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French Films Of 1949
A list of films produced in France in 1949. A-L M-Z See also * 1949 in France References External links French films of 1949at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...French films of 1949at Cinema-francais.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:French Films Of 1949 1949 Films French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 In Film
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1949 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 26–June 21 – Ealing comedies ''Passport to Pimlico'', '' Whisky Galore!'' and ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' are released in the UK, leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the Ealing comedies. *November 15 – Following the prior year's Supreme Court decision in ''United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'', Paramount Pictures is split into two separate companies with the creation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for production-distribution and United Paramount Theaters for the theater operations. *December 21 – Cecil B. DeMille's ''Samson and Delilah'', starring Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, and Henry Wilcoxon, receives its televised world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City. The film opens in Los Angeles on Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Au Royaume Des Cieux
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Louis Jouvet
Jules Eugène Louis Jouvet (24 December 1887 – 16 August 1951) was a French actor, theatre director and filmmaker. Early life Jouvet was born in Crozon. He had a stutter as a young man and originally trained as a pharmacist. He received an advanced degree in pharmacy in 1913, though he never actually practiced, instead pursuing a career in theatre.:91 Career Jouvet was 'refused three times by the ''Conservatoire''' in Paris before being accepted to Jacques Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier as a stage manager in 1913.:345 Copeau's training included a varied and demanding schedule, regular exercise for agility and stamina, and pressing his cast and crew to invent theatrical effects in a bare-bones space. It was there Jouvet developed his considerable stagecraft skills, particularly makeup and lighting (he developed a kind of accent light named the ''jouvet''). These years included a successful tour to the United States. While influential, Copeau's theater was never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Eleven And Midnight
''Between Eleven and Midnight'' (French: ''Entre onze heures et minuit'') is a 1949 French mystery crime film directed by Henri Decoin and starring stars Louis Jouvet, Madeleine Robinson and Monique Mélinand.Palmer & Michael p.221 Yvette Etiévant appears in an early role. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Alex. Synopsis The lifeless body of a smuggler is discovered in Paris, killed shortly before midnight. Due to his close physical resemblance to police inspector Carrel, the detective assumes his identity in order to infiltrate the gang. Cast * Louis Jouvet as L'inspecteur Carrel * Madeleine Robinson as Lucienne * Léo Lapara as L'inspecteur Perpignan * Monique Mélinand as Irma * Jean Meyer as Victor * Simone Sylvestre as Léone * Janine Viénot * Robert Vattier as Charlie * Jacques Morel as Bouture * Yvette Etiévant as La fille * Marianne Hardy as Marie-Louise * Paul Barge as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernand Ledoux
Fernand Ledoux (born Jacques Joseph Félix Fernand Ledoux, 24 January 1897, Tirlemont – 21 September 1993, Villerville) was a French film and theatre actor of Belgian origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD, and began his career with small roles at the Comédie-Française. He appeared in close to eighty films, with his best remembered role being the stationmaster Roubaud in Jean Renoir's ''La Bête humaine'' (1938), but he remained primarily a theatrical actor for the duration of his career. Married to Fernande Thabuy, with whom he had four children, Ledoux was an amateur painter, and lived for many years at Pennedepie in Normandy. Later he moved to Villerville, where he died and where he is buried. Selected filmography * ''L'homme à la barbiche'' (1933) * ' (1934) as Flick * ''L'homme des Folies Bergère'' (1935) as François * ''Mayerling'' (1936) as Philippe de Cobourg * ''Taras Bulba'' (1936) as Tovkatch * '' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1936) as Major W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Françoise Rosay
Françoise Rosay (; born Françoise Bandy de Nalèche; 19 April 1891 – 28 March 1974) was a French opera singer, diseuse,''Design'', Volume 9 1965 p. 24 and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendary figure in French cinema. She went on to appear in over 100 movies in her career. Life and career Rosay was born Françoise Bandy de Nalèche in Paris, the illegitimate daughter of Marie-Thérèse Chauvin, an actress known as Sylviac. She originally planned to become an opera singer, and in 1917, won a prize at the Paris Conservatoire and made her debut at the Palais Garnier in the title role of ''Salammbô'' by Ernest Reyer. She also sang in ''Castor et Pollux'' by Rameau and ''Thaïs'' by Massenet. Her first recorded film was ''Falstaff'' in 1911, and she began to work in Hollywood from 1929 onwards. In 1917, she married the director Jacques Feyder, with whom she remained until his death in 1948, having three sons. She appeared in several fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak (25 May 1903 – 4 March 1975) was a Belgian screenwriter who was noted particularly for his work in the French cinema during the 1930s. He was the son of the dramatist and poet Paul Spaak, the brother of the politician Paul-Henri Spaak, and the father of the actresses Catherine Spaak and Agnès Spaak. Career Charles Spaak was born in Brussels in 1903 into a prominent Belgian family. In 1928 he moved to Paris and took a post as secretary to the film-maker Jacques Feyder, who then asked him to work on the adaptation of a stage play for his film '' Les Nouveaux Messieurs''. He also worked as head of publicity for the production company Albatros. He went on to write the screenplays for Feyder's most important films of the 1930s: '' Le Grand Jeu'', ''Pension Mimosas'', and '' La Kermesse héroïque''. Spaak was also in demand to work with other leading directors. During the 1930s he worked with Julien Duvivier on '' La Bandera'' (1935) and '' La Belle Équipe'' (193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Barton Mystery (1949 Film)
''The Barton Mystery'' (French: ''Le mystère Barton'') is a 1949 French mystery film directed by Charles Spaak and starring Françoise Rosay, Fernand Ledoux and Madeleine Robinson. It is based on the 1916 British play '' The Barton Mystery'' by Walter C. Hackett. It was the screenwriter Spaak's only attempt at directing a film.Quinlan p.93 Cast * Françoise Rosay as Élisabeth * Fernand Ledoux as Beverley * Madeleine Robinson as Lucy * Georges Lannes as Patrick * Nathalie Nattier as Evelyn * Loleh Bellon as Cathy * Jacques Torrens as Franck * Maurice Teynac as Barton * Jean Marchat as Olivier * Régine Dancourt * Jacques Mattler as Le juge * Robert Moor as Le domestique * Geneviève Morel as La bonne de Beverley * Victor Vina Victor Vina (1885–1961) was a French film actor.Goble p.331 He was born Victor Emanuel Jules Vinatieri in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France and died in Paris. Selected filmography * '' The Portrait'' (1923) * '' Faces of Children' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Deniaud (actor)
Yves Hyacinthe Deniaud (December 11, 1901 – December 7, 1959) was a French comic actor. Born in Paris, Deniaud died in Vésinet, in 1959. Selected filmography * ''Women's Prison'' (1938) * '' People Who Travel'' (1938) * ''Coral Reefs'' (1939) * ''Latin Quarter'' (1939) * ''Radio Surprises'' (1940) * ''The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * ''Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * '' The Benefactor'' (1942) * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * ''Domino'' (1943) * '' Night Shift'' (1944) * ''Fantômas'' (1946) * ''The Ideal Couple'' (1946) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * ''Lessons in Conduct'' (1946) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * ''Barry'' (1949) * ''The Lovers Of Verona'' (1949) * ''Millionaires for One Day'' (1949) * ''The Heroic Monsieur Boniface'' (1949) * ''A Man Walks in the City'' (1950) * '' Dr. Knock'' (1951) * '' The Sleepwalker'' (1951) * ''Monsieur Leguignon, Signalman'' (1952) * ''The Smugglers' Banquet'' (1952) * ''The Lottery of Happiness'' (1953) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Valère
Simone Valère (2 August 1923 – 11 November 2010) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valere, Simone 1923 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Paris French film actresses 20th-century French actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pottier
Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, Graz – 2 November 1994, Le Plessis-Bouchard) was an Austrian-born French film director. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * ''Guilty Melody'' (1936) * '' 27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' (1937) * ''Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * '' Picpus'' (1943) * ''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic'' (1946) * '' The White Night'' (1948) * ''Barry'' (1949) * '' Two Loves'' (1949) * '' Meutres?'' (1950) * ''Casimir'' (1950) * '' Darling Caroline'' (1951) * ''Rendezvous in Grenada'' (1951) * '' Imperial Violets'' (1952) * ''The Beautiful Otero'' (1954) * ''The Lebanese Mission'' (1956) *'' The Singer from Mexico'' (1957) * ' (1958) * ''Tabarin'' (1958) * ''David and Goliath Goliath ( ) ''Goləyāṯ''; ar, جُليات ''Ǧulyāt'' (Christian te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry (1949 Film)
''Barry'' is a 1949 French historical drama film directed by Richard Pottier and Karl Anton and starring Pierre Fresnay, Simone Valère and Marc Valbel.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.174 It is set in the Napoleonic era. Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Le père Théotime * Simone Valère as Angelina Cavazza * Marc Valbel as Jean-Marie Sondaz * Pauline Carton as La mère Culoz * Yves Deniaud as Le sergent Brocard, dit 'La fleur' * Gérard Landry as Sylvain Bavoizet * Jean Brochard as Philémon Cavazza * François Joux as Le premier prieur * Raphaël Patorni as Une recrue * Julien Maffre as Un soldat fatigué * Alexandre Mihalesco as L'aubergiste * Jacques Dynam as Le moine Claudius * Roland Catalano as Buffi, le guide * Auffret * Barry as Le chien Barry * Jean Boissemond * José Casa * M. Caudron * Evelyne Salmon as Gisèle Sondaz * Fernand Blot as Un paysan * Roger Bontemps as Le second prieur * Robert Le Fort as Le Frisé * Liliane Lesaffre Liliane is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
