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A satirical view of the problems of capitalism a small state on the brink of bankruptcy invites a foreign billionaire to rule, who soon becomes an insane dictator

In the 18th century, as the army of Prince De Beaulieu lays siege on the fortress of Marechal DAllenberg, a young princess sends a soldier out of the fortress to go find her lover

A young turn of the century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next days paper This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act

A beautiful 17th century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor

Businessman Victor Hardy Noiret wants to buy the entire area around the small village of Cabosse He claims that he wants to return to nature, but he also intends to profit by selling the water from the village fountain, which is r

Seven guests, a newly hired secretary and two staff are gathered at a manor house on an isolated island by an unknown absentee host and are killed off one by one They work together to determine who the killer is before its too late

The Faust story retold, with an aged alchemist accepting the gift of renewed youth from the devilish Mephistopheles

A French lieutenant makes a bet that he can seduce any woman in town in the two weeks before his regiment leaves for maneuvers, but his chosen target a Parisian divorcee isnt like other girls hes known

1910 A friend leaves his daughter, Madeleine, with Emile a French film producer Emile falls in love with her Problems starts when his young friend Jacques returns from military service complaining his misfortune with women Once

In old New Orleans, a beautiful adventuress juggles the attentions of a rich banker and a dashing sea captain

A young composer has vivid dreams of the past that reflect, yet conflict with his waking life

A haunted Scottish castle is dismantled and transported to Florida, bringing the family ghost along with it

An impoverished painter and his rival engage in a race across Paris to recover a jacket concealing a winning lottery ticket

Seeking better life, two convicts escape from prison