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Maurice Teynac
Maurice Teynac (1915–1992) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. In 1954 he appeared in London's West End in J.B. Priestley's poorly reviewed play ''The White Countess''. Selected filmography * ''Romance of Paris'' (1941)- Maurice * ''The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) * ' (1942) - Leroy * ''Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary'' (1942) - Marmont * ' (1943) - L'imitateur * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) - Serge de Souquières * '' Criminal Brigade'' (1947) - Fred * ''La Fleur de l'âge'' (1947) * ''Le Comédien'' (1948) - L'auteur dramatique * ''Woman Without a Past'' (1948) - Chimerowitz * '' Night Express'' (1948) - Georges Sommer * '' The Lame Devil'' (1948) - Charles X * ''Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (1949) - Fantômas * '' The Barton Mystery'' (1949) - Barton * ' (1949) - Freville * ''Mystery in Shanghai'' (1950) - Inspecteur Wens * ''Les mousquetaires du roi'' (1951) * '' The Red Rose'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lame Devil (film)
''The Lame Devil'' (UK: ''The Devil Who Limped'';Tertiary sources: BFI, ''The Lame Devil''. original title: ', French for "the devil with a limp") is a 1948 French black-and-white historical film written and directed by Sacha Guitry. A biography of the titular French diplomat Talleyrand (1754–1838), it stars Guitry in the lead role. Originally forbidden by the French censor and turned into a play, the film went on to be released into six languages. Film Description The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), who served for 50 years under five different French regimes: the Absolute Monarchy, the Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire, and the Constitutional Monarchy. Its title comes from one of the main historical nicknames for Talleyrand, that he shares with demon king Asmodeus and English poet Lord Byron. The movie is often noted for its opening sequence: after showing the birthpla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Rose (1951 Film)
''The Red Rose'' (French: ''La Rose rouge'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Marcello Pagliero and starring Françoise Arnoul, Yves Deniaud and Dora Doll Dora Doll (born Dorothea Hermina Feinberg; 19 May 1922 – 15 November 2015) was a French actress. Career One of her first screen appearances was as Juliette in Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''Manon'' (1949). She appeared as Lola in Jacques Becker's .... The film's sets were designed by the art director Maurice Colasson. It features a series of musical sketches, and attracted roughly half a million spectators at the French box office.Powrie & Cadalanu Cast References Bibliography * Phillips, Alastair & Vincendeau, Ginette. ''Paris in the Cinema: Beyond the Flâneur''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. * Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie. ''The French Film Musical''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020. External links * La Rose rouge (1951)at the ''Films de France'' 1951 films French comedy films 1950s French-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In Jamaica
''Love in Jamaica'' (French: ''À la Jamaïque'') is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Luis Mariano, Jane Sourza and Paquita Rico.Rège p.726 It is an operetta film, adapted from a stage work composed by Francis Lopez. The film's art direction was by Raymond Nègre. It was shot at the Franstudios in Paris. Cast * Luis Mariano as Manoël Martinez * Jane Sourza as Annie Krüschen * Paquita Rico as Olivia de Montana * Gisèle Robert as Gilda * Fernand Sardou as Maxime de Sainte-Maxime * Darry Cowl as Pater noster * Frédéric Duvallès as Simon Legrand * Gaston Orbal as Le capitaine * Georges Aminel as Pépito * Bernard Dumaine * Christian Duvaleix * Maurice Nasil * Madeleine Suffel * Maurice Teynac * Louis Villor Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS Louis, HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seventh Commandment (1957 Film)
''The Seventh Commandment'' (French: ''Le septième commandement'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jacques Dumesnil and Jacques Morel.Krawc p.84 The title is a reference to the seventh of the Ten Commandments in the Roman Catholic tradition, "Thou shalt not steal". It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Synopsis Princesse Nadia Vronskaïa is a veteran con artist, working with her two partners to targets likely suspects. However things go awry when she falls in love with her latest mark. With his help she turns the tables on her former associates. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Princesse Nadia Vronskaïa * Jacques Dumesnil as Gilbert Odet * Jacques Morel as Pilou * Maurice Teynac as Labaroche * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Tante Amélie * Micheline Dax as La brune remplaçante * Jean Nergal as Van Roosebeck * Jean Lefebvre as Edouard, le fils d'Amà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Affair Of The Poisons (film)
''The Affair of the Poisons'' (French: ''L'affaire des poisons'', Italian: ''Il processo dei veleni'') is a 1955 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux, Viviane Romance and Paul Meurisse. The film is adapted from the 1907 play of the same title by Victorien Sardou. It was shot in Technicolor at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. The film is set against the backdrop of the real Affair of the Poisons in seventeenth century France, and demonstrates a darker tone than many more nostalgic depictions of the past.Oscherwitz p.36 Synopsis Worried that she is losing the interest of Louis XIV, his lover Madame de Montespan turns to a young witch who takes part in network of black magic and poisoning. The ensuing scandal rocks the French court and leads to arrests, executions and the banishment of de Montespan from public life. Cast * Danielle Darrieux as Françoise Athéna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedevilled (1955 Film)
''Bedevilled'' is a 1955 American crime drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Anne Baxter, Steve Forrest and Simone Renant. Plot Gregory Fitzgerald and his friend Tony are leaving New York to fly to France, where they will study for the priesthood. On the plane, French fashion designer Francesca flirts with the handsome Greg, unaware of his vocation, and gives him her phone number. Greg goes to see Father du Rochet, leaving behind Tony, who is feeling ill from the flight. He ends up sharing a taxi with an American woman named Monica Johnson, who drops a St. Christopher's medal. He picks it up and follows her into a club, where it turns out Monica is a singer. In her dressing room, Greg arrives just as three French policemen are questioning her. He speaks the language and is shocked to hear Monica using him as an alibi. Monica panics and runs into an alley, where Greg fights off a man who tries to grab her. Monica goes to her hotel to pack a suitcase, but flees fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoléon (1955 Film)
''Napoléon'' is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon. Napoleon is played by two actors, Daniel Gélin as a young man and Raymond Pellegrin in later life; the switch takes place during a scene at a barber. Director/actor Guitry played the role of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Talleyrand, controversial diplomat and first Prime Minister of France, narrating the story from a drawing room as if having just heard of Napoleon's death on the island of Saint Helena in 1821. Guitry had played Talleyrand before, in 1948's ''The Lame Devil (film), Le Diable boiteux''. Yves Montand appears as François Joseph Lefebvre, Marshal Lefebvre and Maria Schell as Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Marie-Louise of Austria. The film also has cameo appearances by a number of notable actors, particularly Erich von Stroheim as Ludwig van Beethoven, and Orson Welles as Napoleon's British jailor, Sir Hudson Lowe. The English ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful Otero
''The Beautiful Otero'' (French: ''La belle Otero'', Italian: ''La bella Otero'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring MarÃa Félix, Jacques Berthier and Louis Seigner.The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture p.54 It is based on the story of the nineteenth century Spanish dancer and courtesan Caroline Otéro. Filming took place at the Joinville Studios and Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. It was shot in Eastmancolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Cast * MarÃa Félix as Caroline Otéro * Jacques Berthier as Jean Chastaing * Louis Seigner as L'imprésario Robert Martel * Marie Sabouret as Diane de Nemours * Paolo Stoppa as Frédéric * Jean-Marc Tennberg as Morillon * Maurice Teynac as Mountfeller * Jean Pâqui as D'Herbecourt * Micheline Gary as Eglantine * Nerio Bernardi as Le grand-duc * José Torres as Pablo * Alain Bouvette as Un spectateur au Kursaal * Gisèle Grandpré as La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Affairs In Versailles
''Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (French title: ''Si Versailles m'était conté'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama directed by Sacha Guitry. Described as "a historical film showing Versailles from its beginnings to the present day", it tells some episodes through portrayal of the personalities who lived in the Palace of Versailles. Its sister films are ''Napoléon'' (1955) and ''If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956). The film is notable for the presence of a great number of well-known French actors, often appearing in short parts. One unknown actor playing a major character is Gilbert Bokanowski (credited as Gilbert Boka) portraying Louis XVI. Bokanowski was actually the film's production manager and was cast because of his strong resemblance to the monarch. Its English translation title is ''If Versailles Were Told to Me''. Despite French production, the film is best known by its English title ''Royal Affairs in Versailles''. Plot Historical human stories in connection wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Childish Father (1953 Film)
''My Childish Father'' (French: ''Mon gosse de père'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Maurice Teynac, Jean Tissier and Arlette Poirier. It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by Léopold Marchand which had previously been made into a 1930 film '' My Childish Father''.Goble p.872 The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart. Synopsis A party-minded Parisian architect attempts to try and settle down when he marries a younger wife. However he still finds it impossible to overcome his distaste for hard work and his love of fun. Not even the arrival of his hard-working illegitimate American son can change him/ Cast * Maurice Teynac as Lucien Landier * Sirena Adgemova as Yvonne Calabrier * Jean Tissier as Stanley Percheron * Armand Bernard as Révérend James Holiday * Jacques François as Gérard Morrison * Arlette Poirier as Philippine Opposum * Evelyn Nattier * Robert Seller Robert Seller (1889–1967) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illusion In A Minor Key
''Illusion in a Minor Key'' (german: Illusion in Moll) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hildegard Knef, Sybille Schmitz and Hardy Krüger. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It was one of the last films produced by the veteran Erich Pommer who had returned to Germany from exile after the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by Ludwig Reiber. It is sometimes included on lists of film noirs.Spicer p.110 Synopsis The recently widowed owner of a hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ... falls in love with the wayward bandleader who performs at the establishment. Her plans to marry him upset her children who believe he is simply after her money. Cast References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To Damascus (film)
''The Road to Damascus'' (French: ''Le chemin de Damas'') is a 1952 French historical drama film directed by Max Glass and starring Michel Simon, Antoine Balpêtré and Jean-Marc Tennberg.Magerstädt p.81 It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Michel Simon as Caïphe * Antoine Balpêtré as Gamaliel * Jean-Marc Tennberg as Saül de Tarse * Jacques Dufilho as Pierre * Christiane Lénier as Déborah * Line Noro as La mère d'Etienne * François Chaumette as Barnabé * Nathalie Nerval as Magdala * Maurice Teynac as Le Christ * Claude Laydu as Etienne * Georges Vitray as Le chef de la police * Roger Hanin as Un disciple * Charles Vissières as Le vieux * Pierre Palau * Paul Demange * Françoise Goléa * Guy Mairesse * Rivers Cadet * Pierre Moncorbier * Alexandre Mihalesco Alexandre Mihalesco (; born Alexandru Mihăilescu, ; 19 October 1883 – 28 December 1974) was a Romania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |