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Habib Benglia
Habib Benglia (1895–1960) was an Algerian-born film actor who settled in France.Susan Hayward, ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film'', Chicago, Chicago Press University, 2010, p. 209 He was the first French-African actor to land major roles in both cinema (he acted in Renoir and Pujol movies among others) and theater (performing in over 100 plays). Selected filmography * ''Yasmina'' (1927) * '' Alone'' (1931) * '' You Will Be a Duchess'' (1932) * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935) * '' Nitchevo'' (1936) * ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' (1937) * '' Storm Over Asia'' (1938) * '' Les Enfants du Paradis'' (1945) * ''The Dancer of Marrakesh'' (1949) * ''Tom Toms of Mayumba'' (1955) * ''A Missionary'' (1955) * '' The Roots of Heaven'' (1958) * ''Certains l'aiment froide ''Certains l'aiment froide'', is a French comedy film from 1960, directed by Jean Bastia, written by Guy Lionel, starring Louis de Funès. The film is known under the title: "Les râleurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural importance. It is west-south-west from Algiers. The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000 making it the second-largest city in Algeria. Etymology The word ''Wahran'' comes from the Berber expression ''wa - iharan'' (place of lions). A locally popular legend tells that in the period around AD 900, there were sightings of Barbary lion, Barbary lions in the area. The last two lions were killed on a mountain near Oran, and it became known as ''la montagne des lions'' ("The Mountain of Lions"). Two giant lion statues stand in front of Oran's city hall, symbolizing the city. History Overview During the Roman Empire, a small settlement called ''Unica Colonia'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Enfants Du Paradis
''Children of Paradise'' (original French title: ''Les Enfants du Paradis'') is a two-part French romantic drama film by Marcel Carné, produced under war conditions in 1943, 1944, and early 1945 in both Vichy France and Occupied France. Set in the theatrical world of 1830s Paris, it tells the story of a courtesan and four men — a mime, an actor, a criminal and an aristocrat — who love her in entirely different ways. It has received universal critical acclaim. "I would give up all my films to have ''Les Enfants du Paradis''", said ''nouvelle vague'' director François Truffaut. In Truman Capote's ''The Duke in His Domain'' (1957), actor Marlon Brando called it "maybe the best movie ever made." Its original American trailer positioned it as the French answer to ''Gone With the Wind'' (1939), an opinion shared by critic David Shipman. A 1995 vote by 600 French critics and professionals named it the "Best Film Ever". Title As noted by one critic, "in French, 'paradis' is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Male Film Actors
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] |
1960 Deaths
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is founded in England by Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. * January 13 – First Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Coatit – Italian forces defeat the Ethiopians. * January 17 – Félix Faure is elected President of the French Republic, after the resignation of Jean Casimir-Perier. * February 9 – Mintonette, later known as volleyball, is created by William G. Morgan at Holyoke, Massachusetts. * February 11 – The lowest ever UK temperature of is recorded at Braemar, in Aberdeenshire. This record is equalled in 1982, and again in 1995. * February 14 – Oscar Wilde's last play, the comedy ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', is first shown at St Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candide (film)
''Play of the Month'' is a BBC television anthology series, which ran from 1965 to 1983 featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays (or adaptations) which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted regularly from October 1965 to May 1979, before returning for the summer seasons of 1982 and 1983. The producer most associated with the ''Play of the Month'' series was Cedric Messina. Thirteen productions were also shown previously or subsequently on BBC2 in the period 1971-73 under ''Stage 2''. Productions were broadcast in colour from November 1969. Of the 128 productions, 40 are missing from the archives (except for short sequences in several cases), having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. One colour production exists only as a black & white telerecording. Productions Sourced according to the BBC Genome archive of ''Radio Times'' ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Certains L'aiment Froide
''Certains l'aiment froide'', is a French comedy film from 1960, directed by Jean Bastia, written by Guy Lionel, starring Louis de Funès. The film is known under the title: "Les râleurs font leur beurre" (alternative French title). Cast * Louis de Funès : Ange Galopin, the creditor who wants to recover silver * Pierre Dudan : Pierre Valmorin, Swiss compositor * Robert Manuel : Luigi Valmorin * Francis Blanche : William, Foster Valmorin, American * Noël Roquevert : Maître Albert Leboiteux, notary * Jean Richard : Jérôme Valmorin, the explorer * Mathilde Casadesus : Mathilde Valmorin, cultivator * Mireille Perrey : mum of Pierre * Françoise Béguin : Ariel * Guy Nelson : Tony, the singer * Habib Benglia : Hannibal Valmorin, African * Nicky Valor : Ingrid Valmorin, the Danish * Jean-Paul Rouland : the doctor Schuster * Léonce Corne : Maître Meyer, the associate of mister Leboiteux * Harry Max : the director of the asylum Saint-Vincent * Max Elloy : Simpson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roots Of Heaven (film)
''The Roots of Heaven'' is a 1958 American adventure film made for 20th Century Fox, directed by John Huston and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay by Romain Gary and Patrick Leigh Fermor is based on Romain Gary's 1956 Prix Goncourt-winning novel of the same name. The film stars Errol Flynn, Juliette Gréco, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert, Orson Welles, Paul Lukas, Herbert Lom and Grégoire Aslan. Huston later said that ''Roots of Heaven'' "could have been a very fine film. And largely owing to me was not a good film at all." Plot In French Equatorial Africa, crusading environmentalist Morel sets out to preserve the elephants from extinction as a lasting symbol of freedom for all humanity. He is helped by Minna, a nightclub hostess, and Forsythe, a disgraced British military officer hoping to redeem himself. Cast * Errol Flynn as Maj. Forsythe * Juliette Gréco as Minna * Trevor Howard as Morel * Eddie Albert as Abe Fields * Orson Welles as Cy Sedgewick * Paul Lukas as Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Missionary
''A Missionary'' (French: ''Un missionnaire'') is a 1955 French drama film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Yves Massard, Marie-France Planeze and René Blancard. It was shot in Guinea and Cameroon.Crisp p.157 The film is in Eastmancolor. Cast * Yves Massard as Père Jean Maurel * Marie-France Planèze as Geneviève * René Blancard as Rouhaut * Albert Préjean as Brother Timothée * Jacques Berthier as Père Duval * Charles Vanel as Père Gauthier * Habib Benglia * Anthony Carretier * Claude Cerval * Jean Lanier * Darling Légitimus * Roger Monteaux Roger Monteaux (1879–1974) was a French stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such a ... * Johnny Rieu * Roger Saget References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958''. Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Toms Of Mayumba
''Tom Toms of Mayumba'' ( it, Tam tam mayumbe) is a 1955 Italian adventure film directed by Gian Gaspare Napolitano. Cast * Pedro Armendáriz - Martinez * Habib Benglia - Gomba * Jacques Berthier - Clemens Van Waerten * Kerima - Madalena * Philippe Lemaire * Marcello Mastroianni - Alessandrini * Domenico Meccoli * Paul Muller - Dr. Assar * Francine Delore Rhiney - Louise * Charles Vanel Charles-Marie Vanel (21 August 1892 – 15 April 1989) was a French actor and director. During his 76-year film career, which began in 1912, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock ... - Carlo Leonardi References External links * 1955 films Italian adventure films 1950s Italian-language films 1955 adventure films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Gian Gaspare Napolitano Films directed by Folco Quilici Films set in Belgian Congo Films set in the 1920s 1950s Italian films {{adventure-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dancer Of Marrakesh
''The Dancer of Marrakesh'' (French: ''La danseuse de Marrakech'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Yves Vincent, Katia Lova and Aimé Clariond.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.279 It was made at the Victorine Studios in Nice with sets designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. Synopsis A French officer serving in the French protectorate in Morocco falls in love with a native dancer in Marrakesh. A brother officer does his best to separate them. Cast * Yves Vincent as Jean Portal * Katia Lova as Sonia * Habib Benglia as Taraor * Aimé Clariond as Barjac * Sirena Adgemova as Kalina * Roland Armontel as Le général * Lahcen Ben Idder Souissi * Roger Bontemps as Bertin * Lucien Callamand as Le coiffeur * Raphaël Patorni as Le colonel * Jacques Courtin as Un invité * Raymond Francky * Philippe Hersent * Jean-Pierre Lombard * Gina Manès Gina Manès (born Blanche Moulin; 7 April 1893 – 6 September 1989) was a French film actress and a major st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
