a captured truck to break through to their troops.
Dir. Robert Lamoureux · With Pierre Mondy, Jean Lefebvre, Aldo Maccione
Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.
Dir. Vincent McEveety · With Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie Sommars