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Marcel Bozzuffi
Marcel Bozzuffi (28 October 19291 February 1988) was a French film actor. He appeared as a hitman in the Oscar-winning American film '' The French Connection''. In 1963, he married French actress Françoise Fabian. Selected filmography *1955: ''Caroline and the Rebels'' as Un Soldat (uncredited) *1955: ''Razzia sur la chnouf'' as Le Client au Révolver (uncredited) *1955: ''Chantage'' as Un Accusé *1955: ''Gas-Oil'' as Pierrot Ragondin *1955: ''La Meilleure Part'' *1956: ''La Bande à papa'' as La Volaille *1956: '' The Wages of Sin'' *1956: ''Le Pays d'où je viens'' as Le chauffeur du camion *1957: ''Reproduction interdite'' as Bernard *1957: ''Le rouge est mis'' as Pierre *1957: '' Escapade'' as Raymond *1958: ''Le Sicilien'' as Pete *1959: ''Asphalte'' as Gino *1960: ''Le Caïd'' as Toni *1961: ''Le Sahara brûle'' as Gomez *1961: ''Tintin and the Golden Fleece'' (''Tintin et le Mystère de la Toison d'or'') as Angorapoulos *1963: ''The Day and the Hour'' (''Le jour et l' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department. In 2017, the urban area had a population of 357,327 inhabitants, and the larger metropolitan area had 739,974 inhabitants.Comparateur de territoire Unité urbaine 2020 de Rennes (35701), Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Rennes (013) INSEE The inhabitants of Rennes are called Rennais/Rennaises in French. Rennes's history goes back more than 2,000 years, at a time when it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maigret Sees Red
''Maigret voit rouge'' (English: ''Maigret Sees Red'') is a 1963 French-Italian crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Françoise Fabian and Roland Armontel. Based on the 1951 novel ''Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters'' by Georges Simenon, it is Gabin's third appearance as Belgian writer Georges Simenon's fictional detective Jules Maigret. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location across the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Synopsis A man is run down and injured by a car near the Gare du Nord. However, by the time the police arrive on the scene the victim has disappeared. Cast * Jean Gabin as Jules Maigret * Françoise Fabian as Lily * Roland Armontel as Le docteur Fezin * Paul Frankeur as Bonfils * Paul Carpenter as Harry McDonald * Edward Meeks as Bill Larner * Ricky Cooper as Charlie * Michel Constantin as Cicero * Roger Dutoit as Bidoine * Carlo Nell as Le garçon du 'Manhattan' * Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chino (1973 Film)
''Chino'' (Italian: ''Valdez, il mezzosangue'', UK theatrical title: ''Valdez the Half Breed'') is a 1973 Italian Western film starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Marcel Bozzuffi, and Vincent Van Patten. The original English language title shown at the beginning of the film was ''The Valdez Horses'', the same title that the novel on which the movie is based. It was an Italian-Spanish-French co-production filmed in Spain, with Italian and French funding. Plot Chino Valdez (Bronson) is a lonely horse breeder, whose life is thrown into turmoil when a young runaway (Van Patten) turns up at his door looking for work and, later, he falls in love with a beautiful woman (Ireland) whose brother (Bozzuffi) hates him. Cast Production Director John Sturges was unhappy with the finished film and considered the casting of Jill Ireland a fatal mistake. Six months after finishing the movie, Producer Dino De Laurentiis gathered the actors and crew to return for re-shoots and inserts. With St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Turin
''Black Turin'' ( it, Torino nera) is a 1972 crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film received mixed reviews, but was commercially successful. Cast * Bud Spencer: Rosario Rao * Françoise Fabian: Lucia Rao * Marcel Bozzuffi: Fridda * Guido Leontini: Trotta * Vittorio Duse: Camarata * Nicola Di Bari: Mancuso * Andrea Balestri: Raffaele Rao * Domenico Santoro: Mino Rao * Saro Urzì: Jaco * Gigi Ballista: Marinotti * Maria Baxa: Nascarella Release ''Black Turin'' was released in Italy as ''Torino nera'' on 25 September 1972 where it was distributed by MGM. The film grossed a total of 858,820,000 Italian lire The lira (; plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was first introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually f ... domestically. It was released in Paris on 28 November 1973 under the title ''La vengeance du sicilien''. Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trois Milliards Sans Ascenseur
''Trois milliards sans ascenseur'' (Translation: ''Three Billions Without an Elevator'') ( it, Sette cervelli per un colpo perfetto/ ''Seven Brains for a Perfect Shot'') is a 1972 French-Italian film, directed by Roger Pigaut. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. The script was co-written by Lucio Fulci.Thrower, Stephen (1999). Beyond Terror, the Films of Lucio Fulci. FAB Press. pag 282. Plot A group of likeable slackers with little talent attempts to steal a prestigious jewellery collection exhibited at the highest floor of a tower. What they lack in experience, they make up for with street smarts. They think the stakes are too high for them, so they subcontract the heist, but swindle the subcontractor. They try to blackmail the exhibition's insurance agency, but end up tricked. Cast * Michel Bouquet as Albert * Serge Reggiani as Pierrot * Marcel Bozzuffi as Gus * Dany Carrel as Lulu * Victor Lanoux as Gino * Gabriele Ferzetti as Raphaël * Françoise Rosay as Mme Dubreuil * Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Images (film)
''Images'' is a 1972 psychological horror film written and directed by Robert Altman and starring Susannah York, René Auberjonois and Marcel Bozzuffi. The picture follows an unstable children's author who finds herself engulfed in apparitions and hallucinations while staying at her remote vacation home. Conceived by Altman in the mid-1960s, ''Images'' secured financing in 1971 by Hemdale Film Group Ltd., and shot on location in County Wicklow, Ireland in the fall of that year. The script, which had been sparsely composed by Altman, was collaboratively developed further throughout the shoot with the actors. ''Images'' premiered at the 25th Cannes Film Festival, where York won the award for Best Actress, after which it was released theatrically in the United States by Columbia Pictures on December 18, 1972. Its theatrical run in the United States was short-lived, and the film received little promotion from Hemdale in the United Kingdom. Critical reception of the film was mixe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisy Town (1971 Film)
''Daisy Town'' (also known as ''Lucky Luke'') is a 1971 French-Belgian film based upon the comic book character Lucky Luke and making it his first animated appearance. A Lucky Luke comic based on the film, with the title '' Daisy Town'' was released in 1982, drawn by Pascal Dabère. Plot Crossing the plains, a wagon train comes across a solitary daisy growing out of the vast wasteland. The leader of the expedition decides that the rest of their party will set up their new town on the site. In honor of the flower, the citizens name the new homestead, 'Daisy Town'. However, no sooner is the town finished, then it begins to attract all manner of trouble-makers and desperadoes. One day, Lucky Luke comes riding into town astride his horse, Jolly Jumper. After taking care of most of the trouble in the saloon, Luke is assailed on his way to find quarters for the night. However, every single outlaw is taken care of by Luke. These actions don't go unnoticed by the townsfolk. The next mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun (1970 Film)
''The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun'' (french: La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil) is a 1970 psychological thriller film directed by Anatole Litvak starring Samantha Eggar, Oliver Reed and John McEnery. It is based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Sébastien Japrisot. This was Litvak's final film. The film was remade in 2015. Plot Just before the Bastille Day holiday weekend, English secretary Danielle "Dany" Lang types up a document for her advertising agency boss, Michael Caldwell, to take on a business trip to Geneva. On the way to drop off her boss and his wife, Anita, her former roommate, at the airport, her boss gives her an envelope with her pay in it. After dropping them off Dany impulsively decides to drive to the Riviera for the weekend. When Dany pulls into a small café the owner tries to return a coat to her, she claims she left there the day before. At a petrol station Dany is attacked in the toilet and injures her hand. She is bemused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is A Funny Thing
''Love Is a Funny Thing'' (french: Un homme qui me plaît, a.k.a. ''A Man I Like'') is a 1969 French romantic drama film directed by Claude Lelouch. Plot An accidental meeting in the United States between an actress and a composer, both French. Leaving her husband and child in Paris, Françoise, cinema actress, driven to the United States, is waiting for her break. Composer Henri, married to an Italian, is only in New York to record film music. They are both waiting to go to Los Angeles. There, they become lovers. The next day, Henri decides to delay his return for 24 hours to take Françoise to Las Vegas. Another night of love later, they hire a car and travel across the US with the intention of heading back for New York. Cast * Jean-Paul Belmondo as ''Henri'' * Annie Girardot as ''Françoise'' * Kaz Garas as ''Paul'' * Peter Bergman as ''Director'' * Farrah Fawcett as ''Patricia'' * Foster Hood as ''Indian'' * Bill Quinn as ''Passenger'' * Timothy Blake as ''The Dominos'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Z (1969 Film)
''Z'' is a 1969 Algerian political thriller film, directed by Costa-Gavras, with a screenplay by Gavras and Jorge Semprún, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Vassilis Vassilikos. The film presents a thinly-fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of the democratic Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963. With its dark view of Greek politics and its downbeat ending, the film captures the director's outrage about the junta that then ruled Greece. The film stars Jean-Louis Trintignant as the investigating magistrate, an analogue of Christos Sartzetakis, who would be the Greek president from 1985 to 1990. International stars Yves Montand and Irene Papas also appear but, despite their star billing have very little screen time. Jacques Perrin, who coproduced the film, plays a key role as a photojournalist. The film's title refers to a popular Greek protest slogan ( el, Ζει, ) meaning "he lives," in reference to Lambrakis. It was the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Love Death
''La Vie, l’Amour, la Mort'' is a film directed by Claude Lelouch in 1968 (released in France in 1969). Synopsis François Toledo, a married businessman and father, falls head-over-heels in love with Janine, a colleague. However, after three dates, he feels dishonoured when he suffers from impotence. In frustration, he strangles some prostitutes before being arrested. He is tried and convicted, and sentenced to death on the guillotine. Starring *Amidou : ''François Toledo'' *Caroline Cellier : ''Caroline'' * Janine Magnan : ''Janine'' *Marcel Bozzuffi *Pierre Zimmer *Pierre Collet *"El Cordobés" *Annie Girardot * Jacques Henry *Robert Hossein * Catherine Samie : ''Julie'' Awards *Best Actor at the Rio Festival for Amidou Hamidou Benmessaoud ( ar, حميدو بنمسعود; 2 August 1935 – 19 September 2013), best known as Amidou, was a Moroccan-French film, television, and stage actor. Born in Rabat, at 17 Amidou moved to Paris to attend the CNSAD. In 1968 he m ... R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Deuxième Souffle (1966 Film)
''Le deuxième souffle'' (translated into English as ''Second Wind'' or ''Second Breath'') is a 1966 French crime-thriller film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin, and Christine Fabréga. Plot Incarcerated gangster Gustave "Gu" Minda, who is widely respected in the French underworld for never giving the police any information about his accomplices, escapes from prison and heads for Paris to see his old flame Manouche and her faithful bodyguard Alban. While he is traveling, Manouche's current boyfriend, Jacques Ribaldi, who is competing with the Marseille-based gangster and nightclub owner Paul Ricci in the illicit cigarette trade, is shot dead in Manouche's restaurant by some of Paul's henchmen. Thinking Manouche will be more vulnerable than usual, Paul's dishonorable brother Jo, who owns a bar in Paris, sends two men to Manouche's house to extort money from her, but Gu arrives while they are there and executes them in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
