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Michel Constantin
Michel Constantin (born Constantin Hokhloff, 13 July 1924 – 29 August 2003) was a French film actor. Biography Born to a Russian father and a Polish mother in Billancourt (near Paris), Constantin made his first film appearance in 1956. His first credited role was in the prison breakout drama ''Le Trou'' (aka ''The Hole'') in 1960. Selected filmography * ''Plucking the Daisy'' (1956) - Un spectateur du strip-tease (uncredited) * '' The Hole'' ''(Le Trou)'' (1960) - Jo Cassine * '' A Man Named Rocca'' (1961) - Le chef des racketteurs américains * '' The Law of Men'' (1962) - Paulo * ''Maigret Sees Red'' (1963) - Cicero * '' The Gorillas'' (1964) - Otto, le légionnaire (uncredited) * ''The Wise Guys'' ''(Les Grandes Gueules)'' (1965) - Skida * ' (1966) - Jeff * '' Le deuxième souffle'' (1966) - Alban * ''Dirty Heroes'' ''(Dalle Ardenne all'inferno)'' (1967) - Sgt Rudolph Petrowsky * ' (1967) - Stan * ''Jerk à Istambul'' (1967) - Vincent * ' (1967) - Georges * '' The So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the Parisian area, located from its Kilometre zero, centre. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and thus the seat of the larger arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt. Boulogne-Billancourt includes two large islands in the Seine: Île Saint-Germain and Île Seguin. With a population of 121,334 as of 2018, it is the most populous commune in Hauts-de-Seine and most populous suburb of Paris, as well as one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Boulogne-Billancourt is one of the wealthiest regions in the Parisian area and in France. Formerly an important industrial site, it has successfully reconverted into business services and is now home to major communication companies headquartered in the Val de Seine Central business district, business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Known Address
''Last Known Address'' (french: Dernier domicile connu) is a 1970 French-Italian film directed by José Giovanni. This movie is based on the eponymous novel ''The Last Known Address'' by Joseph Harrington. Its theme tune, composed by François de Roubaix, has subsequently been sampled in several songs, such as "All n My Grill" by Missy Elliott and " Supreme" by Robbie Williams. Plot Marceau Léonetti ( Lino Ventura), a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result, Marceau is transferred to a small police station, where the height of his investigative exploits is recovering a young boys stolen pigeons. Contacted by an old colleague of his, who is now head of a special crime unit, Léonetti is enlisted into the unit. There he meets young and beautiful police officer Jeanne (Marlène Jobert), and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Track (1975 Film)
''The Track'' (french: La traque is a 1975 French thriller–drama film directed by Serge Leroy. Plot A young Englishwoman moves to a French village, close to a university where she is to teach. She befriends a local man, who then introduces her to his friends, as they prepare for a wild pig hunt. During the hunt, three of the men encounter the young woman in an abandoned barn and two of them rape her. In the aftermath, she grabs a rifle from one of them and shoots him, before running off, determined to tell the police. The others, including her friend, track her through woods and farmland, to prevent her reaching safety and informing the police of their attack. Cast * Mimsy Farmer as Helen Wells * Jean-Luc Bideau as Philippe Mansart * Jean-Pierre Marielle as Albert Danville * Michael Lonsdale as David Sutter * Michel Constantin as Capitaine Nimier * Philippe Leotard as Paul Danville * Michel Robin Michel Robin (13 November 1930 – 18 November 2020) was a French film, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Guerre Du Pétrole N'aura Pas Lieu
''La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu'' is a 1975 Moroccan drama film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot The film takes place in a fictive Arab country that could be Morocco. In the midst of social turmoil happening in oil refinery plants, an American company uses corruption to get into the local oil business, leading to a peak in revolts. A minister who was trying to denounce the ongoing corruption and the subsequent impoverishment of the country fails to control the revolts and ends up in jail. Description ''La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu'' is the second movie of Souheil Ben-Barka. It was really in French theaters on 27 August 1975. Following pressuring threats from Saudi Arabia and Iran, the film was banned. Cast * Claude Giraud as Toumer * Philippe Léotard as Padovani * Sacha Pitoëff as Essaan * Assan Ganouni as Hendas * George Ardisson as Trudot (as Giorgio Ardisson) * Claudio Gora as Stockell * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beast (1974 Film)
''The Beast'' ( it, Il bestione) is an Italian comedy directed by Sergio Corbucci and stars Gabriella Giorgelli, Michel Constantin and Giancarlo Giannini. Plot An older and younger truck drivers, Sandro and Nino, begin to work with each others. They alternate in driving their company's vehicle across central and Eastern Europe. After witnessing the harsh treatment of an older colleague, forced to retire on medical grounds and led to suicide by his illness and indigence after a life of hard work, Nino convinces Sandro to take up loans and start their own delivery company. They struggle however to honor their debt, due to market fluctuations. This forces them to accept smuggling a criminal, originally misrepresented just as a parcel. Abandoning him just beyond the border, the two drivers are pursued by his criminal accomplishes while trying hard to keep their schedule with their customer. The professional relationship gradually develops into mutual respect and shared background amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Linceul N'a Pas De Poches
''Un linceul n'a pas de poches'' (English: ''No Pockets in a Shroud'') is a French film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky in 1974. Plot A journalist, Michel Dolannes, decides to use his newspaper to denounce the corruption of the established system. One day, he discovers a number of scandals before being shot for attacking the mayor of the town. Technical details * Director : Jean-Pierre Mocky * Screenplay : After the novel by Horace McCoy ''No pockets in a shroud'' * Adapted : Jean-Pierre Mocky, Alain Moury * Script : Alain Moury * Assistant director : Luc Andrieux, Eric Ferro * Photographer : Marcel Weiss * Camera : Paul Rodier, assisted by Christian Dupré * Sound : Séverin Frankiel, assisted by Bernard Le Du * Orchestration : Hervé Roy * Editing : Marie-Louise Barberot, assisted by Michel Saintourens * Scenery : René Loubet * Costumes : Sylvie Jouffa - Claude Gilbert, for clothes - and Jocelyn, for shoes * M. Mézières is dressed by Gudule and Dixieland Boutique, M. Mocky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Killers
''Special Killers'' (Italian title: ''La ragazza di via Condotti'', French title: ''Meurtres à Rome'' or ''Le crime de la via Condotti'', Spanish title: ''La chica de via Condotti'') is a 1973 Italian-French-Spanish crime-thriller film directed by Germán Lorente. The film stars are Frederick Stafford, Femi Benussi, Claude Jade and Michel Constantin. Plot An attractive brunette, Simone Mattei (Patty Shepard) is drunk and argues with her husband Sandro (Frederick Stafford). This visits his best friend Tiffany (Claude Jade) and complains her his suffering in the marriage crisis. While Sandro stays at Tiffany, Simone makes love with a lover. The tough guy penetrates her and starts at the same time to strangle her. He keeps on strangling the beauty until she is dead. An hour later, Sandro, who is a private investigator, finds his dead wife Simone. He comments the murder with "poor little bitch", but beside the victim he also discovers a photo showing a man on a motorcycle and a woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Mataf
''Le mataf'' ( it, Tre per una grande rapina) is a 1973 drama film directed by Serge Leroy and starring Michel Constantin. Plot Three bank robbers, "Le Mataf", Basilio and Franck, are preparing to conduct a hold-up when they witness a young woman being thrown out of a window by two men. The two killers manage to take compromising photos of Mataf and his gang, and coerce them into stealing a microfilm. The gang receives as a down payment a suitcase containing . Cast * Michel Constantin as Bernard Solville * Adolfo Celi as Me Desbordes * Georges Géret as Basilio Hagon * Annie Cordy as Nina * Cathy Rosier as Cathy Mondor * Pierre Santini as Frank Mazier * Bob Asklöf as Bob (billed as Bob Asklof) * Billy Kearns * Carl Studer as Sam * Julie Dassin as Madeleine * Michèle Delacroix * Danielle Durou * Lucien Duval * Robert Favart * Antonella Lolito * Pippo Merisi as Jackie the Eel * Carlo Nell * Jacques Rispal Jacques Rispal (1 August 1923 – 9 February 1986) was a Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outside Man
''The Outside Man'' (French: ''Un homme est mort'') is a 1972 French-Italian thriller set in Los Angeles, directed by Jacques Deray and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider, and Angie Dickinson. Plot A contract on the life of Kovacs, a major California mobster, is given to Lucien, a hitman in France. Flying to Los Angeles, he checks into a hotel and drives out to the victim's luxurious home. Finding the man alone, he shoots him dead and makes his getaway. Back at the hotel, he discovers that his room has been stripped, including his passport and plane ticket. Emerging, he finds that he is being trailed by a hitman, who keeps trying to shoot him. To evade his pursuer, he takes a woman hostage and holes up in her apartment. On the TV news he sees the report of Kovacs' murder, but the description of the suspect does not fit him at all. With only a gun and some money, and being pursued, he cannot survive long. He calls up his boss in Paris, Antoine, who tells hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Scoumoune
''La Scoumoune'' (''"Bad luck"'') is a 1972 French film directed by José Giovanni, starring Jean Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale and Michel Constantin. It is an adaption of Giovanni's novel ''L'Excommunié''. ''La Scoumoune'' is a remake of a 1961 French movie, '' A Man Named Rocca'', directed by Jean Becker, also based on Giovanni's novel and starring Belmondo in the same part. Plot In the mid-1930s mobster Roberto La Rocca (Jean-Paul Belmondo) comes to Marseille to help his friend who was framed by the local crime bosses. Roberto is caught up in clashes between different gangs and as a result serves a long sentence in prison for the murder of several enemy gang members. Once in prison he begins to prepare his escape. Cast * Jean-Paul Belmondo : Roberto Borgo * Claudia Cardinale : Georgia Saratov * Michel Constantin : Xavier Saratov * Enrique Lucero : Migli * Alain Mottet : Ficelle * Michel Peyrelon : Handsome Charlot * Philippe Brizard : Fanfan * Aldo Bufi Landi : Villanova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion's Share (1971 Film)
''The Lion's Share'' (french: La part des lions, it, L'ultima rapina a Parigi) is a 1971 French-Italian neo noir crime thriller film written and directed by Jean Larriaga and starring Robert Hossein, Charles Aznavour, Michel Constantin, Raymond Pellegrin. Plot Aznavour and Hossein play two childhood friends. Hossein in a petty thief who is involved with a ruthless gang of bank robbers. Aznavour is a writer who will follow his long time friend until the loss of both of them. Cast * Robert Hossein as Maurice Ménard * Charles Aznavour as Éric Chambon * Michel Constantin as Inspector Michel Grazzi * Raymond Pellegrin as Marcati * Elsa Martinelli as Annie * Albert Minski as Jacques * Michel Peyrelon as David * René-Jean Chauffard as Bank Director * Louis Arbessier as Cornille * Robert Berri as Le patron du bistrot * Marcel Pérès as Un clochard * Coline Serreau Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer. Early lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Sweat (1970 Film)
''Cold Sweat'' is a 1970 French-Italian international co-production starring Charles Bronson and directed by Terence Young. It is based on the 1959 novel ''Ride the Nightmare'' by Richard Matheson. It was filmed in and around Beaulieu-sur-Mer. Plot An American (Charles Bronson) living in France must face his past when his wife and daughter are kidnapped by former fellow convicts turned narco-dealers he once double-crossed. Cast Production The film was known for an extended car chase with an Opel Commodore The Opel Commodore is an executive car (E-segment) produced by Opel from 1967 to 1982. It is the six-cylinder variant of the Rekord with styling differences. The Commodore nameplate was used by Opel from 1967 to 1982. However, its nameplate/lin ... GS/E I6 involving the Bronson character's attempt to get a doctor to a wounded drug dealer in exchange for his wife. Actress Liv Ullmann complained in an interview that Charles Bronson was rude to her and her daughter during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
