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Disc 2 of Kino Lorber's French Noir Collection III contains The Strange Mr. Steve (1957) and Paris Pick-Up (1962), both in 2K restorations by Gaumont, with a new audio commentary for The Strange Mr. Steve by Simon Abrams, an audio commentary for Paris Pick-Up by Tim Lucas, and The Strange Mr. Steve theatrical trailer. In The Strange Mr. Steve (1957), a bored bank clerk (Philippe Lemaire) is lured into the world of crime by a wealthy stranger (Armand Mestral) and his sultry wife (Jeanne Moreau). In Paris Pick-Up (1962), an ex-convict (Robert Hossein) spends a cold Christmas night caught in a maze of deceit with a beautiful woman (Lea Massari) whose apartment contains a dead man on a sofa.

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Marcel Bozzuffi, Sylva Koscina, and Michel Constantin star in this hard-boiled Eurocrime thriller from director Jean-Pierre Desagnat. When hitman Marc refuses to kill his friend René, he becomes a target himself, hunted by his former boss and his thugs. He takes refuge on the Riviera with the sultry Sylvie Dussort, who offers him shelter — but the lady has a hidden agenda of her own. Hitchcockian suspense and a Eurowestern score complete the neo-noir package.

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After their parents die, Thérèse Voise postpones entering a convent to care for her younger sister Denise. When Max, a young mechanic and shameless seducer, takes advantage of Denise and drives her to a suicide attempt, Thérèse insists he marry her to make amends. Max pretends to agree while plotting to seduce Thérèse herself; though not immune to his charm, she sees through him and, faithful to her religious calling, sets out to save his lost soul.