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Jacques Marin
Jacques Marin (9 September 1919 – 10 January 2001) was a French actor on film and television. Marin's fluency in English and his instantly recognisable features made him a familiar face in some major American and British productions (''Charade'', '' The Train'', '' Marathon Man'') and Disney movies ('' The Island at the Top of the World'' and '' Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo''). Selected filmography * ' (1947) as Un voyou * ' (1948) as Barman (uncredited) * ''Forbidden Games'' (1952) as Georges Dolle * ''We Are All Murderers'' (1952) as Un gardien au bar (uncredited) * '' Double or Quits'' (1953) as Lucien * ''Before the Deluge'' (1954) as L'ouvrier à bicyclette (uncredited) * ''J'y suis, j'y reste'' (1954) (uncredited) * ''Faites-moi confiance'' (1954) as Bob (uncredited) * ''Papa, Mama, the Maid and I'' (1954) as Gaston, un voisin * ''Sur le banc'' (1954) * ' (1955) as L'inspecteur * '' French Cancan'' (1955) as Un spectateur (uncredited) * ' (1955) as Le policier * '' Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charade (1963 Film)
''Charade'' is a 1963 American romantic comedy mystery film produced and directed by Stanley Donen, written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The cast also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, and Jacques Marin. It spans three genres: suspense thriller, romance and comedy. ''Charade'' was praised by critics for its screenplay and the chemistry between Grant and Hepburn. It has been described as "the best Hitchcock movie hat Hitchcock never made". It was filmed on location in Paris and contains animated titles by Maurice Binder. Henry Mancini's score features the popular theme song " Charade". In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot While on holiday in the French Alps, Regina "Reggie" Lampert, an expatriate American working as a simult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papa, Maman, Ma Femme Et Moi
''Papa, maman, ma femme et moi'' french: Papa, Mama, My Woman and Me, is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, written by Marcel Aymé, starring Robert Lamoureux and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles: ''Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me'' (UK), ''Papa, Mama, My Woman and Me'' (International English title), ''Papà, mammà, mia moglie ed io'' (Italy), and ''Papa, Mama, meine Frau und ich'' (West Germany). Cast * Robert Lamoureux as Robert Langlois, son, lawyer * Gaby Morlay as Gabrielle Langlois, mother * Fernand Ledoux as Fernand Langlois, father * Nicole Courcel as Catherine Langlois, wife of Robert * Elina Labourdette as Marguerite, the florist * Jean Tissier as Mr. Petitot, former lawyer, property adviser * Robert Rollis as Léon "Alibi", Robert's friend * Louis de Funès as Mr. Calomel, neighbour of the Langlois family * Renée Passeur Renée Passeur (21 October 1905 – 16 January 1975) was a French actress and singer. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Parisienne (film)
''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gates Of Paris (film)
''Porte des Lilas'' (English: ''Gate of Lilacs'') is a 1957 French-Italian dramatic film directed by René Clair, based on René Fallet's novel '' La Grande Ceinture''. The film is known as both ''Gates of Lilacs'' and ''The Gates of Paris'', but was released under the latter title in the United States.According to Ronald Bergan and Robyn Karney in the ''Bloomsbury Foreign Film Guide'' (London: Bloomsbury, 1988, p. 224) and Melissa E. Biggs (''French Films, 1945–1993'', Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1996, p. 221) the film has these two alternate English titles. The English title used on the original British release is unclear. Plot Artiste is an unemployed impoverished man who dwells in his own, derelict house with his likewise unemployed best friend Juju. One day they come across the wanted criminal Barbier hiding in their home. Juju admires the threefold murderer, yet when he witnesses him bragging about having compromised a girl for financial benefit, his feelings turn straight i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Days To Live
''Three Days to Live'' (french: Trois jours à vivre) is a 1957 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau and Lino Ventura.Goble p.474 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in Le Havre and Rouen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Briaucourt. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in August 1957. Synopsis An actor, struggling as a part of a company touring the provinces, identifies the suspect in a murder case and becomes an overnight sensation. However the man he has accused escapes and now threatens him. Cast * Daniel Gélin as Simon Belin * Jeanne Moreau as Jeanne Fortin * Lino Ventura as Lino Ferrari * Georges Flamant as Inspector Segalier * Albert Augier as Dédé * Aimé Clariond as Charlie Bianchi * Roland Armontel as Alexandre Bérimont * Joëlle Bernard as Mauricette * Moustache as Davros * Robert Rollis as Lucien Morisot * Evelyne Rey as Bélina * Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vintage
''The Vintage'' is a 1957 American crime drama film directed by Jeffrey Hayden and starring Pier Angeli, Mel Ferrer, John Kerr, Michèle Morgan and Theodore Bikel. The screenplay was written by Michael Blankfort, based on a novel by Ursula Keir. The film was distributed by MGM. Plot Italian brothers Ernesto and Giancarlo Barandero are fugitives, Ernesto having accidentally killed a man. They cross the border to France and hope to find work picking grapes. While vineyard owner Louis Morel is away, wife Leonne and young sister-in-law Lucienne make the brothers feel welcome. Louis does not offer them a job, but Ernesto and Giancarlo are given temporary shelter in a shack where Louis' elderly uncle Tonton stays. They are brought food by Lucienne, whose interest makes her intended husband Etienne extremely jealous. A crew of Spanish pickers led by Eduardo Uribon are willing to let the brothers work with them. Yolande, the young daughter of Louis and Leonne, comes upon Ernesto carv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Rouge Est Mis
''Speaking of Murder'' is a 1957 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin. The original French title is ''Le rouge est mis'', which means "the red light is on". The screenplay is based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton. Plot Louis Bertain (Gabin) is the owner of a Paris garage which is the front for a robbery gang. He and his accomplices are careful to keep up a civic veneer by day, indulging in criminal activities only when "the red light is on" at night. This status quo is upset when one of the gang members becomes convinced that Louis' younger brother is a police informer. Cast * Jean Gabin as Louis Bertain / Louis le Blond * Paul Frankeur as Frédo * Marcel Bozzuffi as Pierre Bertain * Lino Ventura as Pepito * Annie Girardot as Hélène * Albert Dinan as Inspector Pluvier * Antonin Berval as Zé * Jean-Pierre Mocky Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Traversée De Paris (film)
''La Traversée de Paris'' ("The trip across Paris") is a 1956 French comedy-drama directed by Claude Autant-Lara, starring Jean Gabin, Bourvil and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles: "Four Bags Full" (USA), "Pig Across Paris" (UK), "The Trip Across Paris" (International English title). It is set in occupied Paris in 1942 and tells the story of two men who defy the curfew to deliver pork for the black market. The film is very loosely based on the short story "La traversée de Paris" by Marcel Aymé. The film competed at the 17th Venice International Film Festival, where Bourvil won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. The cynical portrayal of the occupation era was unconventional and made the film controversial upon the original release. Plot In Paris in 1942, under German occupation, unemployed taxi-driver Marcel Martin makes his living delivering parcels by night for the black market. One evening he must carry by foot, to the other side of the capital, four suitcases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, Palace Hotel
''Paris, Palace Hotel'' is a 1956 French-Italian romantic comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Charles Boyer, Françoise Arnoul and Tilda Thamar.Parish p.61 It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Synopsis A manicurist working at a luxurious hotel in Paris and a young garage mechanic there to pick up a customer's luxury car, both pretend to be wealthy residents to impress each other with the friendly assistance Henri Delormel, one of the real guests at the hotel. Cast * Charles Boyer as Henri Delormel * Françoise Arnoul as Françoise Noblet * Roberto Risso as Gérard Necker dit Brugnon * Tilda Thamar as Madeleine Delormel * Georges Chamarat as Alexandre - le coiffeur * Louis Seigner as Marcel Brugnon * Simone Bach as Barbara - la brune en robe rouge * Darry Cowl as Jules Hoyoyo * Jacques Jouanneau as Le laquais de l'entrée * Jean Clarieux as Un responsable du réveillon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Antoinette Queen Of France
''Marie Antoinette Queen of France'' (french: Marie-Antoinette reine de France and also known as ''Shadow of the Guillotine'') is a 1956 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote the screenplay with Pierre Erlanger and Bernard Zimmer. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Richard Todd. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Jean Delannoy) at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast * Michèle Morgan as Marie-Antoinette * Richard Todd as le comte Axel de Fersen * Jacques Morel as Louis XVI *Aimé Clariond as Louis XV *Jeanne Boitel as Mme Campan * Guy Tréjan as La Fayette * Marina Berti as a comtesse de Polignac * Marcelle Arnold as Mme. Adélaïde * Jane Marken as Mme Victoire * Jacques Dufilho as Marat * Daniel Ceccaldi as Drouet *Madeleine Rousset as Mme de Tourzel * Suzy Carrier as Mme Elisabeth * Paul Bonifas as Herman * Jacques B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naughty Girl (film)
''Naughty Girl'' (french: Cette sacrée gamine), also released as ''Mam'zelle Pigalle'', is a 1956 French CinemaScope musical film starring Brigitte Bardot. Plot Handsome cabaret entertainer Jean Clery is engaged to his psychiatrist, Lili. He sings at a nightclub owned by Paul Latour which is being used as a front for a gang of forgers. Paul has been framed and decides to go to Switzerland to find out who is really behind this. He has a daughter, Brigitte, who is at finishing school and thinks he is a shipbuilder. Paul asks Jean to retrieve Brigitte from school and look after her for a few days so she is not caught up in the police investigation. Jean collects Brigitte pretending to be her uncle and keeps her at his apartment. While there, Brigitte causes chaos, upsetting Jean's butler, starting a fire, getting arrested for swearing and winding up in prison, and causing troubles with Jean's engagement to Lili. Eventually Brigitte and Jean fall in love and the real crooks are c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Of No Importance
''People of No Importance'' (french: Des gens sans importance) is a 1956 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil. Set entirely among ordinary working people, it tells the story of an unhappily married long-distance lorry driver who starts an affair with a young waitress at a restaurant where he stops frequently, but tragedy intervenes. Plot Jean is a long-distance lorry driver whose usual run is from Paris, where he lives with his unsympathetic wife and children, to Bordeaux. A favourite stop is La Caravane, a roadside restaurant where he is attracted to Clo, a pretty and affectionate young woman who is estranged from her family and survives by waitressing. Anxious to be with him, she gives up her job and goes to Paris, where she finds work as a chambermaid in a sordid hotel used by prostitutes. She also finds that she is pregnant, which the hotel manager resolves by sending her for an illegal abortion. Jean meanwhile has been sacked, partly because his tachograph showed too mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
