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Jacques Brunius
__NOTOC__ Jacques B. Brunius (born Jacques Henri Cottance, 16 September 1906 – 24 April 1967) was a French actor, director and writer, who was born in Paris and died in Exeter, UK. He was cremated in Sidmouth, with a tribute by Mesens. Assistant director to Luis Buñuel on ''L'Âge d'or'', he appeared in more than 30 movies, using several alternate names: Jacques Borel, J.B. Brunius, Jacques-Bernard Brunius, Jacques Brunius, Brunius, J.B.Brunius. He acted in many of the early, more political, movies of his friend Jean Renoir. During World War II he broadcast from England to France over '' Radio Londres''. He married French-English actress Cecile Chevreau in 1951. Their son Richard was born in 1956. Member of the surrealist group in France and then in England, with his friend E.L.T. Mesens, Conroy Maddox, Ithell Colquhoun, Simon Watson Taylor and Roland Penrose. Brunius attacked Toni del Renzio, who was married to Colquhoun and who was attempting to reanimate an inactive Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Brunius
__NOTOC__ Jacques B. Brunius (born Jacques Henri Cottance, 16 September 1906 – 24 April 1967) was a French actor, director and writer, who was born in Paris and died in Exeter, UK. He was cremated in Sidmouth, with a tribute by Mesens. Assistant director to Luis Buñuel on ''L'Âge d'or'', he appeared in more than 30 movies, using several alternate names: Jacques Borel, J.B. Brunius, Jacques-Bernard Brunius, Jacques Brunius, Brunius, J.B.Brunius. He acted in many of the early, more political, movies of his friend Jean Renoir. During World War II he broadcast from England to France over '' Radio Londres''. He married French-English actress Cecile Chevreau in 1951. Their son Richard was born in 1956. Member of the surrealist group in France and then in England, with his friend E.L.T. Mesens, Conroy Maddox, Ithell Colquhoun, Simon Watson Taylor and Roland Penrose. Brunius attacked Toni del Renzio, who was married to Colquhoun and who was attempting to reanimate an inactive Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbeat (1938 Film)
''Heartbeat'' (French: ''Le schpountz'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Fernandel, Orane Demazis and Fernand Charpin.Lanzoni p.8 It was remade in 1999 as ''Le schpountz'', directed by Gérard Oury. It tells the story of an unhappy young grocer's assistant who dreams of becoming a grand dramatic actor, but when he gatecrashes a film studio they realise he is a natural comic. Plot Irénée lives and works in the little grocery shop of his childless uncle, who brought him up, and dreams of becoming a famous and rich film actor with an exotic car. One day a film crew stops in the village and he attempts to interest them in his undiscovered talents. They play along with his obsession, calling him the village idiot or ''schpountz'', and even give him a fake contract. His uncle ridicules his naïvety and the sympathetic Françoise, a member of the team, warns him not to take it seriously. But Irénée withdraws his savings and, taking a train to Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Gallant Of The Foreign Legion
''Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion'' is an American half-hour black-and-white television series about the French Foreign Legion starring Buster Crabbe in the title role. Crabbe's real-life son Cullen Crabbe played the Legion mascot, with cowboy sidekick Fuzzy Knight playing himself as Legion comedy relief. The series premiered on NBC on 13 February 1955 and ended its first run with the 65th episode shown on 7 December 1957. It was shown for many years in syndication on American television under the title ''Foreign Legionnaire''. Production The first season of the television show was filmed on location in French Morocco with many actual Legionnaires and their installations featuring in the show. With increased danger to the crew, the series moved to Italy. The studio was one owned by Sophia Loren and was just outside the gates of the US Army base, Camp Darby, near Pisa. One of the producers of the show was Harry Saltzman. The series episodes were almost like Westerns upda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Paris With Love
''To Paris with Love'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness, Odile Versois and Vernon Gray. Premise A father and son play matchmaker for each other during a trip to Paris. Cast *Alec Guinness as Col. Sir Edgar Fraser *Odile Versois as Lizette Marconne *Vernon Gray as John Fraser *Elina Labourdette as Sylvia Gilbert *Jacques François as Victor de Colville *Austin Trevor as Leon de Colville *Jacques Brunius as Aristide Marconnet *Claude Romain as Georges Duprez *Maureen Davis as Suzanne de Colville *Mollie Hartley Milburn as Madame Alvarez *Michael Anthony as Pierre *Pamela Stirling as Madame Marconnet *Claude Collier as Solo Drummer, Cabaret Act *George Lafaye Company as Cabaret Act Production Though the release prints received the credit 'Color by Technicolor', the production was filmed on location in Eastmancolor and at Pinewood Studios in 3-strip Technicolor. This was at a time when the photographing of British films in colou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbidden Cargo (1954 Film)
''Forbidden Cargo'' is a 1954 British crime film directed by Harold French and starring Nigel Patrick, Elizabeth Sellars and Jack Warner. It was shot at Pinewood Studios with sets designed by the art director John Howell. Location shooting took place in London and Cannes. Plot A customs officer captures a gang of drugs smugglers, assisted by a birdwatcher. Cast * Nigel Patrick as Inspector Michael Kenyon * Elizabeth Sellars as Rita Compton * Terence Morgan as Roger Compton * Greta Gynt as Madame Simonetta * Jack Warner as Major Alec White * Theodore Bikel as Max * Joyce Grenfell as Lady Flavia Queensway * James Gilbert as Agent Larkins * Eric Pohlmann as Steven Lasovich * Martin Boddey as Sub-Director Holt * Michael Hordern as Director of Customs * Jacques B. Brunius as Det. Pierre Valance * Ronald Adam as Mr. Bennett * Ballard Berkeley as Cooper * Campbell Gray as Luigi * Campbell Singer as Sergeant Dodson, River Police * Hal Osmond as Bag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing Anne
''Laughing Anne'' is a 1953 British adventure film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Wendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood, Forrest Tucker, and Ronald Shiner. It was adapted from Joseph Conrad's short story, " Because of the Dollars" and from his 1923 two-act play, ''Laughing Anne''. The film was shot at Shepperton Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director William C. Andrews and costumes were by Elizabeth Haffenden. Production In 1952 Herbert Wilcox announced he had signed a co-production deal with Herbert Yates of Republic Pictures to make films together starring Anna Neagle and John Wayne, to be shot in colour and aimed at international markets. The projects would include an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's '' The King's General'' and Joseph Conrad's ''Laughing Anne''. ''Laughing Anne'' would instead be made with Margaret Lockwood, who had signed a long-term contract with Wilcox, and two Hollywood names: Forrest Tucker and Wendell Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always A Bride (1953 Film)
''Always a Bride'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Ralph Smart and starring Peggy Cummins, Terence Morgan and Ronald Squire.Mayer p.84 The film's sets were designed by Maurice Carter. Plot A British father and daughter work a confidence trick up and down the luxury hotels of the French Riviera by posing as a newly married couple. Trouble begins, however, when the daughter falls in love with a tax investigator. Cast * Peggy Cummins as Clare Hemsley * Terence Morgan as Terence Winch * Ronald Squire as Victor Hemsley * James Hayter as Dutton * Marie Lohr as Dowager * Geoffrey Sumner as Teddy * David Hurst as Beckstein * Sebastian Cabot as Taxi Driver * Charles Goldner as Hotel Manager * Jacques B. Brunius as Inspector * Jill Day as Singer * Jacques Brown as Manager * Dino Galvani as Magistrate * Mary Hinton as Dowager * Eliot Makeham as Roger, Hotel Guest * Martin Benson as Hotel Desk Clerk * Robert Rietti Robert Rietti, (born Lucio Rietti; 8 February 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Devils (1953 Film)
''Sea Devils'' is a 1953 colour British–American historical adventure film, directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo, and Maxwell Reed. The story is based on Victor Hugo's novel '' Toilers of the Sea'' which was the working title of the film. The scenes at sea were shot around the Channel Islands, and much of the rest of the film was shot on location in those islands as well. Plot The year is 1800, and Britain and France have been at war since 1798, in what later was to be known as the War of the Second Coalition. Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman, Drouchette, to the French coast on his ship the ''Sea Devil''. Drouchette tells him that she intends to organise the rescue of her brother from a French prison. Gilliatt finds himself falling in love and so feels betrayed when he later learns that Drouchette is a countess helping Napoleon plan an invasion of Great Britain. However, in reality she is a B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of Algiers
''South of Algiers'' (U.S. ''The Golden Mask'') is a 1953 British travel adventure film, directed by Jack Lee and starring Van Heflin, Wanda Hendrix and Eric Portman. It is based on an original screenplay by Robert Westerby, and was partly filmed on location in Algeria. Plot Doctor Burnet (Portman), a scholar of ancient history at the British Museum, is obsessed with finding the legendary and priceless Golden Mask of Moloch, believed to be buried in the lost tomb of a Roman general somewhere in the Algerian desert. He plans his latest expedition of discovery, but lacks funds to pay for an archaeologist to accompany him. He learns from the museum curator that Nicholas Chapman (Heflin), an American author of popular archaeology books, is eager to go along and work without pay, on the understanding that he will be able to publish his experiences in magazine articles and book form. Burnet is dubious of Chapman's expertise and good-faith, but finally agrees to let him join th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 Hours Of A Woman's Life
''24 Hours of a Woman's Life'', also known as ''Affair in Monte Carlo'', is a 1952 British romantic drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Merle Oberon, Richard Todd and Leo Genn. It is loosely based on the novella by Stefan Zweig. Produced by ABPC, it was shot at the company's Elstree Studios and on location in Monaco. The film's sets were designed by the art director Terence Verity. Plot Monsieur Blanc, the middle-aged proprietor of a café in Antibes, is eagerly preparing for his wedding to Henriette. He is devastated, however, when Henriette runs away with a young man she apparently only met the day before. Robert Sterling, a writer and one of the café patrons, tells the other diners that he has seen the same thing before: someone falling in love with a complete stranger. He was playing host to Linda, a young widow whom he knew well, and three other guests aboard his yacht anchored in Monte Carlo. When he persuades her to visit the casino one night, she became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lavender Hill Mob
''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers to Lavender Hill, a street in Battersea, a district in London SW11, near to Clapham Junction railway station. The British Film Institute ranked ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' the 17th greatest British film of all time. The original film was digitally restored and re-released to UK cinemas on 29 July 2011 to celebrate its 60th anniversary. It is one of fifteen films listed in the category "Art" on the Vatican film list. Plot Henry Holland lives the life of luxury in Rio de Janeiro, and spends an evening dining out with a British visitor. During their meal, he narrates a story concerning how he changed his life by instigating an intricate gold bullion robbery. One year ago, Holland served as an unambitious London bank clerk, who for twenty years was in char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Une Fille à Croquer
''Good Enough to Eat'' (French: ''Une fille à croquer'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Raoul André and starring Gaby Morlay, Louise Carletti and Serge Reggiani. It draws inspiration from the story of Red Riding Hood.Zipes p.145 The film's sets were designed by the art director Maurice Colasson. It was partly shot on location around Yvelines. Main cast * Gaby Morlay as Madame de Mergrand / Mathilde Chaperon * Louise Carletti as Rose Chaperon * Serge Reggiani as Jean-Louis dit Loup * Francis Blanche as Gilles * Pierre Dac as Pantois * Jérôme Goulven as Le brigadier / Charles Perrault * Charles Dechamps as Hughes * Paul Demange as Le patron de l'auberge de l'Hermitière * Roger Legris as Félix * Jacques Hilling as Pou - le frère de Madame de Mergrand * Adrienne Gallon as Céline * Louis Blanche as Maître Ruban * Edith Fontaine as Annette * Maurice Schutz Maurice Schutz (4 August 1866 – 22 March 1955) was a French film actor. He starred in som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |