List Of French Films Of 1961
A list of films produced in France in 1961. See also * 1961 in France * 1961 in French television Notes External links French films of 1961at the Internet Movie DatabaseFrench films of 1961at Cinema-francais.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:French Films Of 1961 1961 Films 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 ... Lists of 1961 films by country or language ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1961 In Film
The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with ''West Side Story'' winning 10 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1961 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1961 films from countries outside of North America. Events * May 13 – Legendary actor Gary Cooper dies at the age of 60 in Los Angeles from colon and prostate cancer. Best known for his appearances in classic films such as ''Wings'', ''Meet John Doe'', '' Sergeant York'', ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' and '' High Noon'', Cooper was one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's Golden Age and won two Academy Awards for Best Actor. * June 28 – Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman sign a multi-picture deal with United Artists to produce a series of films based on the novels of Ian Fleming starting with either '' Dr. No'' or '' Diamonds Are Forever''. The series goes on to become the highest-grossing film series of a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Count Of Monte Cristo (1961 Film)
''The Count of Monte Cristo'' is a 1961 French-Italian film version of Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel directed by Claude Autant-Lara. Cast * Louis Jourdan: Edmond Dantes * Yvonne Furneaux: Mercedes * Pierre Mondy: Caderousse * Bernard Dhéran: Villefort * Franco Silva: Mario * Claudine Coster: Haydée * Jean-Claude Michel: Fernand de Morcerf * Yves Rénier: Albert de Mortcerf * Roldano Lupi: Morel * Marie Mergey: Madame Caderousse * Jean Martinelli: Vidocq * Henri Guisol: L'abbé Faria Reception The film was the seventh most popular film at the French box office in 1961. The sixth most popular was a version of ''The Three Musketeers''.French box office for 1961 at Box Office Story References External links *[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lucien Raimbourg
Lucien Raimbourg (1903–1973) was a French film, stage and television actor. He appeared in the original performance of Samuel Beckett's '' Waiting for Godot''.Blair p.421 Selected filmography * '' L'affaire est dans le sac'' (1932) - Le client myope au chapeau de curé (as Raimbourg) * '' Ciboulette'' (1933) * '' Tout chante autour de moi'' (1954) * '' Naughty Girl'' (1956) * ''He Who Must Die'' (1957) * '' Serenade of Texas'' (1958) * ''Du rififi chez les femmes'' (1959) * ''The Verdict'' (1959) * '' The Indestructible'' (1959) * ''Austerlitz'' (1960) * ''Lovers on a Tightrope'' (1960) * '' Dynamite Jack'' (1961) * '' Spotlight on a Murderer'' (1961) * ''Cartouche'' (1962) * '' Highway Pickup'' (1963) * '' A Question of Honour'' (1965) * ''An Idiot in Paris'' (1967) * '' The Scarlet Lady'' (1969) * ''Peace in the Fields ''Peace in the Fields'' (french: Paix sur les champs) is a 1970 French-language Belgian film directed by Jacques Boigelot and based on the eponymous novel b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eleonora Vargas
Eleonora Vargas is an Italian film actress. She played Prisca in ''Gladiator of Rome'' (1962), and Horpina in ''Invasion 1700'' (1962). She appeared in ''Il terrore dei barbari'', ''The Hanging Woman'' (1972), by José Luis Merino, and ''Dinamite Jack'' (1960), by Jean Bastia and starring Fernandel and Adrienne Corri Adrienne Corri (born Adrienne Riccoboni; 13 November 1931 – 13 March 2016) was a Scottish actress. Early life She was born Adrienne Riccoboni in Glasgow in November 1931, the daughter of an English mother (Olive Smethurst) and an Italian f .... Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vargas, Eleonora Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Actresses from Rome Year of birth missing Date of birth unknown Possibly living people ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Bastia
Jean Bastia (21 February 1919 in Bastia Bastia (, , , ; co, Bastìa ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest population of any commune on the is ..., Corsica - 16 February 2005), was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer. Filmography Director * '' Nous autres à Champignol'' (1957) * '' Les Aventuriers du Mékong'' (1958) * '' Le Gendarme de Champignol'' (1959) * ''Certains l'aiment froide'' (1960) * ''Les Tortillards'' (1960) * ''Dynamite Jack'' (1961) * ' (1966) * ''...Et mourir de désir'' (1974) * ''Réseau secret'' (1976) Writer * '' Nous autres à Champignol'' (1957) * ''Les Tortillards'' (1960) * ''Dynamite Jack'' (1961) * ' (1966) * ''Réseau secret'' (1967) Producer * ''Moi, fleur bleue'' (1977) * ''Ça va pas la tête'' (1978) * ''Salut ... J'arrive'' (1982) * ''Clash (1984 film), Clash'' (1984) Refer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dynamite Jack
''Dynamite Jack'' is a 1961 French-Italian comedy western film directed by Jean Bastia and starring Fernandel, Eleonora Vargas and Lucien Raimbourg.Walker p.198 A Frenchman moves to Arizona in the Wild West era, only to find he is the exact image of the notorious local outlaw Dynamite Jack. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. Cast * Fernandel as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu * Eleonora Vargas as Dolores * Lucien Raimbourg as Sheriff Scotty * Jess Hahn as Sergeant Bob * Adrienne Corri as Pegeen O'Brien * Georges Lycan as Louis le Borgne * Claude d'Yd as Charlie McGregor * Todd Martin as Henri * Viviane Méry as Jeanne * Marcelle Féry as Loulou * Joe Warfield as Michel * Colin Drake as Larry Schultz * Carl Studer Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Car ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Helmut Schmid
Helmut Schmid (1925–1992) was a German actor. He was the husband of actress Liselotte Pulver Liselotte Pulver (born 11 October 1929), sometimes credited as Lilo Pulver, is a Swiss actress. Pulver was one of the biggest stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s, where she often was cast as a tomboy. She is well known for her hearty an ... from 1961 until his death. Filmography References External links * * German male film actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors 1925 births 1992 deaths People from Neu-Ulm {{Germany-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ivan Desny
Ivan Desny (born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitskij; 28 December 1922 – 13 April 2002) was a Chinese-born actor of Russian descent. Early life Desny was born in Peking, China. Career Desny was a film actor. Bilingual in French and German, he acted in more than 150 films, both in Germany and France. Desny appeared in the 1950 film '' Madeleine'' by the English director David Lean, who was then the husband of star Ann Todd. Death Desny died in Ascona, Switzerland. Selected filmography * ''La fleur de l'âge'' (1947) * ''Bonheur en location'' (1949) - Gordon junior * '' Madeleine'' (1950) - Emile L'Anglier * ''Les mousquetaires du roi'' (1951) * ''La Putain respectueuse'' (1952) - Fred Clarke - le fils du sénateur * '' The Lady Without Camelias'' (''La signora senza camelie'', 1953) - Bernardo 'Nardo' Rusconi * ''Good Lord Without Confession'' (1953) - Maurice Fréjoul * '' No Way Back'' (''Weg ohne Umkehr'', 1953) - Michael Zorin aka Mischa * '' Act of Love'' (1953) - (uncredi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elke Sommer
Elke Sommer (; born Elke Baronin von Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in ''The Pink Panther (1963 film), The Pink Panther'' sequel ''A Shot in the Dark (1964 film), A Shot in the Dark'' (1964), the Bob Hope comedy ''Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!'' (1966), Agatha Christie's ''And Then There Were None (1974 film), And Then There Were None'' (1974), and the British ''Carry On (franchise), Carry On'' series in ''Carry On Behind'' (1975). Early life Sommer was born in Berlin to Baron Peter von Schletz, a Lutheranism, Lutheran minister, and his wife Renata, ''née'' Topp. During the Second World War (in 1942), the family was evacuated to Herzogenaurach, Niederndorf, a village near Erlangen, a small university town in Franconia, where she attended a Gymnasium (school), university-preparatory high school. Her father died when she was 14 years old. She passed her college entranc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Max Pécas
Max Pécas (25 April 1925 in Lyon – 10 February 2003 in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and producer. Pécas was assistant director to Jacques Daroy and others from 1948 to 1957. After making erotic movies and thrillers through the 1960s and 1970s, he shot several teen comedies, including the popular three-film "Saint-Tropez" series. Many of his films are considered camp B-movies. Some of Pécas's softcore films were imported to the U.S. by Radley Metzger. Filmography Director *1960 : '' Le Cercle vicieux'' with Claude Titre, Louisa Colpeyn *1961 : '' De quoi tu te mêles Daniela?'' (''Daniella by Night'') with Elke Sommer, Ivan Desny *1962 : '' Douce violence'' with Elke Sommer, Pierre Brice *1962 : '' Une femme aux abois'' with Claude Cerval, Sylvie Coste *1963 : '' Cinq filles en furie'' with Colette Régis *1964 : '' La Baie du désir'' ('' Erotic Touch'') with Fabienne Dali, Sophie Hardy *1965 : '' Espions à l'affût'' with Jean Vinci, Claudine Coster, Robert L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daniella By Night
''Daniella by Night'' (French: ''De quoi tu te mêles Daniela!'', German: ''Zarte Haut in schwarzer Seide'') is a 1961 French-West German spy thriller film directed by Max Pécas and starring Elke Sommer, Ivan Desny and Danik Patisson. It was based on the novel ''Daniela'' by Walter Ebert. It was Sommer's first of several spy films, but was largely an exploitation film featuring several nude scenes. Synopsis International model Daniella is urgently summoned to Rome to appear for Count Castellani's fashion house after the previous model was murdered. She soon discovers that it is a front for an smuggling operation. Cast * Ivan Desny as Count Castellani * Elke Sommer as Daniella * Danik Patisson as Claudine * Helmut Schmid as Karl Bauer * René Dary as Lanzac * Sandrine as Mannequin * Claire Maurier as Esmerelda * Brigitte Banz as Mannequin * Françoise Alban * Jean-Louis Boucher * Albert Dinan Albert Dinan (27 March 1902 – 3 July 1976) was a French film actor.Gob ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pierre Mondy
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 of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |