# The best Jean Gabin films

From 1930s poetic realism to 1960s crime films: Gabin's great roles, ranked from the SensCritique members' tops.

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- Sep 3, 2026 · Adrien
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## Top 10

1. **La Grande Illusion (1937)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lieutenant Maréchal, a prisoner of war, for Renoir.
2. **A Monkey in Winter (1962)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — With Belmondo: drink and memories of China.
3. **Port of Shadows (1938)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The deserter in Le Havre, by Carné and Prévert.
4. **Daybreak (1939)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A worker barricaded in his room through the night.
5. **Pépé le Moko (1937)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The gangster hiding out in the Algiers Casbah.
6. **Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Max the Liar, and Gabin's return to top form.
7. **La Traversée de Paris (1956)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The black market under the Occupation, with Bourvil.
8. **La Bête humaine (1938)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The train driver from Zola's novel.
9. **La Belle Équipe (1936)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Five unemployed men open a riverside café, by Duvivier.
10. **The President (1961)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A former prime minister facing the politicians.
11. **Any Number Can Win (1963)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Cannes casino heist with Alain Delon.
12. **The Sicilian Clan (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Gabin, Delon and Ventura in Henri Verneuil's crime film.
13. **The Cat (1971)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An old couple tearing each other apart, opposite Simone Signoret.
14. **The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Le Dabe and a counterfeit-money job, with Audiard's dialogue.
15. **French Cancan (1955)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The birth of the Moulin Rouge, for Renoir.

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