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Germaine Michel
Germaine Michel (7 November 1892 – 9 January 1976) was a French stage and film actress. She was born in Paris and died in Clichy-la-Garenne. Selected filmography * '' The Wandering Beast'' (1932) * '' Cognasse'' (1932) * '' Paprika'' (1933) * '' On the Streets'' (1933) * '' 600,000 Francs a Month'' (1933) * '' Rothchild'' (1934) * '' Tovaritch'' (1935) * '' Mercadet'' (1936) * '' The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * '' Three Waltzes'' (1938) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * '' As Long as I Live'' (1946) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * ''Pastoral Symphony'' (1946) * ''To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) * ''The Cupid Club'' (1949) * ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (1949) * '' At the Grand Balcony'' (1949) * ''Three Telegrams'' (1950) * ''Gas-Oil'' (1955) * ''Maigret Sets a Trap ''Maigret Sets a Trap'' (French: ''Maigret tend un piège'') is a 1955 detective novel by the Belgian novelist Georges Simenon featuring his fictional character Jules Maigret. Plot Maigret sets a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and 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), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Mission (1946 Film)
''Special Mission'' (French: ''Mission spéciale'') is a 1946 French thriller film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Jany Holt, Pierre Renoir and Jean Davy.Siehlohr p.62 The film's art direction was by Claude Bouxin. It was released in two parts. Cast * Jany Holt as Emmy de Welder - une espionne au service des Allemands * Pierre Renoir as Landberg alias Moravetz - le chef du réseau d'espionnage allemand * Jean Davy as Le commissaire Chabrier - un policier de la Surveillance du Territoire * Odette Barencey as Une concierge * Camille Bert * Roger Bontemps * Yves Brainville as Le gestionnaire * André Carnège as Le contrôleur général * Gregori Chmara * Raymond Cordy as Mérignac - un policier de l'équipe de Chabrier * Marcel Delaître as Le colonel Kleider * Maurice Devienne * Jacques Dubois * Ky Duyen as Chang - un agent de liaison japonais * France Ellys * Fernand Fabre * Guy Favières * Geno Ferny * Georges Flateau * Louis Florencie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Silent Film Actresses
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] |
French Film Actresses
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] |
French Stage Actresses
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] |
1976 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maigret Sets A Trap (film)
''Maigret Sets a Trap'' (French: ''Maigret tend un piège'') is a 1958 French-Italian crime film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot and Olivier Hussenot. It is an adaptation of the novel ''Maigret Sets a Trap'' by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his fictional detective Jules Maigret. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast * Jean Gabin as Jules Maigret * Annie Girardot as Yvonne Maurin * Olivier Hussenot as Lagrume * Jeanne Boitel as Louise Maigret * Lucienne Bogaert as Mme Veuve Adèle Maurin * Jean Debucourt as Camille Guimard * Guy Decomble as Mazet * Paulette Dubost as Mauricette Barberot * Jacques Hilling as Le médecin légiste * Hubert de Lapparent as Le juge Coméliau * Jean Desailly as Marcel Maurin * Gérard Séty as Georges "Jojo" Vacher * Lino Ventura as Inspector Torrence * André Valmy as Inspector Lucas * Nadine Basile a ... [...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] |
Three Telegrams
''Three Telegrams'' (French: ''Trois télégrammes'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Gérard Gervais, Pierrette Simonet and Olivier Hussenot.Rège p.293 The film's art direction was by Auguste Capelier. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris Paris () is the capital and 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), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S .... Cast References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1950 films 1950 drama films French drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Henri Decoin French black-and-white films Films shot at Billancourt Studios Films scored by Joseph Kosma 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Grand Balcony
''At the Grand Balcony'' (French: ''Au grand balcon'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Pierre Fresnay, Georges Marchal and Félix Oudart.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.275 It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Synopsis The plot revolves around the founding of the French pioneering aviation company Aéropostale in the years after the First World War. Led by the war veteran Carbot they attempt to establish a commercial airline that can connect the far reaches of French territory. It takes its name from the real-life Hôtel du Grand Balcon in Toulouse where the various characters stay. Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Carbot * Georges Marchal as Jean Fabien * Félix Oudart as Garandoux * Janine Crispin as Maryse * Germaine Michel as Mlle Adeline * Abel Jacquin as Darbouin * André Bervil as Triolet * Clément Thierry as Didier Fusain * Paul Azaïs as Morel * Jacques Tarride as Macher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of The Yellow Room (1949 Film)
''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (French: ''Le mystère de la chambre jaune'') is a 1949 French mystery film directed by Henri Aisner and starring Hélène Perdrière, Serge Reggiani and Pierre Renoir. It is an adaptation of the 1907 novel ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' by Gaston Leroux. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. It was followed by a sequel ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'', released the same year. There were other film adaptations of the novel, in 1919, 1930, and 2003. Plot A young reporter solves a mystery crime. The fictional reporter is Joseph Rouletabille. He works on a complex, and seemingly impossible, crime in which the criminal appears to disappear from a locked room. Cast * Hélène Perdrière as Mathilde Stangerson * Serge Reggiani as Joseph Rouletabille * Pierre Renoir as Professeur Stangerson * Léonce Corne as Marquet * Janine Darcey as Sylvie * Arthur Devère as Père Jacques * Marcel Herrand as Larsan * Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
