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Marcel Pérès (actor)
Marcel Pérès (1898–1974) was a French film actor who acted prolifically during his long career.Crisp p.232 He was a character actor often playing smaller, supporting roles. Selected filmography * '' Port of Shadows'' (1938) * ''Return at Dawn'' (1938) * ''Women's Prison'' (1938) * ''Ultimatum'' (1938) * ''Crossroads'' (1938) * ''The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * ''Night in December'' (1940) * ''Radio Surprises'' (1940) * ''The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) * ''Who Killed Santa Claus?'' (1941) * ''The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * ''It Happened at the Inn'' (1943) * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * ''Children of Paradise'' (1945) * '' The Bellman'' (1945) * ''St. Val's Mystery'' (1945) * ''François Villon'' (1945) * ''Panic (Panique)'' (1946) * '' Lunegarde'' (1946) * '' Raboliot'' (1946) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1946) * ''Monsieur Vincent'' (1947) * ''The Beautiful Trip'' (1947) * ''The Lovers Of Verona'' (1949) * ''Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (1949) * ''The Farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992), was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play '' La Cage aux Folles''. Early career Poiret was born in Paris, and first rose to prominence in 1951 playing the role of Fred Transport, one of the heroes of Pierre Dac and Francis Blanche's radio series ''Malheur aux Barbus''. In 1952, he met his future co-star of ''La Cage'' Michel Serrault at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre. Together, they starred in the sketch "Jerry Scott, Vedette Internationale". In 1961, Poiret, as a member of the French cinematic society Pathé, wrote and recorded ''La Vache à Mille Francs'', a parody of ''La Valse à Mille Temps'' by Jacques Brel. In 1973, he married actress Caroline Cellier, with whom he had one child. ''La Cage aux Folles'' In 1973, Poiret wrote and starred in the stage play '' La Cage aux Folles''. Its film adaptation in 1978 eventually brought Poiret immense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emigrant (1940 Film)
''The Emigrant'' (French: ''L'émigrante'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jean Chevrier and Georges Lannes.Monaco p.484 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Christiane Vallier * Jean Chevrier as François Champart * Georges Lannes as Tino * Foun-Sen as L'Annamite aux béquilles * Palmyre Levasseur as La religieuse de l'hospice de Lisbonne * Jacques Vitry as Le commissaire * Edmond Van Daële as Un émigrant * Philippe Richard as Le médecin-chef * Serge Nadaud as Un officier * Marcel Pérès as Gaston - un émigrant * Marcel Duhamel * Duluard * Robert Brunet * Paul Lluís * Génia Vaury as Madame Vermeersch * Hélène Dassonville as Eliane * Gaston Jacquet as Un officier * Roger Capellani as Un émigrant * Emile Saulieu * Jean d'Yd as L'ingénieur-chef * Åke Engfeldt as L'émigrant suédois * Pierre Juvenet as Le représentant de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raboliot (1946 Film)
''Raboliot'' is a 1946 French drama film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Julien Bertheau, René Blancard and Lise Delamare. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by Maurice Genevoix depicting the life of a poacher.Goble p.177 Cast * Julien Bertheau as Pierre Fouques dit Raboliot * René Blancard as Le garde-chasse Bourrel * Lise Delamare as Flora * Blanchette Brunoy as Sandrine Fouques * Annie Hémery as Tavie * Paul Barré * Pierre Clarel as Sarrelotte * Jean d'Yd as Touraille * Marcel Delaître as Volat * Jean Francel * Georges Hubert as Un braconnier * Linette Lemercier as La gamine * Marthe Mellot * Albert Montigny * Robert Moor * Marcel Pérès as Un paysan * Alexandre Rignault as Firmin Tournafier * Jacques Roussel * Jean Rozenberg * Maurice Salabert * Lucien Treffel * Henri Valbel as Le régisseur Tancogne * Marco Villa Marco Villa (born February 8, 1969 in Abbiategrasso) is a road bicycle and track cyclist fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunegarde (film)
''Lunegrade'' is a 1946 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Tissier and Saturnin Fabre. It is based on a novel by Pierre Benoit. It was shot in 1944 but had a delayed release. It recorded admissions in France of 1,587,359. at Box Office Story The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Bertrand and Lucien Carré. Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panic (1946 Film)
''Panic'' (french: Panique) is a 1946 French film directed by Julien Duvivier starring Michel Simon and Viviane Romance. The screenplay is based on the novel ''Les Fiançailles de M. Hire'' by Georges Simenon. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice, with sets designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. In 1989 Patrice Leconte made a second film based on the same novel ''Monsieur Hire'' with Michel Blanc in the title role. Plot Alice is a young woman who has just been released from prison after taking the rap for a robbery committed by her boyfriend, Alfred. She arrives in town the night after a woman's murder. The next morning, Alice and Alfred pretend they are meeting for the first time, as the police know she covered up a crime for someone and are eager to discover the real criminal. Alice's neighbor, the eccentric and misanthropic loner Monsieur Hire, immediately falls for her. He warns her about Alfred, advising that she should ask him about the murder. Although Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Villon (film)
''François Villon'' is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by André Zwoboda and starring Serge Reggiani, Jean-Roger Caussimon and Henri Crémieux. It portrays the life of the fifteenth century writer François Villon.Harty p.106 The film was inspired by the play ''If I Were King'' by Justin Huntly McCarthy. Cast * Serge Reggiani as François Villon * Jean-Roger Caussimon as Le grand écolier * Henri Crémieux as Maître Piédoux * Pierre Dargout as Thibaud * Guy Decomble as Denisot * Claudine Dupuis as Huguette du Hainaut * Jacques-Henry Duval as Tuvache * Renée Faure as Catherine de Vauselles * Gabrielle Fontan as La Villonne * Micheline Francey as Guillemette * Gustave Gallet as Guillaume de Villon * Léon Larive as Turgis * Frédéric Mariotti as Arnoulet * Albert Michel as Le paysan accusé * Albert Montigny as Ratier * Jean Morel as Alain * Denise Noël as Margot * Julienne Paroli as La mère * Marcel Pérès as Le Goliard * Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bellman (film)
''The Bellman'' (French: ''Sortilèges'') is a 1945 French drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure and Madeleine Robinson. The film portrays a village haunted by superstition and fears. Although released after the Liberation, the film was shot during the German Occupation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. The film was popular and recorded admissions in France of 2,552,165. at Box Office Story. Cast * as Fabret, le 'lièvre' * Renée F ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of Paradise
''Children of Paradise'' (original French title: ''Les Enfants du Paradis'') is a two-part French romantic drama film by Marcel Carné, produced under war conditions in 1943, 1944, and early 1945 in both Vichy France and Occupied France. Set in the theatrical world of 1830s Paris, it tells the story of a courtesan and four men — a mime, an actor, a criminal and an aristocrat — who love her in entirely different ways. It has received universal critical acclaim. "I would give up all my films to have ''Les Enfants du Paradis''", said ''nouvelle vague'' director François Truffaut. In Truman Capote's ''The Duke in His Domain'' (1957), actor Marlon Brando called it "maybe the best movie ever made." Its original American trailer positioned it as the French answer to ''Gone With the Wind'' (1939), an opinion shared by critic David Shipman. A 1995 vote by 600 French critics and professionals named it the "Best Film Ever". Title As noted by one critic, "in French, 'paradis' is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Leonard
''Goodbye Leonard'' (French: ''Adieu Léonard'') is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Pierre Prévert and starring Charles Trenet, Pierre Brasseur and Julien Carette. The future star Simone Signoret had a small role in the film.Hayward p.3 The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. It was distributed by Pathé, one of France's largest film companies. Partial cast * Charles Trenet as Ludovic Malvoisin - un doux poète * Pierre Brasseur as Prosper Bonenfant - un affairiste véreux * Julien Carette as Félicien Léonard - un fabricant de farces et attrapes ruiné * Denise Grey as Bernardine Léonard - la femme insupportable et dépensière de Félicien * Jean Meyer as Eugène Tancrède - un poète * Jacqueline Pagnol as Paulette - une serveuse qui aime Ludovic * Gaby Wagner as Marguerite, la jolie voyageuse * Marcel Pérès as Le patron du café 'La Confiance' * Albert Rémy as Le marchand d'oiseaux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Happened At The Inn
''It Happened at the Inn'' (French: ''Goupi mains rouges'') is a 1943 French mystery film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Fernand Ledoux, Robert Le Vigan, Georges Rollin and Blanchette Brunoy. It follows an investigation into the family members of an old woman who has been murdered. The film is based on the 1937 novel with the same title by Pierre Véry. It was released in France on 14 April 1943. The film was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris, with location filming taking place around Charente. Cast * Fernand Ledoux as Goupi-Mains rouges * Robert Le Vigan as Goupi-Tonkin * Georges Rollin as Goupi-Monsieur * Blanchette Brunoy as Goupi-Muguet * Arthur Devère as Goupi-Mes sous * Germaine Kerjean as Goupi-Tisane * Maurice Schutz as Goupi-L'Empereur * Guy Favières as Goupi-La Loi * Marcelle Hainia as Goupi-Cancan * René Génin as Goupi-Dicton * Albert Rémy as Jean des Goupis * Line Noro as Marie des Goupis * Marcel Pérès as Eusèbe, le gendarme * Louis Seigner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stairs Without End
''The Stairs Without End'' (French: ''L'escalier sans fin'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Renaud and Suzy Carrier.Aitken p.754 The film's art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ... was by Jean Douarinou. Cast References Bibliography * Aitken, Ian. ''The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film''. Routledge, 2013. External links * 1943 films French drama films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Georges Lacombe French black-and-white films 1943 drama films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Killed Santa Claus?
''Who Killed Santa Claus?'' (french: L'Assassinat du père Noël) is a 1941 French comedy-drama film by Christian-Jaque. This adaptation of Pierre Véry's novel of the same name was the first film produced by Continental Films. Cast * Harry Baur as Gaspard Cornusse * Raymond Rouleau as Roland de La Faille * Renée Faure as Catherine Cornusse * Robert Le Vigan as Léon Villard, the schoolmaster * Fernand Ledoux as Noirgoutte, the mayor * Jean Brochard as Ricomet, the pharmacist * Héléna Manson as Marie Coquillot * Arthur Devère as Tairraz, the watchmaker * Marcel Pérès as Rambert * Georges Chamarat as Constable Gercourt * Bernard Blier as police sergeant * Jean Sinoël Jean Sinoël (13 August 1868 – 30 August 1949), often known simply as Sinoël, was a French actor and singer. Born Jean Léonis Blès in Sainte-Terre, Gironde, France, he died in Paris in 1949. Selected filmography * ''Captain Craddock'' (1931) ... as Noblet * Marie-Hélène Dasté as Mother Michel * Jean Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
