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Bourrasque
''Bourrasque'' is a 1935 French drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Germaine Rouer, Jacques Grétillat and Jean Servais.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.281 The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Synopsis French Algerian Pierre Bardet refuses to allow permission for his son Marcel to marry an Arab woman. However Pierre's wife reveals that Marcel is not really his son and that his father is a Qaid. Cast * Germaine Rouer as Jane Bardet * Jacques Grétillat as Le caïd Belkacem * Jean Servais as Marcel Bardet * Charles Lamy as Cazalbou * Max Maxudian as Le commandant Moktar * Pierre Alcover as Pierre Bardet * Francia Gaufray as Valérie Cazalbou * Nicole Vattier Nicole Vattier (May 19, 1910 - January 12, 2007) was a French film actress, active mainly in the 1930s. She appeared as the female lead in the 1932 film ''Maurin of the Moors'' and its 1933 sequel ''The Illustrious Maurin'', both directed by And ... as Ayada ben Moktar Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Grétillat
Jacques Marie Gaëtan Grétillat (26 August 1885 – 19 December 1950) was a French actor and film director. Grétillat was born in Vitry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne), and died in Paris. Partial filmography * ''Hamlet'' (1908, Short) - Hamlet * '' Le traquenard'' (1915) * ''Les soeurs ennemies'' (1915) * ''The Corsican Brothers'' (1917) * ''La proie'' (1917) - Marc de Ricardo * ''Culprit'' (1917) - Prosper Aubry * ''48, avenue de l'Opéra'' (1917) - Jean Daumas * ''Géo, le mystérieux'' (1917) - Géo * ''Quarante H.P.'' (1919) - Comte de Clain * ''L'effroyable doute'' (1919) * ''La double existence du docteur Morart'' (1920) - Docteur Morart * ''Déchéance'' (1920) * ''Le père Goriot'' (1921) - Vautrin * ''Nero'' (1922) - Nero * ''La fille des chiffonniers'' (1922) - Dartès * '' David Golder'' (1931) - Marcus, Golders früherer Sozius * ''Pas sur la bouche'' (1931) - Le mari de Gilberte * ''Danton'' (1932) - Danton * ''The Red Robe'' (1934) - Mouzon * '' The Bread Peddler'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Servais
Jean Servais (; 24 September 1910 – 17 February 1976) was a Belgian film and stage actor. He acted in many 20th century French cinema productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s. He was married to Gilberte Graillot, and later actress Dominique Blanchar. Career Servais trained at the Brussels Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, where he won the Second Prize. His acting skills came to the attention of Raymond Rouleau, and he was hired at the Théâtre du Marais, where he acted in ''Le mal de jeunesse'', which was successful in Brussels and in Paris. He was also a member of Jean-Louis Barrault's theatre company. His first film role was as the simple country dweller who was the victim of an error by the justice system in the film ''Criminel'' (1932), directed by Jack Forrester. Servais's film career continued in the 1930s with roles in films such as ''La Chanson De L'Adieu'' (1934) and ''La Vie Est Magnifique'' (1938). After a break in acting during World War II, he return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Vattier
Nicole Vattier (May 19, 1910 - January 12, 2007) was a French film actress, active mainly in the 1930s. She appeared as the female lead in the 1932 film ''Maurin of the Moors'' and its 1933 sequel ''The Illustrious Maurin'', both directed by André Hugon.Goble p.4 She was the sister of the actor Robert Vattier and aunt of Bérangère Vattier. Selected filmography * ''Maurin of the Moors'' (1932) * ''The Illustrious Maurin'' (1933) * '' Bourrasque'' (1935) * ''Gaspard de Besse'' (1935) * ''If You Return ''If You Return'' (French: ''Si tu reviens...'') is a 1938 French romantic comedy film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Reda Caire, Jean Dunot and Nicole Vattier. Crisp p.411 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert ...'' (1938) * '' Mirages'' (1938) * '' Tabarin'' (1958) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1910 births 2007 deaths French film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Billon (director)
Pierre Billon (born Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, 7 February 1901 – died Paris, 31 August 1981) was a French film film director, director and screenwriter. In 1952 he served on the jury of the Cannes Festival. Selected filmography * ''Venetian Nights'' (1931) * ''The House on the Dune (1934 film), The House on the Dune'' (1934) * ''Second Bureau (1935 film), Second Bureau'' (1935) * ''Southern Mail (film), Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''The Silent Battle (1937 film), The Silent Battle'' (1937) * ''The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (1943) * ''Mademoiselle X'' (1945) * ''Ruy Blas (film), Ruy Blas'' (1948) * ''Clear the Ring'' (1949) * ''My Friend Oscar'' (1951) * ''My Seal and Them'' (1951) * ''The Merchant of Venice (1953 film), The Merchant of Venice'' (1953) References * 1901 births 1981 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters People from Gard 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Maxudian
Max Algop Maxudian (12 June 1881 – 20 July 1976) was a French stage and film actor. Born in the Ottoman Empire to an Armenian family, Max Maxudian emigrated to France with his parents in 1893 at the age of twelve. Maxudian became a famous theater actor in his adopted country, appearing at the Odéon and at the Grand Guignol. He died at age 95 in 1976 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Selected filmography * ''Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' (1912) * ''Infatuation'' (1918) * ''Possession'' (1922) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * ''La Roue'' (1923) * '' The Loves of Rocambole'' (1924) * '' The Arab'' (1924) * '' The Promised Land'' (1925) * ''Napoléon'' (1927) * '' Nile Water'' (1928) * ''Venus'' (1929) * ''La Maison de la Fléche'' (1930) * '' Venetian Nights'' (1931) * '' Shadows of Paris'' (1932) * ''The Faceless Voice'' (1933) * ''Les yeux noirs'' (1935) * '' The Decoy'' (1935) * '' The Two Girls'' (1936) * ''Wells in Flames'' (1937) * ''White Cargo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Black-and-white Films
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Pierre Billon
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s French-language Films
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1935 Drama Films
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of Prontosil, the first broadly effective antibiotic, is published in a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Drama Films
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Films
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 22 – '' The Little Colonel'' premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple * February 23 – Gene Autry stars as himself as the Singing Cowboy in the serial ''The Phantom Empire''. He would later be voted the number one Western star from 1937 to 1942. * February 27 – Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francia Gaufray
Francia, also called the Kingdom of the Franks ( la, Regnum Francorum), Frankish Kingdom, Frankland or Frankish Empire ( la, Imperium Francorum), was the largest post-Roman barbarian kingdom in Western Europe. It was ruled by the Franks during late antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. After the Treaty of Verdun in 843, West Francia became the predecessor of France, and East Francia became that of Germany. Francia was among the last surviving Germanic kingdoms from the Migration Period era before its partition in 843. The core Frankish territories inside the former Western Roman Empire were close to the Rhine and Meuse rivers in the north. After a period where small kingdoms interacted with the remaining Gallo-Roman institutions to their south, a single kingdom uniting them was founded by Clovis I who was crowned King of the Franks in 496. His dynasty, the Merovingian dynasty, was eventually replaced by the Carolingian dynasty. Under the nearly continuous campaig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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