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Dany Robin
Dany Robin (; 14 April, 1927 – 25 May, 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s. Career Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart. She performed with Peter Sellers in ''The Waltz of the Toreadors'', and co-starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1953 romantic drama '' Act of Love''. Robin co-starred with Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, and Janis Paige in '' Follow the Boys'' (1963). Her last leading role was the agent's wife Nicole Devereaux in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Topaz'' (1969). Personal life and death Robin was married to fellow actor Georges Marchal. On 25 May 1995, she and her second husband, Michael Sullivan, died in a fire in their apartment in Paris. Selected filmography * ''Lunegarde'' (1946) - Martine * ''Gates of the Night'' (1946) - Étiennette * '' Six heures à perdre'' (1947) - Rosy * '' Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) - Gabrielle * '' Man About Town'' (1947) - Lucette * '' L'Éventail'' (1947) - Martine * ' (1948) - Corinne * '' Monelle'' (1948) - Monelle P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clamart
Clamart () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. The town is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: ''bas Clamart'', the historical centre, and ''petit Clamart'' with urbanization developed in the 1960s replacing pea fields. The canton of Clamart includes only a part of the commune. The other part of the commune belongs to the canton of Le Plessis-Robinson. Geography Nearest places * Fontenay-aux-Roses * Issy-les-Moulineaux * Vanves * Meudon * Le Plessis-Robinson * Sèvres History Les petits pois (peas) The city name is famous in French gastronomy. A speciality with peas as a side-dish, is called "''à la Clamart''". Close to Paris and its central marketplace ( Les Halles), Clamart's peas were the first of the season. De Gaulle assassination attempt On 22 August 1962 the French President Charles de Gaulle was the target of an assassination attempt organised by the French Air Force Lieutenant-Colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoléon (1955 Film)
''Napoléon'' is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon. Napoleon is played by two actors, Daniel Gélin as a young man and Raymond Pellegrin in later life; the switch takes place during a scene at a barber. Director/actor Guitry played the role of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Talleyrand, controversial diplomat and first Prime Minister of France, narrating the story from a drawing room as if having just heard of Napoleon's death on the island of Saint Helena in 1821. Guitry had played Talleyrand before, in 1948's ''The Lame Devil (film), Le Diable boiteux''. Yves Montand appears as François Joseph Lefebvre, Marshal Lefebvre and Maria Schell as Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Marie-Louise of Austria. The film also has cameo appearances by a number of notable actors, particularly Erich von Stroheim as Ludwig van Beethoven, and Orson Welles as Napoleon's British jailor, Sir Hudson Lowe. The English ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stopover In Orly
''Stopover in Orly'' (French: ''Escale à Orly'', German: ''Zwischenlandung in Paris'') is a 1955 French-West German romantic comedy crime film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Dany Robin, Dieter Borsche, Simone Renant and Heinz Rühmann.Bergfelder p.62-63 It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg and the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. Location shooting took place at Orly Airport, then the main airport for Paris. Synopsis Michèle, an employee at the airport, is in love with American pilot Eddie Miller who regularly flies the route from New York to Paris, but problems arise when he is transferred to the Tokyo route. Meanwhile Michèle's uncle Albert who works in the freight department sets out to tackle a drug trafficking A drug is any chemical substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed. Drugs are typically distinguished from food and substances that provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadet Rousselle (film)
''Cadet Rousselle'' is a 1954 French comedy adventure film directed by André Hunebelle and starring François Périer, Dany Robin and Madeleine Lebeau. It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Francoeur Studios in Paris and on location in Nemours, Saint-Yon and Égreville. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It takes its title from a traditional song of the same title. It was a popular success in France, attracting four million spectators.Hayward p.33 Synopsis After a fight, cadet Rousselle is forced to leave his hometown and sets out for Paris. On the way he has several adventures, including being attacked by highwaymen. He encounters a group of touring actors who, unknown to him, are Royalist agents committed to overturning the French Revolution and he soon finds himself embroiled in danger. Cast * François Périer as Cadet Rousselle * Dany Robin as Violetta Carlino * Bourvil as Jérôme Baguindet * Madeleine Lebeau as Marguerite de Beaufort * Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Slice Of Life (1954 Film)
''A Slice of Life'' ( it, Tempi nostri, link=no, french: Quelques pas dans la vie, link=no, also known as ''The Anatomy of Love'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and Paul Paviot. Plot Mara From a story by Vasco Pratolini, written by the author. Vasco and Mara get to know in a restaurant, go to the cinema, and spent the evening intimately, fall in love. She tells him that, being short of money, will try to work the next morning in a brothel, but he convinces her to desist from this connection, to begin to live with him, who has a job as a teacher, even if their economic situation may be difficult. The baby Written by Alberto Moravia. Young couple the suburbs of Rome are in financial trouble. She would like to work, but must take care of the child who has recently given birth. The two then set out, reluctantly, to leave the baby in a church, but the mother can not decide on the right place and finally the father has second thoughts. Outdoor scene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julietta (1953 Film)
''Julietta'' is a 1953 French romantic comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Dany Robin, Jean Marais and Jeanne Moreau. The film was based on a novel of Louise de Vilmorin. In United Kingdom the film was known under the title "Julieta" (Mexico), "Biljett till Paris" (Sweden), "Il peccato di Giulietta" (Italy), "Ștrengărița" (Romania). It was shot at the Billancourt Studios with sets designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Cast * Dany Robin as Juliette Valendor * Jean Marais as André Landrecourt, avocat * Jeanne Moreau as Rosie Facibey, girlfriend of André * Denise Grey as Mme Valendor, mother * Bernard Lancret as prince Hector of Alpen * Nicole Berger as Martine Valendor, sister of Juliet * Georges Chamarat as Arthur, l'intendant * François Joux as Le commissaire * Georges Sauval as Le contrôleur * Louis Saintève as L'homme sortant des toilettes du train * Alain Terrane * Renée Barell Production The film was important in the career of Roger Vadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lovers Of Midnight
''Lovers of Midnight'' (French: ''Les Amants de minuit'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Dany Robin, Jean Marais and Louis Seigner. at the ''Films de France'' In other countries the film was known under titles including ''Lovers of Midnight'' (English), ''De älskande vid midnatt'' (Sweden), and ''Keskiyön rakastavaiset'' (Finland). The film's sets were designed by Robert Dumesnil. Main cast * as Marcel Dulac * |
Holiday For Henrietta
''Holiday for Henrietta'' (french: La fête à Henriette) is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier, and starring Dany Robin, Michel Auclair, and Hildegard Knef. While urgently trying to develop a screenplay for a new film, two screenwriters make it up as they bicker. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and on location around Paris including at the Gaumont-Palace cinema. ''Holiday for Henrietta'' was remade in English as the 1964 film ''Paris When It Sizzles'', starring William Holden and Audrey Hepburn.Crisp p.243 Cast * Dany Robin as Henriette * Michel Auclair as Marcel * Hildegard Knef as Rita Solar * Louis Seigner as script writer * Micheline Francey as Nicole, script girl * Henri Crémieux as script writer * Michel Roux as Robert * Daniel Ivernel as detective * Odette Laure as Valentine * Jeannette Batti as Gisèle * Liliane Maigné as the cigarette girl * Geneviève Morel Geneviève Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She And Me (film)
''She and Me'' (french: Elle et moi) is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Guy Lefranc from a screenplay by Michel Audiard and , based on Duché's 1952 novel ''Elle et lui''. It stars François Périer and Dany Robin, with Jacqueline Gauthier, Jean Carmet and Noël Roquevert. The film's sets were designed by art director Robert Clavel. Cast * François Périer as Jean Montaigu * Dany Robin as Juliette Capulet * Jean Carmet as Gaston, Jean's friend * Jacqueline Gauthier as Irène Duval (nicknamed "Biquette") * Noël Roquevert as Mr Belhomme, the eccentric owner * Paul Faivre as Jean's uncle * as Marie, Jean's aunt * Michel Nastorg as Juliette's father * as Juliette's mother * Louis de Funès as café waiter * as mayor * Geneviève Morel Geneviève Morel (1916–1989) was a French stage and film actress.Bessy & Chirat p.233 Selected filmography * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * '' Secrets of a Ballerina'' (1943) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Pennies Worth Of Violets
''Two Pennies Worth of Violets'' (French: ''Deux sous de violettes'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Anouilh and starring Dany Robin, Georges Baconnet and Madeleine Barbulée.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.376 It was one of two films directed by the dramatist Anouilh along with '' Traveling Light'' (1944). It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. Synopsis Thérèse is a young flower seller in Paris who has had a hard life with an unsympathetic family. Her encounters with men are also tragic as they prove to be either predatory or abandon her when she needs them most. Cast * Dany Robin as Thérèse Desforges * Georges Baconnet as Pignot - le fleuriste * Madeleine Barbulée as La chanteuse des rues * Michel Bouquet as Maurice Desforges * Georges Chamarat as Monsieur Dubreck * Jacques Clancy as André Delgrange * Léonce Corne as Le médecin * Henri Crémieux as Bousquet * Max Dalban as Le cafetier * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirst Of Men
''Thirst of Men'' (French: ''La soif des hommes'') is a 1950 French historical drama film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Georges Marchal, Dany Robin and Andrée Clément.Monaco p.354 It was filmed and set in French Algeria. The film's sets were designed by Raymond Gabutti and René Moulaert. Cast * Georges Marchal as Le sergent Léon Bouvard * Dany Robin as Julie * Andrée Clément as Alice * Paul Faivre as Broussol * Jean Vilar as Le typographe * Louis Arbessier as Collet * Pierre Asso as Le Toulonnais * Jean-Henri Chambois * Marius David * Mohamed Fatmi * Jérôme Goulven * Olivier Hussenot * Heddy Miller * Pierre Moncorbier as Le Savoyard * Geneviève Morel as La Savoyarde * Huguette Métayer * Henri San Juan * Pierre Sergeol * Christiane Sertilange Christiane is a given name, a form of the Latin ''Christiana'', feminine form of ''Christianuis'' (see Christian), or a Latinized form of Middle English '' Christin'' 'Christian' (Old Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |