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Le Bossu (1959 Film)
''Le Bossu'' is a French-Italian adventure film starring Jean Marais and directed by André Hunebelle. The film also featured Bourvil, possibly the most popular French comedian of the time. So successful was the formula that Hunebelle teamed up the same two actors for his next adventure film, ''Captain Blood (1960 film), Captain Blood''. Plot Duke Philippe de Nevers (Hubert Noël) is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Isabelle (Sabine Sesselmann). His rival Philippe de Gonzague (François Chaumette) hates him enough to organise an attempt on him. The Duke is accompanied by Henri de Lagardère (Jean Marais) when de Gonzague's henchmen altogether attack him. Lagardère cannot save his friend because the both of them are hopelessly outnumbered. He has to escape in order to save the Duke's daughter and swears revenge. Together with his old buddy Passepoil (Bourvil) he raises the little girl in Spain. At the same time he returns frequently to Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Hunebelle
André Hunebelle (1 September 1896 – 27 November 1985) was a French maître verrier (master glassmaker) and film director. Master Glass Artist After attending polytechnic school for mathematics, he became a decorator, a designer, and then a master glass maker in the mid-1920s (first recorded exhibition PARIS 1927 included piece "Fruit & Foliage"). His work is known for its clean lines, which are elegant and singularly strong. He exhibited his own glass in a luxurious store located at 2 Avenue Victor-Emmanuel III, at the roundabout of the Champs Èlysées in Paris. Etienne Franckhauser, who also made molds for Lalique and Sabino, made the molds for Hunebelle's glass which was fabricated by the crystal factory in Choisy-le-Roi, France. Hunebelle's store ceased all activity in 1938 prior to World War II. Hunebelle pieces are marked in several ways. The most common is A.HUNEBELLE-FRANCE in molded capitals either within the glass design or on the base. Other pieces are marked simply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Gardère
André Gardère (8 May 1913 – 16 February 1977) was a French foil and sabre fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1913 births 1977 deaths French male foil fencers Olympic fencers of France Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Vosges (department) Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics French male sabre fencers 20th-century French people {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By André Hunebelle
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Guard (1997 Film)
''On Guard'' (french: Le Bossu) is a 1997 French swashbuckler film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Daniel Auteuil, Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Perez, and Marie Gillain. Adapted from the 1858 historical novel '' Le Bossu'' by Paul Féval, the film is about a skilled swordsman named Lagardère who is befriended by the Duke of Nevers. When the duke is attacked by his evil cousin Gonzague, the duke in his dying moments asks Lagardère to avenge him and look after his infant daughter. ''On Guard'' was released on 3 December 1997 in France. The film had 2,385,688 admissions in France and grossed $96,750 in the United States. ''On Guard'' received the César Award for Best Costume Design, and eight César Award Nominations for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Music, and Best Production Design in 1998. The film also received a BAFTA Film Award Nomination for Best Film in 1999. Plot In 1700 in Nevers, France, a skil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Delorme
Guy Delorme (23 May 1929 – 26 December 2005) was a French actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1951 to 1984. Filmography References External links * 1929 births 2005 deaths French male film actors {{France-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Douking
Georges Douking (born Georges Ladoubée; 6 August 1902 – 20 October 1987) was a French stage, film, and television actor. He also directed stage plays such as the premier presentation of Jean Giraudoux's ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' at the Théâtre Hébertot in 1943. He is perhaps best known for his role in the surreal 1972 comedy ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie''. He was one of the favorite actors of the French filmmaker Pierre Chenal. Douking appeared in more than 75 films between 1934 and 1981.filmography of Georges Douking at Partial filmography *1934: '' |
Edmond Beauchamp
Edmond Beauchamp (3 March 1900 – 3 June 1985), sometimes credited only as Beauchamp, was a French film and Broadway stage actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1928 and 1979. Partial filmography * '' Misdeal'' (1928) - Le gitan (uncredited) * ''Madame Bovary'' (1934) - Binet * ''Un homme de trop à bord'' (1935) * ''Roses noires'' (1935) * '' Royal Waltz'' (1936) - Maps * ''The Crime of Monsieur Lange'' (1936) - Priest in the Train (uncredited) * ''La Bataille silencieuse'' (1937) - (uncredited) * ''Feu !'' (1937) - Moulay Aidi * ''Ballerina'' (1937) - L'inspecteur * ''La femme du bout du monde'' (1938) - Charley * ''La Marseillaise'' (1938) - Le curé Fayet * ''Tamara la complaisantre'' (1938) - Borojski * '' People Who Travel'' (1938) - (uncredited) * '' Hercule'' (1938) - Le secrétaire de Vasco (uncredited) * ''La Rue sans joie'' (1938) - (uncredited) * ''L'ange que j'ai vendu'' (1938) * ''La Maison du Maltais'' (1938) - Le policier (uncredited) * ''The Novel of Wert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe II, Duke Of Orléans
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723. He is referred to in French as ''le Régent''. He was the son of Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, and Madame Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans. Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth by the title of Duke of Chartres. In 1692, Philippe married his first cousin Françoise Marie de Bourbon, the youngest legitimised daughter (''légitimée de France'') of King Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. Named regent of France during the minority of Louis XV, his great-nephew and first cousin twice removed, the period of his ''de facto'' rule was known as the Regency (french: la Régence) (1715–1723). The Regency came to an end in February 1723, and the Duke of Orléans died at Versailles in December. Parents In March 1661, Monsieur Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Noël
Hubert Noël (1924–1987) was a French film actor.McFarlane p.160 Partial filmography * '' Forbidden to the Public'' (1949) - Bernard * ''Dear Caroline'' (1951) - L'ami de Sallanches (uncredited) * ''Monsieur Fabre'' (1951) - Le fiancé d'Antonia * '' Crimson Curtain'' (1952) * '' The Earrings of Madame de...'' (1953) - Henri de Maleville * ''Le Chevalier de la nuit'' (1953) - L'amoureux * '' Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (1954) - Un jeune seigneur (uncredited) * ''The Secret of Helene Marimon'' (1954) - Un soldat * ''The Red and the Black'' (1954) * ''If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956) - Un passant * '' Marie Antoinette Queen of France'' (1956) - Un ami de Fersen (uncredited) * '' La Traversée de Paris'' (1956) - Le gigolo arrêté (uncredited) * ''Nathalie'' (1957) - Serge Lambert * ''That Night'' (1958) - Gérald Martin * '' Le Bossu'' (1959) - Philippe de Nevers * ''Magnificent Sinner'' (1959) - Michel Dolgorouki * ''Le bel âge'' (1960) - Hubert * '' The Enemy General'' (1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Porel
Jacqueline Porel (1918–2012) was a French stage and film actress.Edwards p.107 She was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in French-speaking markets. She was married to the actor Gérard Landry. Selected filmography * '' Le héros de la Marne'' (1938) * ''Romance of Paris'' (1941) * '' La Grande Meute'' (1945) * '' Third at Heart'' (1947) * ''My Friend Sainfoin'' (1950) * '' Le 84 prend des vacances'' (1950) * '' The Call of Destiny'' (1953) * '' The Drunkard'' (1953) * '' Tourments'' (1954) * ''Razzia sur la chnouf'' (1955) * '' Captain Blood'' (1960) * ''Love and the Frenchwoman'' (1960) * '' Love on a Pillow'' (1962) * '' Germinal'' (1963) * '' Anatomy of a Marriage'' (1964) * ''Promise at Dawn ''Promise at Dawn'' (french: La Promesse de l'aube) is a 1970 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Melina Mercouri, Dassin's wife. It is based on the 1960 novel ''Promise at Dawn'' (french: La Promesse de l'aube) by Romain ...'' (1970) Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Musketeers (1961 Film)
''The Three Musketeers'' is a 1961 film adaptation of the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It was released in two parts within the same year. Plot summary Cast * Gérard Barray as d'Artagnan * Mylène Demongeot as Milady de Winter * Perrette Pradier as Constance Bonacieux * Georges Descrières as Athos * Bernard Woringer as Porthos * Jacques Toja as Aramis * Jean Carmet as Planchet * Guy Delorme as the Count De Rochefort * Daniel Sorano as Cardinal Richelieu * Françoise Christoph as ('' Queen'') Anne of Austria * Robert Berri as M. Bonacieux * Henri Nassiet as M. de Tréville * Guy Tréjan as (''King'') Louis XIII * Jacques Berthier as the Duke of Buckingham Production Filming locations included Bois de Boulogne, Château de Guermantes in Seine-et-Marne and Semur-en-Auxois Semur-en-Auxois () is a commune of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. The politician François Patriat, the engineers Edmé Régnier L'Aîné (1751–1825) and Émile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Borderie
Bernard Borderie (10 June 1924 in Paris – 28 May 1978 in Paris) was a French film director and screenwriter. His father, Raymond Borderie, was one of the producers of ''Children of Paradise, Les Enfants du Paradis'' (''Children of Paradise'', 1945). Selected filmography * ''Wolves Hunt at Night'' (1952, based on the novel ''Le Lieutenant de Gibraltar'' by Pierre Frondaie) * ''La môme vert-de-gris'' (1953, based on the ''Lemmy Caution'' novel ''Poison Ivy'' by Peter Cheyney) * ''The Women Couldn't Care Less'' (1954, based on the ''Lemmy Caution'' novel ''Dames Don't Care'' by Peter Cheyney) * ' (1955, based on the novel ''Fortune carrée'' by Joseph Kessel) * ' (1957) * ''Ces dames préfèrent le mambo'' (1957) * ''The Mask of the Gorilla'' (1958, based on the novel ''Le Gorille vous salue bien'' by Dominique Ponchardier, Antoine Dominique) * ' (1959, based on the novel ''Hit And Run'' by James Hadley Chase) * ''Sergeant X (1960 film), Sergeant X'' (1960) * ''Women Are Like That (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
