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Henri Cogan
Henri Cogan (13 September 1914 in Paris – 23 September 2003 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French actor and stuntman. Biography Before Henri Cogan became a fight choreographer for European action films he proved his expertise in hand-to-hand combat publicly by fighting as a professional wrestler. As a wrestler he once fought Lino Ventura and later he introduced him to Georges Lautner. Henri Cogan appeared in French, German and English films. Selected filmography *1947: ''Un flic'' (by Maurice de Canonge) - Un homme de Zattore *1953: ''La môme vert-de-gris'' (by Bernard Borderie) - Un copain de l'électricien (uncredited) *1954: ''Yours Truly, Blake'' (by Bernard Borderie) - Sam *1955: ''Les Chiffonniers d'Emmaüs'' (by Robert Darène) - Le bagarreur (uncredited) *1955: ' (by John Berry) - (uncredited) *1955: ' (by John Berry) *1956: ''Goubbiah, mon amour'' (by Robert Darène) - The Scarface *1956: ''The Whole Town Accuses'' (by Claude Boissol) - Un gangster *1956: ' (by Raoul ... [...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] |
Raoul André
Raoul André (24 May 1916 in Rabat (Morocco) - 4 November 1992) was a French director and screenwriter, He was married to actress Louise Carletti (December 1955), and he is the father of Ariane Carletti. Filmography * ''The Village of Wrath'' (1947) *'' Cab Number 13'' (1948) *'' L'Assassin est à l'écoute'' (1948) * ''Good Enough to Eat'' (1951) *'' Une nuit à Megève'' (1953) *'' Les Clandestines'' (1954) *'' Marchandes d'illusions'' (1954) *''Une fille épatante'' (1955) *''The Babes Make the Law'' (1955) *''Cherchez la femme'' (1955) *'' Les Indiscrètes'' (1956) * ''The Babes in the Secret Service'' (1956) *' (1956) *'' La Polka des menottes'' (1957) *''Clara et les Méchants'' (1958) *'' Les Fruits du péché'' (1959) *'' La Planque'' (1961) *''Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent'' (1963) *'' Les Femmes d'abord'' (1963) *'' Ces dames s'en mêlent'' (1964) *''Mission to Caracas'' (1965) *' (1967) *' (1967) *' (1969) *'' Le Bourgeois gentil mec'' (1969) *''La dernière bourrée à ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise For Sailors
''Paradise for Sailors'' (german: Paradies der Matrosen) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Margit Saad, Boy Gobert and Mara Lane.Goble p. 901 The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. The film was shot at Tempelhof Studios and on location in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1959 films 1959 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Harald Reinl Films based on German novels Seafaring films Treasure hunt films Films set on uninhabited islands Films shot in Brazil Films shot at Tempelhof Studios UFA GmbH films 1950s German films {{1950s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géza Von Cziffra
Géza von Cziffra (; 19 December 1900 – 28 April 1989) was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter. Life Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the Kingdom of Hungary, now in Romania. Cziffra made films from the 1930s onwards, at first in Hungary, and from 1936 in Germany as well, where he was initially more active as a screenwriter. In 1945, in Prague, then occupied by the Germans, he made the film ''Leuchtende Schatten'' ("Glowing Shadows"). As adviser for the criminal police, he was assigned SS-Sturmbannführer Eweler, a member of the SD and brother of the actress Ruth Eweler. After some time, Cziffra banned Eweler from the studios for excessive and obstructive criticism. Shortly afterwards, he was arrested and taken to the Prague Gestapo Headquarters in the Pecec Palace, where he was accused of having eaten several times in the Czech restaurant "Neumann" without using ration stamps. He was event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Voss, Thief Of Millions (1958 Film)
''Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (german: Peter Voss, der Millionendieb) is a 1958 West German comedy crime film directed by Wolfgang Becker and starring O. W. Fischer, Ingrid Andree and Margit Saad. It was based on the 1913 novel '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' by Ewald Gerhard Seeliger, which had been previously adapted into three films.Goble p.415 The film was a popular success, and was followed by a sequel ''Peter Voss, Hero of the Day'' with Fischer reprising his role. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. While location shooting took place at a variety of settings including Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Genoa and Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach, Hans Kuhnert and Karl Schneider. Originally Eddie Constantine had been intended to play the title role, but at the last minutes his unavailability led to the casting of Fischer in his place. Cast *O. W. Fischer as Peter Voss *Ingrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amorous Corporal
''The Amorous Corporal'' (french: La Bigorne, caporal de France) is a 1958 French adventure-comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Darène. Loosely based on the novel ''La Bigorne, caporal de France'' by Pierre Nord, it is set in eighteenth-century Madagascar. It was the first cinematography credit for Pierre Lhomme. It aired on cable TV in the US in 1973 as part of a package of non-English language movies called "Movies for Swingers". Plot Cast * François Périer as La Bigorne * Rossana Podestà as Bethi * Robert Hirsch as Boisrose * Jean Lefebvre as Potirond * Jean Carmet Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor. Life and career Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internatio ... as Balluché * Henri Cogan as Tom Wright Reception The film has been widely criticized for its apologetic tones towards colonialism. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Rim
Carlo Rim (19 December 1902 – 3 December 1989) was a French film screenwriter, producer and director. Born Jean Marius Richard, he made an anagram of his initials (RJM - treating I and J as the same letter) for his pseudonym, adding "Carlo" a popular Italian name in France at the time. Filmography As screenwriter * 1934 : ''Zouzou (film), Zouzou'' directed by Marc Allégret * 1935 : ' directed by Maurice Tourneur * 1935 : ''Gaspard de Besse (film), Gaspard de Besse'' directed by André Hugon * 1936 : ''Le Mort en fuite'' directed by André Berthomieu * 1936 : ''Tarass Boulba (1936 film), Tarass Boulba'' directed by Alexis Granowsky * 1936 : ''Vingt-sept rue de la Paix'' directed by Richard Pottier * 1936 : ''L'Homme à abattre'' directed by Léon Mathot * 1936 : ''Blanchette (1936 film), Blanchette'' directed by Pierre Caron (director), Pierre Caron * 1937 : ''Hercule (film), Hercule'' directed by Alexander Eswayco-producer * 1937 : ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Truands
''Les Truands'' is a French comedy film starring Eddie Constantine directed by Carlo Rim. For English-speaking audiences it was renamed as ''Lock Up Your Spoons'' respectively ''The Gangsters''. Synopsis This is the story of racketeer Amédée who recalls the story of his life when he is already more than 100 years old. He tells his family about his rise and his rivals. This is all to explain why he couldn't help but nick the watch of the mayor who came to congratulate him. Cast * Eddie Constantine : Jim Esposito, racketeer in Marseille * Noël-Noël : Cahuzac, racketeer in Bordeaux * Jean Richard : Alexandre Benoit, Amédée's son * Yves Robert : Amédée Benoit (and his father) * Sylvie : Clarisse Benoit * Lucien Baroux : the priest * Mireille Granelli : Clarisse at the age of 18 years * Denise Provence : La Païva * Line Noro : Chiffon * Junie Astor : Mlle Puc, the tailoress * Héléna Manson : Nana * Robert Dalban : Pépito Benoit * Gaston Modot : Justin Benoit * Cora Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Boisrond
Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921, Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais – 10 November 2002, La Celle-Saint-Cloud) was a French film director and screenwriter. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Career A former apprentice of Jean Delannoy, Jean Cocteau, and René Clair, Michel Boisrond debuted as a full-fledged director in 1955 with ''Cette Sacrée Gamine'' starring Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the .... His works typically fall into the comedy, romance, or comedy drama genres. Filmography References External links * French film directors 1921 births 2002 deaths 20th-century French screenwriters French television directors People from Eure-et-Loir {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Une Parisienne
''La Parisienne'' (original French title: ''Une parisienne'') is a 1957 Technicolor French comedy film starring Brigitte Bardot, Charles Boyer and Henri Vidal, directed by Michel Boisrond. Bardot plays the daughter of the French President who marries her father's secretary, but the couple become jealous of each other's purported sexual flings. Costumes are by Pierre Balmain. Dialogue is in French, with dubbed versions in other languages. Plot Brigitte Laurier (Brigitte Bardot), daughter of the President of France, is madly in love with Michel Legrand (Henri Vidal), the chief of staff of her father. He tries to evade her, but she follows him to the airport as he meets his mistress, Mrs. Wilson (Madeleine Lebeau), who intends to divorce her husband to marry Michel. He continues to shut down Brigitte's repeated sexual advances, but he finds that hard to do, as she has just appointed herself to an internship as Michel's secretary. She creates a ruse whereby Michel is tricked into d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Send A Woman When The Devil Fails
''Send a Woman When the Devil Fails'' (french: Quand la femme s'en mêle) is a 1957 French-Italian-West German drama film. It is an adaptation of Jean Amila's novel ''Sans attendre Godot''. Directed by Yves Allégret, it was Alain Delon's and also Bruno Cremer's film debut. Synopsis Angèle (nicknamed "Maine") is the wife of Henri Godot who feels his marriage was menaced by a rival. When Angèle is approached by her former husband Félix he hires a young killer. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Angèle * Jean Servais as Henri Godot * Jean Debucourt as Auguste Coudert de la Taillerie * Bernard Blier as Félix Seguin * Bruno Cremer as Bernard * Alain Delon as Jo * Henri Cogan as Alberti * Pascale Roberts Pascale is a common Francophone given name, the feminine of the name Pascal. The same spelling is also an Italian form of the masculine name ''Pascal'', and an Italian surname derived from the given name. Pascale derives from the Latin ''pas ... as Gigi References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret (13 October 1905 – 31 January 1987) was a French film director, often working in the film noir genre. He was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine and died in Paris. He was an assistant to film directors such as his brother Marc Allégret, Augusto Genina, and Jean Renoir. Filmography Feature films * ''Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * ''The Emigrant (1940 film), The Emigrant'' (dir. Léo Joannon, 1940) * ''Box of Dreams (film), Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''Les démons de l'aube'' (1946) * ''Dédée d'Anvers'' (1948) * ''Une si jolie petite plage'' (1949) * ''Manèges'' (1950) * ''Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois'' (1951) * ''Leathernose'' (1952) * ''La Jeune Folle'' (1952) * ''The Proud and the Beautiful'' (1953) * ''Oh No, Mam'zelle'' (1954) * ''Oasis (1955 film), Oasis'' (1955) * ''The Best Part (film), The Best Part'' (1956) * ''Méfiez-vous fillettes'' (1957) * ''Send a Woman When the Devil Fails'' (1957) * ''The Daughter of Hamburg'' (1958) * ''The Restle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
