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  • Inspired by the movies of Fritz Lang and F.W. Murnau, he summoned a similar moody atmosphere, as well as vivid characters, in screenplays he wrote for other directors and for his own policiers .

    A French Director Ripe for Rediscovery Kristin M. Jones 2011

  • My hands drop to my sides and I look over to Jean-Marc, who is already pleading with les policiers*:

    Braise The Dog 2009

  • My hands drop to my sides and I look over to Jean-Marc, who is already pleading with les policiers*:

    creve - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • But the crime genre was dominated by formulaic policiers.

    A Killer Vision of a Corrupt Society Sarah Weinman 2011

  • Sunday, 7 and 10 p.m. Even from his earliest days onscreen, death always was a silent companion to Clint Eastwood — from the parched horizons of Sergio Leone's Westerns and the point-blank judgment of a Remington .44 Magnum in the "Dirty Harry" movies and later policiers.

    The Best of the Rest Greater New York Staff 2010

  • The French treat crime writers, Hurley among them, with great respect and have dozens of literary festivals for policiers.

    Pompey meets Le Havre in French TV crime hit 2012

  • My hands drop to my sides and I look over to Jean-Marc, who is already pleading with les policiers*: "S'il vous plaît... on a perdu deux chiens...."

    creve - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • However, the press release says "Les policiers ont été repérés par les manifestants au moment où ils ont refusé de lancer des projectiles."

    Boing Boing 2007

  • My hands drop to my sides and I look over to Jean-Marc, who is already pleading with les policiers*: "S'il vous plaît... on a perdu deux chiens...."

    Braise The Dog 2009

  • "RCMP approves taser use across Canada : new, less lethal weapon reduces possibility of injury to police and public = La GRC approuve l'utilisation de l'arme Taser au pays : une nouvelle arme quasi léthale qui réduit le risque de blessures pour les policiers et le public" Kerr, Joanna.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Michel-Adrien Sheppard 2008

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