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Henri Virlojeux
Henri Virlogeux (22 March 1924 – 19 December 1995) was a French actor. He is known for "The 400 Blows" (1959), "Les rois maudits" (1972) and "Schulmeister, espion de l'empereur" (1971). He was married to Véronique Silver. He died on December 19, 1995 in Paris, France. Selected filmography * '' The Seventh Commandment'' (1957) – Le garçon d'étage de province * ''Let's Be Daring, Madame'' (1957) – Le cantonnier * ' (1958) – Le portier de l'hôtel (uncredited) * '' It's All Adam's Fault'' (1958) * ''Le Septième Ciel'' (1958) – Le garçon de café * '' School for Coquettes'' (1958) – Un employé du Racinet * ' (1958) – Lapointe * ''The 400 Blows'' (1959) – Night watchman * '' Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon'' (1959) – Le roi de Prusse (uncredited) * '' Lovers on a Tightrope'' (1960) – Le garçon d'étage * ''Au coeur de la ville'' (1960) * '' The Fenouillard Family'' (1960) – Le commandant * ' (1961) – Drummer * '' A Man Named Rocca'' (1961) – Ficelle * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seventh Commandment (1957 Film)
''The Seventh Commandment'' (French: ''Le septième commandement'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jacques Dumesnil and Jacques Morel.Krawc p.84 The title is a reference to the seventh of the Ten Commandments in the Roman Catholic tradition, "Thou shalt not steal". It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Synopsis Princesse Nadia Vronskaïa is a veteran con artist, working with her two partners to targets likely suspects. However things go awry when she falls in love with her latest mark. With his help she turns the tables on her former associates. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Princesse Nadia Vronskaïa * Jacques Dumesnil as Gilbert Odet * Jacques Morel as Pilou * Maurice Teynac as Labaroche * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Tante Amélie * Micheline Dax as La brune remplaçante * Jean Nergal as Van Roosebeck * Jean Lefebvre as Edouard, le fils d'Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamonds Are Brittle
''Diamonds Are Brittle'' (french: Un milliard dans un billard) is a 1965 French romantic crime film directed by Nicolas Gessner. Cast *Jean Seberg as Bettina Ralton *Claude Rich as Bernard Noblet *Elsa Martinelli as Juliette *Pierre Vernier as Roger * Jacques Morel as Amédée de St. Leu *Jean-Paul Moulinot as Le bijoutier *Jacques Balutin as Un agent *Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Madame Ralton *France Rumilly as La dame à la bague *Daniel Ceccaldi as Le capitaine du bateau * Claude Darget as L'inspecteur cantonal *Henri Virlojeux as Picard *Annette Poivre as Une femme de ménage *Jacques Dynam as Le commissaire *Pierre Mirat Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ... as Un brigadier * as Prof. Schmoll References External links * 1965 films 1965 crime films French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII ( la, Ioannes PP. XXII; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by the Conclave of Cardinals, which was assembled in Lyon through the work of King Louis X's brother Philip, the Count of Poitiers. Like his predecessor, Clement V, Pope John centralized power and income in the Papacy and lived a princely life in Avignon. John excommunicated the enemies of Edward II of England, while warning Edward of a possible reassessment of the papal grant of Ireland. He opposed the political policies of Louis IV of Bavaria as Holy Roman Emperor, which prompted Louis to invade Italy and set up an antipope, Nicholas V. John opposed the Franciscan understanding of the poverty of Christ and his apostles passing multiple papal bulls to enforce his views. This led William of Ockham to write against unlimited papal power. Fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Rois Maudits (miniseries)
''The Accursed Kings'' (french: Les Rois maudits ) is a series of historical novels by French author Maurice Druon about the French monarchy in the 14th century. Published between 1955 and 1977, the series has been adapted as a miniseries twice for television in France. American author George R. R. Martin called ''The Accursed Kings'' "the original game of thrones", citing Druon's novels as an inspiration for his own series '' A Song of Ice and Fire''. Plot Set in the 14th century during the reigns of the last five kings of the direct Capetian dynasty and the first two kings of the House of Valois, the series begins as the French King Philip the Fair, already surrounded by scandal and intrigue, brings a curse upon his family when he persecutes the Knights Templar. The succession of monarchs that follows leads France and England to the Hundred Years' War. Characters Novels The first six novels of ''Les Rois maudits'' were published in France by Del Duca between 1955 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tintin And The Lake Of Sharks
''Tintin and the Lake of Sharks'' (french: link=no, Tintin et le lac aux requins) is a 1972 French-Belgian animated adventure film based on ''The Adventures of Tintin'', directed by Raymond Leblanc. It was not written by Hergé (who merely supervised), but by the Belgian comics creator Greg (Michel Regnier), a friend of Hergé.Les amis d'Hergé N°36, avril 2003: original script for ''Le Thermozéro'' from Greg It was later adapted into a comic book with still images from the film used as illustrations. Plot One night, in Brussels, Belgium, a pair of criminals discreetly break into the aquarium and steal a priceless pearl. As soon as the security guards on duty see the empty shell, they rush away to raise the alarm. The criminals take advantage of the guards' absence by putting a fake pearl, the same size as the real one, in the shell. When the guards return with the director and the director sees the fake pearl, he thinks the guards were making it up, but then has second thou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trop Jolies Pour être Honnêtes
''Trop jolies pour être honnêtes'' (, ''Too Pretty to Be Honest''), or ''4 Souris pour un hold-up'' (, ''Four Mice for a Holdup'', subtitled by the English VHS as "Four Chicks for a Holdup") is a 1972 French film directed by Richard Balducci. In 1985 International Home Video Corp. of Wilmington, Los Angeles, California released an English subtitled version of the film, under the series La Vidéo Française. In the film four female roommates who live in the French Riviera, Bernadette ( Bernadette Lafont), Christine (Jane Birkin), Frédérique (Elisabeth Wiener), and Martine (Emma Cohen), discover that a group of thieves who committed a robbery are keeping their stolen goods in the building across from them. The women decide to steal the goods from the men. Cast * Jane Birkin * Emma Cohen Emmanuela Beltrán Rahola (21 November 1946 – 11 July 2016) better known as Emma Cohen was a Spanish actress, director, producer, and writer. She appeared in many Spanish language film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aladdin And His Magic Lamp (1970 Film)
''Aladdin and His Magic Lamp'' (french: Aladin et la Lampe Merveilleuse) is a 1970 French animated film directed by Jean Image. It is loosely based on the Arabian Nights tale of Aladdin. Made by Image's fifty-artist crew on a limited schedule in 1969 (from April to November of that year), the film proved successful with children upon its original release. Paramount Pictures, who picked up the American rights for the film, released it on July 1, 1975, as part of its Saturday "Family Matinee" cinema program. It was Image's second and final film to receive a U.S. release. Voice cast *Jean-Pierre Leroux as ''adult Aladdin'' *Henri Virlojeux as ''African magician'' *Claire Guibert as mother of Aladdin *René Hiéronimus as ''Hou-hou'' *Lucie Dolène as princess *Fred Pasquali as the genie of the ring, master of darkness and grand vizier *Georges Atlas as the genie of the lamp *Richard Francoeur as the ''sultan'' *Michel Gudin as the narrator *Paul Guez as Aladdin as child *Lita Recio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tintin And The Temple Of The Sun
''Tintin and the Temple of the Sun'' (original title ''Tintin et le temple du soleil'') is a 1969 animated film produced by Belvision Studios. A co-production between Belgium, France and Switzerland, it is an adaptation of Hergé's two-part Tintin adventure ''The Seven Crystal Balls'' and ''Prisoners of the Sun''. Production Coming after the success of the Belvision cartoon series, ''Hergé's Adventures of Tintin'', there was a lot of publicity for the movie (which was the first of two animated films, the second being 1972's ''Tintin and the Lake of Sharks''). Plot When seven archaeologists found an old Inca mummy, they become the victims of an Inca curse. Back in Europe, they fall into a deep sleep one by one and only once a day, at the same time, do they wake up for a few minutes and have hallucinations of the Inca god. The story begins with the sixth archaeologist falling asleep by the contents of a crystal ball thrown into his car by Incas. Professor Tarragon sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Femmes
''Les Femmes'' is a 1969 sex comedy film co-written and directed by Jean Aurel, starring Brigitte Bardot and Maurice Ronet. It recorded admissions of 505,292 in France. Cast * Brigitte Bardot as Clara * Maurice Ronet as Jérôme * Christina Holme as Marianne * Anny Duperey as Hélène * Jean-Pierre Marielle as L'éditeur * Tanya Lopert as Louise Censorship When ''Les Femmes'' was first released in Italy in 1970, the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated it as VM18: not suitable for children under 18. In order for the film to be screened publicly, the Committee imposed the following modifications: 1) Delete the naked scenes of Marianne lying in bed; 2) Reduce the sequence of the sexual intercourse between Jerome and Marianne who are naked; 3) Reduce the final sequence of the sexual intercourse between Jerome and Clare in order to avoid scenes in which she is naked and scenes of lustful caresses. The reason for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Madwoman Of Chaillot (film)
''The Madwoman of Chaillot'' is a 1969 American satirical film made by Commonwealth United Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. It was directed by Bryan Forbes and produced by Ely A. Landau with Anthony B. Unger as associate producer. The screenplay was by Edward Anhalt, based on ''The Madwoman of Chaillot'', Maurice Valency's adaption of ''La Folle de Chaillot'' by Jean Giraudoux. The music score was by Michael J. Lewis and the cinematography by Burnett Guffey and Claude Renoir. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ray Simm. The film stars Katharine Hepburn with Paul Henreid, Oskar Homolka, Yul Brynner, Richard Chamberlain, Edith Evans and Donald Pleasence. A musical version of the play titled ''Dear World'' with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, and starring Angela Lansbury, opened with little success on Broadway in 1969. Plot The story is of a modern society endangered b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Strange Kind Of Colonel
''A Strange Kind of Colonel'' (French:''Un drôle de colonel'') is a 1968 French comedy film directed by Jean Girault and starring Jean Lefebvre, Jean Yanne and Pascale Roberts.Rège p.444 Cast * Jean Lefebvre as Cutterfeet * Jean Yanne as Barton * Pascale Roberts as Marina * Jean Le Poulain as Le pasteur * Jacques Dynam as Le policeman / Policeman * Henri Virlojeux as Le savant / Trilby Beach * Pierre Tornade as Un inspecteur * Florence Blot as Hortense Tito * Françoise Girault as Terry * Jean Valmont as Smith * Michel Galabru as Le colonel * Maria Pacôme as Aurélia * Michel Ardan as Le journaliste * Yves Barsacq as Le patron du pub * Robert Rollis Robert Rollis (16 March 1921 - 6 November 2007) was a French actor. He mainly starred as a film actor, but also appeared in television and also in theatre in the 1950s and early 1960s. Amongst many roles, he starred in Yves Robert's '' War of th ... as Le cireur References Bibliography * Philippe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Caroline (1968 Film)
''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline chérie'') is a 1968 historical drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring France Anglade, Vittorio De Sica and Bernard Blier.Caldiron & Hochkofler p.181 Made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany, it was based on the novel of the same title by Jacques Laurent which had previously been adapted into a film in 1951. It was shot at the Epinay Studios near Paris. The film's sets were by the art director Jean André. The costumes were designed by Jacques Fonteray. It was shot in widescreen and Eastmancolor. Cast * France Anglade as Caroline de Bièvre - une jolie aristocrate aux nombreuses aventures * Vittorio De Sica as Le comte de Bièvre - le père de Caroline * Bernard Blier as Georges Berthier * Karin Dor as Isabelle de Loigny * François Guérin as Gaston de Salanches * Charles Aznavour as Jules, le Postillon * Giorgio Albertazzi as Albencet, le géologiste * Françoise Christophe as Madame C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
