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Camille Guérini
Camille Guérini (1900–1963) was a French film and television actor.Biggs p.158 Selected filmography * ''La Chanson du souvenir'' (1937) - Veit, l'ordonnance * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) - d'Aubigny * ''Les ailes blanches'' (1943) - (uncredited) * ''Des jeunes filles dans la nuit'' (1943) * ''Madame et le mort'' (1943) - L'organisateur * ''Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur'' (1943) * ''Monsieur des Lourdines'' (1943) - Nestor * ''The Island of Love'' (1944) * ''La Grande Meute'' (1945) - La Ramée * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * ''Impasse'' (1946) * '' The Room Upstairs'' (1946) - Gardin - le facteur * '' Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean'' (1947) - Le brigadier de gendarmerie * ''Two Loves'' (1949) - Le régisseur * ''Jean de la Lune'' (1949) - L'avoué * '' La Marie du port'' (1950) - Le vendeur (uncredited) * ''Lady Paname'' (1950) - Auguste Bosset * ''Justice Is Done'' (1950) - Le représentant en meubles (uncredited) * ''Paris Vice Squad'' (1951) - Le commissaire Husson, de la Mondain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorient
Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presence of Megalith, megalithic architecture. Ruins of Roman roads (linking Vannes to Quimper and Port-Louis, Morbihan, Port-Louis to Carhaix) confirm Gallo-Roman presence. Founding In 1664, Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded the French East Indies Company. In June 1666, an Ordonnance, ordinance of Louis XIV of France, Louis XIV granted lands of Port-Louis, Morbihan, Port-Louis to the company, along with Faouédic on the other side of the roadstead. One of its directors, Denis Langlois, bought lands at the confluence of the Scorff and the Blavet rivers, and built slipways. At first, it only served as a subsidiary of Port-Louis, where offices and warehouses were loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor (1951 Film)
''Victor'' is a 1951 French drama film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Jean Gabin, Françoise Christophe and Jacques Castelot.Goble p.38 Cast In alphabetical order * Brigitte Auber as Marianne * Jacques Castelot as Marc Pélicier * Françoise Christophe as Françoise Pélicier * Jacques Denoël as Le garçon de café * Jean Gabin as Victor * Camille Guérini as Gratien * René Hell * Gaston Modot as Le patron du café * Pierre Mondy as Un détenu * Jacques Morel as Jacques Genoust * Liane Morice * Jane Morlet as La concierge * Jean-Paul Moulinot Jean-Paul Moulinot (30 June 1912 – 3 December 1989) was a French actor, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française. Elisabeth (Yvette) Hardy (1917-2000), a comedian at the TNP, was his wife. Close to Jean Vilar, he took part to the first Festiva ... as Le directeur de la banque References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Espions
''Les Espions'' ("The Spies") is a 1957 French-Italian noir mystery film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov O. E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Paul Carpenter, Véra Clouzot, Martita Hunt and Gérard Séty,. The music was composed by Georges Auric. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Plot The plot concerns a doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital, who is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and secretive characters, all apparently international secret agents trying to find out who and what the patient is. Cast * Curd Jürgens as Alex * Peter Ustinov as Michel Kaminsky * O. E. Hasse as Hugo Vogel * Sam Jaffe as Sam Cooper * Paul Carpenter as Le colonel Howard * Véra Clouzot as Lucie * Martita Hunt as Connie Harper * Gérard Séty as Le docteur Malic * Gabrielle Dorziat as Madame Andrée - I'infirmière * Louis Seigner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1956 Film)
''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (in French ''Notre-Dame de Paris'') is a 1956 French-Italian CinemaScope film version of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, directed by Jean Delannoy and produced by Raymond Hakim and Robert Hakim. It stars American actor Anthony Quinn and Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida. The film is the first version of the novel to be made in color. In the tradition of many sword and sandal spectacles, Quinn and Lollobrigida are the only two actors in the film who actually speak in English; the rest of the cast is made up of French actors who have had their voices dubbed into English. In the French version both Quinn and Lollobrigida speak French. Anthony Quinn's portrayal of the hunchback Quasimodo is less disfigured than most other portrayals. Instead of having a huge hump and a hideously deformed face, he only has a small curve in his spine and a slightly deformed face. The film is one of the few adaptations to use Victor Hugo's original ending; although Esmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Antoinette Queen Of France
''Marie Antoinette Queen of France'' (french: Marie-Antoinette reine de France and also known as ''Shadow of the Guillotine'') is a 1956 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote the screenplay with Pierre Erlanger and Bernard Zimmer. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Richard Todd. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Jean Delannoy) at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast *Michèle Morgan as Marie-Antoinette *Richard Todd as le comte Axel de Fersen * Jacques Morel as Louis XVI *Aimé Clariond as Louis XV *Jeanne Boitel as Mme Campan * Guy Tréjan as La Fayette *Marina Berti as a comtesse de Polignac * Marcelle Arnold as Mme. Adélaïde * Jane Marken as Mme Victoire *Jacques Dufilho as Marat *Daniel Ceccaldi as Drouet *Madeleine Rousset as Mme de Tourzel * Suzy Carrier as Mme Elisabeth * Paul Bonifas as Herman *Jacques Bergerac a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadlier Than The Male (1956 Film)
''Voici le temps des assassins'' (French for "This is the time for murderers") is a 1956 French crime film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin and Danièle Delorme. The title is a line of ''Matinée d'ivresse'' - part of ''Illuminations'' by Arthur Rimbaud. The film was released as ''Deadlier Than the Male'' in the United States and as ''Twelve Hours to Live'' in the UK. It is a dark tale of a young and pretty femme fatale who ruins the life of a man and kills his best friend. Plot In Les Halles, in the heart of Paris, the long-divorced André Chatelin, an honest and respected man who runs a successful restaurant, is visited by an unknown young woman. She says she is Catherine, the daughter of his ex-wife Gabrielle, who has died leaving her homeless and penniless. André gives her a room and a job, but she soon starts abusing his kindness. She sows discord between André and his young friend Gérard, a medical student who is like a son to him. And she starts stealing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite De La Nuit
''Marguerite de la nuit'' (US title: ''Marguerite of the Night'') is a 1955 French language motion picture fantasy drama directed by Claude Autant-Lara, and written by Ghislaine Autant-Lara (screenplay & dialogue) and Gabriel Arout (adaptation), based on novel by Pierre Dumarchais. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Yves Montand. It tells the story of an older pedant who buys adolescence from Satan. Cast *Michèle Morgan as Marguerite *Yves Montand as M. Léon *Jean Debucourt as L'homme austère *Jacques Clancy as Angelo * Paul Demange as Ua client du 'Pigall's' *Jacques Erwin as the ténor *Camille Guérini * Suzet Maïs as a client at the 'Pigall's' *Max Mégy *Geneviève Morel as La concierge *Fernand Sardou as Le patron du café *Hélène Tossy as La patronne du café *Massimo Girotti as Valentin *Louis Seigner as L'homme de l'hôtel *Jean-François Calvé as Georges Faust *Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gas-Oil
''Gas-Oil'' is a 1955 French crime drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Gaby Basset and Ginette Leclerc. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location at a variety of places. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was one of a number of films portraying tough truck drivers made in the wake of the success of the 1953 film ''The Wages of Fear''. It was the first of many films in which Gabin appeared in written by his fellow Parisian Michel Audiard.Harriss p.174 Synopsis While driving home one night after meeting his girlfriend, trucker Jean Chape encounters a dead body lying in the road. He reports it the police but they suspect that he is responsible. Cast * Jean Gabin as Jean Chape * Jeanne Moreau as Alice * Gaby Basset as Camille Serin * Ginette Leclerc as Mme Scoppo * Simone Berthier as Annie, une serveuse * Charles Bouillaud as Le gendarme dactylographe * Marcel Bozzuffi as Pierro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Diaboliques (film)
''Les Diaboliques'' (, released as ''Diabolique'' in the United States and variously translated as ''The Devils'' or ''The Fiends'') is a 1955 French psychological horror thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel. It is based on the novel '' She Who Was No More'' (''Celle qui n'était plus'') by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. The story blends elements of thriller and horror, with the plot focusing on a woman and her husband's mistress who conspire to murder the man. The film was the 10th-highest grossing film of the year in France, with a total of 3,674,380 admissions. The film also received the 1954 Louis Delluc Prize. Clouzot, after finishing ''The Wages of Fear'', optioned the screenplay rights, preventing Alfred Hitchcock from making the film. This movie helped inspire Hitchcock's '' Psycho''. Robert Bloch, the author of the novel '' Psycho'', stated in an interview that his all-time favo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stain In The Snow
''Stain in the Snow'' (French: ''La neige était sale'') is a 1954 French crime film directed by Luis Saslavsky and starring Daniel Gélin, Valentine Tessier and Marie Mansart. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. It is based on a 1948 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon. It attracted audiences of over two million at the French box office. The setting if shifted from Nazi-occupied France to a fictional country under German occupation during the Second World War.Walker-Morrison p.241 Synopsis Frank is brought up in a brothel by his prostitute mother. As he grows up he becomes increasingly criminal and violent. Cast * Daniel Gélin as Frank Friedmayer * Valentine Tessier as Mme Irma * Marie Mansart as Suzy Holtz * Daniel Ivernel as Krommer * Véra Norman as Moune * Nadine Basile as Bertha * Paul Faivre as Le concierge * Joëlle Bernard as Une fille * Camille Guérini as Le commissaire * Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Their Last Night
''Their Last Night'' (French: ''Leur dernière nuit'') is a 1953 French crime drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson and Robert Dalban.Harriss p.196 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. Synopsis Madeleine, a young teacher from the provinces, arrives in Paris and encounters Pierre Ruffin a seemingly respectable librarian who lives at the same lodging as her in Montmartre. However he comes in one night wounded by a bullet and admits to her that he leads a double life as a gangster. After killing one of his accomplices who has betrayed him, the police net closes in on him. He returns to spend one final night of love with Madeleine before fleeing to Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Happened In Paris (1952 Film)
''It Happened in Paris'' (French: ''C'est arrivé à Paris'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Henri Lavorel and John Berry and starring Henri Vidal, Evelyn Keyes and Jean Wall.Prime p.41 Cast * Henri Vidal as Vladimir Krasnya * Evelyn Keyes as Patricia Moran * Jean Wall as Hugo * Frédéric O'Brady as Otto * Nicolas Amato * Andrès * Jean-François Calvé * Marcel Charvey as Le maître d'hotel * Max Dalban as Le boucher * André Dalibert as Le fleuriste * Paul Faivre as Le turfiste * Pierre Gay as Le barman * Émile Genevois as Le groom * Camille Guérini as Le père de la petite fille * Clément Harari * Fred Hébert * Kirchberger * Robert Lombard as Marcel * Paul Mesnier * Bernard Musson as Le contrôleur à la gare * Jean Ozenne as L'oncle * Germaine Reuver as Madame Poteau * André Roanne as Le gérant du restaurant * Pierre Sergeol as Le garagiste * Michel Vadet Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
