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Paul Bisciglia
Paul Antoine Alphonse Bisciglia (30 July 1928 – 18 April 2010) was a French film actor. Career Throughout his acting career, Bisciglia appeared in more than one hundred feature films. He made his debut in the 1950 film ''Trois télégrammes''. What followed was several uncredited roles, before landing a much larger part in drama ''Clara de Montargis''. During the fifties, he appeared in many drama films, including the award-winning '' Avant le déluge'', with Antoine Balpêtré, and again several more uncredited roles. During the sixties, Bisciglia began to appear more frequently in television series and television films, although he was included in many films such as ''The Wretches'', with Michèle Morgan, ''Les vieux de la vieille'', with Pierre Fresnay, ''Paris nous appartient'', '' Le signe du lion'', and in 1966, he appeared in his first leading role in Alain Cuniot's ''L'or et le plomb''. In 1969, Bisciglia had a small role in the horror film ''La vampire nue'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web). and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria. Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the Casbah or citadel (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), above the sea. The casbah and the two quays form a triangle. Names The city's name is derived via French and Catalan ''Origins of Algiers'' by Louis Leschi, speech delivered June 16, 1941, published in ''El Djezair Sheets'', July 194History of Algeria . from the Arabic name '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of the HFPA. The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is normally held every January and has been a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year in the Academy Awards, although the Golden Globes' relevance has been declining in recent years. The eligibility period for the Golden Globes corresponds to the calendar year (from January 1 through December 31). History The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 by Los Angeles-based foreign journalists seeking to develop a better organized process of gathering and distributing cinema news to non-U.S. markets. One of the organization's first major endeavors was to establish a ceremony similar to the Academy Awards to honor film achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papa, Mama, The Maid And I
''Papa, Mama, the Maid and I'' (french: Papa, maman, la bonne et moi) is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, written by Marcel Aymé, starring Robert Lamoureux and Louis de Funès. Cast * Robert Lamoureux : Robert Langlois, the son, future lawyer * Gaby Morlay : Gabrielle Langlois, mother * Fernand Ledoux : Fernand Langlois, father * Nicole Courcel : Catherine Liseray, future spouse of Robert * Madeleine Barbulée : Marie-Louise * Louis de Funès : Mr Calomel, the neighbouring handy man * Yolande Laffon : Madeleine Sautopin, friend of Mum * Robert Rollis : Léon « alibi », campaign of Robert * Sophie Sel : Mss Leconte, a pupil * Dominique Davray : the butcher * Françoise Hornez : Nicole, a neighbour * Judith Magre : German, an employee of the office of mister Turpin * Hubert Deschamps : the spectator who did not have dinner * Léon Arvel : parent * Claude Castaing See also * Papa, maman, ma femme et moi ''Papa, maman, ma femme et moi'' fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quay Of Blondes
''Quay of Blondes'' (French: ''Quai des blondes'') is a 1954 French crime film directed by Paul Cadéac and starring Michel Auclair, Barbara Laage and Madeleine Lebeau.Kermabon p.461 It was produced and distributed by Pathé and shot in Gevacolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. Location shooting took place in French Algeria and Marseille. Synopsis A former navy officer is tied up in a smuggling operation between Marseille and Tangier concentrating particularly in lucrative American cigarettes. However his position is threatened by the arrival of a thuggish American gangster who wants to take over the whole market. Cast * Michel Auclair as Jacques Fenner * Barbara Laage as Barbara * Madeleine Lebeau as Nelly * Darío Moreno as Lucky * John Kitzmiller as Michel * Henri Arius as Le capitaine de 'L'Atlanta' * Maurice Biraud as Laurent * Paul Bisciglia as Le chasseur de l'hôtel * René Blancard as Commissaire Brochant * Georges Chamarat as Maîtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before The Deluge
''Before the Deluge'' (french: Avant le déluge) is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Plot Four boys and a girl want to get away from their parents and their country because they are afraid of an atomic war. They plan to use a boat to get to an idyllic island. When they realise their savings aren't sufficient they feel it was justified to obtain the required money by committing a crime. Cast * Antoine Balpêtré as Monsieur Albert Dutoit (as Balpetre) * Paul Bisciglia as Jean-Jacques Noblet * Bernard Blier as Monsieur Marcel Noblet * Jacques Castelot as Serge de Montesson * Jacques Chabassol as Jean Arnaud * Clément Thierry as Philippe Boussard (as Clement-Thierry) * Roger Coggio as Daniel Epstein * Léonce Corne as Commissaire Auvain (as Leonce Corne) * Jacques Fayet as Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Dindon
''Le Dindon'' (The Turkey) is a three-act farce by Georges Feydeau, first produced in Paris in 1896. It depicts the unsuccessful attempts of the central character – the ''"wikt:dindon de la farce, dindon"'' (roughly "the fall guy") to seduce a married woman, and the chaotic events caused by his fruitless machinations. Background and premiere By the mid-1890s Georges Feydeau had established himself as the leading writer of French farce of his generation. At a time when a run of 100 performances was regarded in Parisian theatres as a success, Feydeau had enjoyed runs of 434 for ''Champignol malgré lui'' (1892) and 371 for ''L'Hôtel du libre échange'' (1894). Both those plays had been written in collaboration with Maurice Desvallières. ''Le Dindon'' was a solo effort. The play opened at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal on 8 February 1896, and ran for 238 performances. The title of the play has no exact English equivalent in the context in which Feydeau uses it. The ''Dictionnai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara De Montargis
''Clara de Montargis'' is a 1951 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Ludmilla Tchérina, Michel François and Roland Armontel.Rège p.293 It was made at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast * Ludmilla Tchérina as Clara * Michel François as L'ivrogne * Paul Bisciglia * Paul Bonifas * Maurice Chevit as Edouard - le majordome * Yvonne Claudie * Espanita Cortez * Marius David * Madeleine Delavaivre as Madame Bonacieux * Guy Derlan * Catherine Fath * Maud Lamy * Robert Le Fort as Le garçon d'hôtel * René Lestelly * Henri Marchand * Jean Meyer as D'Artagnan / Albert * Félix Paquet * Jean Piat as Jean-Claude * Françoise Prévost * Hélène Rémy as Aramis * Louis Seigner as Le mari de Clara * Made Siamé * Jacques Tarride * Max Tréjean Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful Image
''The Beautiful Image'' (French: ''La belle image'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Frank Villard, Françoise Christophe and Pierre Larquey.Frey p.78 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. It was based on the 1941 novel of the same title by Marcel Aymé. Synopsis The face of a modest, quiet man unexpectedly changes one day into a handsome, vigorous one. He becomes a swaggering womaniser who none of his former acquaintances recognise. He even seduces his own wife in his new personae. Cast * Frank Villard as Raoul Cérusier / Roland Colbert * Françoise Christophe as Renée Cérusier * Pierre Larquey as L'oncle Antonin * Suzanne Flon as Lucienne Chenal * Robert Dalban as Julien Gauthier * Junie Astor as La Sarrazine * Olivier Hussenot as Le commissaire * Arlette Merry as La concierge * Gilberte Géniat as Annette, la bonne * Made Siamé as Mlle Lagorce * René Clermont as L'homme aux cochons d'Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Paris Sky
Under may refer to: * "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013 * "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009 *Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer *Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer *Marie Under Marie Under ( – 25 September 1980) was one of the greatest Estonian poets. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 12 separate years. Early life Under was born in Reval (now Tallinn), Estonia to school teachers ... (1883–1980), Estonian poet * Under (restaurant), underwater Norwegian restaurant {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beware Of Blondes (1950 Film)
''Beware of Blondes'' (French: ''Méfiez-vous des blondes'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Martine Carol and Claude Farell. It is part of the trilogy of films featuring reporter Georges Masse. It was preceded by ''Mission in Tangier'' in 1949 and followed by ''Massacre in Lace'' (1952). Synopsis Masse investigates the death of a woman who had been trying to gain information of drug-smuggling organisations in the Far East. Partial cast *Raymond Rouleau as Georges Masse *Martine Carol as Olga Schneider *Claude Farell as Suzanne Wilson *Yves Vincent as Luigi Costelli * Bernard La Jarrige as Petit Louis *Henri Crémieux as M. Dubois *Pierre Destailles as Lionel, le Voyageur *Espanita Cortez as the Spanish Dancer *Monique Darbaud as the Be Bop Dancer *Martine Arden *Madeleine Barbulée as Mme Dubois *Anne-Marie Duverney as Anne-Marie *Liliane Ernout *Catherine Fath *Claude Garbe *Claude Winter *Louis Bugette as the First Killer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Telegrams
''Three Telegrams'' (French: ''Trois télégrammes'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Gérard Gervais, Pierrette Simonet and Olivier Hussenot.Rège p.293 The film's art direction was by Auguste Capelier. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S .... Cast References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1950 films 1950 drama films French drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Henri Decoin French black-and-white films Films shot at Billancourt Studios Films scored by Joseph Kosma 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asterix And The Big Fight (film)
''Asterix and the Big Fight'' (in french: Astérix et le Coup du Menhir; in Germany as ''Asterix – Operation Hinkelstein'') is a 1989 French animated film directed by Philippe Grimond and produced by Yannick Piel. It is the first film based on the ''Asterix'' comic series to be produced outside France being a co-production between France and Germany. Despite sharing the same title as ''Asterix and the Big Fight'', the film shares only minor plot elements with that story, and is primarily an adaptation of ''Asterix and the Soothsayer''. In the film, Getafix is accidentally made insane and amnesic by Obelix, forcing Asterix to try to cure him as his village is deceived by a fraudulent soothsayer that works for the Romans. Plot summary The Romans capture Druid Getafix, as part of their plan to deprive a rebel village of Gauls from the magic potion that gives them super-human strength. When the village attempts a rescue, Obelix accidentally hits Getafix with a menhir in the resulting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
