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Bourvil
André Robert Raimbourg (; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films '' Le Corniaud'' (1965) and ''La Grande Vadrouille'' (1966). For his performance in ''Le Corniaud'', he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Biography His father was killed in the First World War before Bourvil was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of Bourville, from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with Kahler's syndrome, which attacks the bone marrow, he died at the age of 53. He is buried in Montainville, Yvelines. Career In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourvil Avec Ses Enfants Philippe Et Dominique Raimbourg
André Robert Raimbourg (; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films ''Le Corniaud'' (1965) and ''La Grande Vadrouille'' (1966). For his performance in ''Le Corniaud'', he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Biography His father was killed in the First World War before Bourvil was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of Bourville, from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with Kahler's syndrome, which attacks the bone marrow, he died at the age of 53. He is buried in Montainville, Yvelines. Career In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hyper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourville
Bourville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department, region of Normandy, northern France. Geography A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D108 and the D237 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century. * The seventeenth-century chateau de Tonneville. * The seventeenth-century church at Tonneville. Notable people *Actor Bourvil (André Raimbourg) spent all his childhood in the village and its name inspired his stage name. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis De Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in film and over 100 on stage. His acting style is remembered for its high-energy performance and his wide range of facial expressions and tics. A considerable part of his best-known acting was directed by Jean Girault. One of the most famous French actors of all time, Louis de Funès also enjoys widespread international recognition. In addition to his immense fame in the French-speaking world, he is also still a household name in many other parts of the world, including German-speaking countries, the former Soviet Union, former Eastern Bloc, Italy, Spain, Greece, Albania, ex-Yugoslavia, as well as Turkey, Iran, Israel, and Mauritius. Despite his international fame, Louis de Funès remains almost unknown in the English-speaking world. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not So Stupid (1946 Film)
''Not So Stupid'' (French: ''Pas si bête'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Bourvil, Suzy Carrier and Bernard Lancret.Pallister & Hottell p.232 In 1928 Berthomieu had made a silent film of the same name. This was Bourvil's first film; originally a musician and singer, he went on to become one of the great comic actors of French cinema. The film's art direction was by Raymond Nègre. It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. Plot summary "Pas si bête" is a comedy about social differences and appearances. Léon Ménard (Bourvil), a farmer and an apparently simple man of the country, is invited to visit his uncle Henri Ménard (Albert Duvaleix), a prosperous industrialist. He encounters a number of people scheming to marry into the Ménard family for the sake of money. Ménard discovers and thwart the plots and manages to unite a young couple who truly are in love. The romantic comedy ends happily with a double marriage. Henri's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Corniaud
''The Sucker'' (french: link=no, Le Corniaud, ) is a French, Italian and Spanish comedy film by Gérard Oury starring Louis de Funès and Bourvil. Plot Leaving Paris for his summer vacation, the naïve Antoine Maréchal has his 2CV totally wrecked in a collision with the Bentley of company director Léopold Saroyan. As compensation, Saroyan offers Maréchal the chance to drive a friend's 1964 white Cadillac DeVille convertible from Naples to Bordeaux, all expenses paid. Unknown to Maréchal, Saroyan is the leader of a criminal gang and the Cadillac is filled with heroin, gold and precious stones, including the largest diamond in the world, the Youkounkoun. Maréchal collects the car in Naples from where, unknown to him, Saroyan and his associates shadow him. Unknown to Saroyan, an Italian gang are aware of the Cadillac's contents and are shadowing it as well. After an accident, in which the repairman finds and removes the gold, Maréchal reaches Rome, where a pretty manicurist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Cercle Rouge
''Le Cercle Rouge'' (, "The Red Circle") is a 1970 Franco-Italian crime film set mostly in Paris. It was directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and stars Alain Delon, Andre Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, François Périer and Yves Montand. It is known for its climactic heist sequence which is about half an hour in length and has almost no dialogue. The film's title means "The Red Circle" and refers to the film's epigraph which translates as Melville made up the quote, just as he did with the epigraph in ''Le Samouraï''. Plot In Marseille, a prisoner named Corey is released early for good behaviour. Shortly before he leaves, a prison warden tips him off about a prestigious jewellery shop that he could rob in Paris. Corey goes to the house of Rico, a former associate who has let him down and with whom his former girlfriend now lives, and forcefully removes money and a handgun from Rico's safe. Then he goes to a billiard hall, where two of Rico's men find him. After killing one, knoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart On The Sleeve
''The Heart on the Sleeve'' (French: ''Le Coeur sur la main'') is a 1948 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Bourvil, Michèle Philippe and Jacques Louvigny. It had admissions in France of 3,657,951. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre. Plot Léo Ménard works as a sexton in a small parish. When the Parisian singer Mary Pinson performs in his village he's asked to accompany her on his accordion, because the pianist is unavailable. His nightly performance causes a scandal in the Catholic community and he loses his job. He leaves to Paris to look up the singer. Main cast * Bourvil as Leon Ménard - le bedeau d'un village normand qui devient vedette de cabaret * Michèle Philippe as Mary Pinson - une chanteuse dont s'éprend Léon * Lolita De Silva as Solange - la fille du cirque * Robert Berri as Alex - le fiancé de Mary * Jacques Louvigny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Roi Pandore
''Le Roi Pandore'' is a 1950 French comedy film starring Bourvil André Robert Raimbourg (; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis .... It was a sizeable box office hit. References External links * 1950 films French comedy films 1950 comedy films French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanc Comme Neige
''Blanc comme neige'' is a 1948 French comedy film starring Bourvil. It was a hit, with admissions in France of 3,666,283. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma .... References External links * 1948 films French comedy films 1948 comedy films French black-and-white films 1940s French films 1940s French-language films {{1940s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Grande Vadrouille
''La Grande Vadrouille'' (; literally "The Great Stroll"; originally released in the United Kingdom as ''Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!'') is a 1966 French-British comedy film set in 1942 about French civilians who help the crew of a Royal Air Force bomber shot down over Paris to make their way through German-occupied France to safe territory. Plot On a summer day in 1942, a lost RAF bomber strays over Paris and is shot down by German flak. After planning to reconvene in the Turkish baths at the Grand Mosque of Paris, the crew parachutes out, but only three evade capture. Sir Reginald lands in the Vincennes Zoo and, given civilian clothes by a friendly zookeeper, heads for the baths. Peter Cunningham lands on the platform of a house painter, Augustin Bouvet, from where they escape the Germans and are hidden by a puppet show operator, Juliette; Augustin goes to the baths on Cunningham's behalf. Alan MacIntosh lands on the Opéra Garnier, where he is reluctantly assisted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Par La Fenêtre
''Par la Fenetre'' is a 1948 French comedy film starring Bourvil. It was a sizeable box office hit. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. Plot A man goes to Paris and finds work as a painter. Reception The film was the fifteenth most popular movie at the French box office in 1948. It ranked after ''The Charterhouse of Parma (film), The Charterhouse of Parma'', ''Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water'', ''Clochemerle (film), Clochemerle'', ''To the Eyes of Memory'', ''Les Casse Pieds'', ''Les aventures des pieds nickeles, Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés'', ''Forever Amber (film), Forever Amber'', ''Blanc comme neige'', ''Notorious (1946 film), Notorious'', ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944 film), Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves'', ''Man to Men'', ''The Ironmaster (1948 film), The Ironmaster'', ''How I Lost the War'' and ''The Bandit of Sherwood Forest''. References External links * 1948 films French comedy films Films directed by Gilles Grangier 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ferme Du Pendu
''Hanged Man's Farm'' (French: ''La ferme du pendu'') is a 1945 French drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Charles Vanel and Bourvil. It had admissions in France of 2,703,664, making it one of the most popular films of the year. References External links''Hanged Man's Farm'' at IMDb 1945 films 1940s French-language films 1945 drama films French drama films Films directed by Jean Dréville French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
