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Pierre Dudan
Pierre Dudan (1916–1984) was a Russian-born Swiss actor and singer. He was born in Moscow to a Russian mother and a Swiss father. He married four times. Selected filmography * '' Night Warning'' (1946) * '' The Fugitive'' (1947) * ''The Lyons in Paris'' (1955) * ''If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956) * '' A Touch of the Sun'' (1956) * '' Anyone Can Kill Me'' (1957) * '' The Roots of Heaven'' (1958) * ''Certains l'aiment froide'' (1960) * ''Dans l'eau qui fait des bulles'' (1961) * ''Sentimental Education'' (1962) * ''Thank You, Natercia ''Thank You, Natercia'' (French: ''Merci Natercia!'') is a 1963 French drama film directed by Pierre Kast and starring Clara D'Ovar, Pierre Vaneck and Pierre Dudan.Marie p.68 Cast * Clara D'Ovar as Natércia * Pierre Vaneck as Alain * Pier ...'' (1963) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1916 births 1984 deaths Swiss male film actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. The rise of the Russian Empire coincided with the decline of neighbouring rival powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Qajar Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and Qing China. It also held colonies in North America between 1799 and 1867. Covering an area of approximately , it remains the third-largest empire in history, surpassed only by the British Empire and the Mongol Empire; it ruled over a population of 125.6 million people per the 1897 Russian census, which was the only census carried out during the entire imperial period. Owing to its geographic extent across three continents at its peak, it featured great ethnic, linguistic, religious, and economic diversity. From the 10th–17th centuries, the land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roots Of Heaven (film)
''The Roots of Heaven'' is a 1958 American adventure film made for 20th Century Fox, directed by John Huston and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay by Romain Gary and Patrick Leigh Fermor is based on Romain Gary's 1956 Prix Goncourt-winning novel of the same name. The film stars Errol Flynn, Juliette Gréco, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert, Orson Welles, Paul Lukas, Herbert Lom and Grégoire Aslan. Huston later said that ''Roots of Heaven'' "could have been a very fine film. And largely owing to me was not a good film at all." Plot In French Equatorial Africa, crusading environmentalist Morel sets out to preserve the elephants from extinction as a lasting symbol of freedom for all humanity. He is helped by Minna, a nightclub hostess, and Forsythe, a disgraced British military officer hoping to redeem himself. Cast * Errol Flynn as Maj. Forsythe * Juliette Gréco as Minna * Trevor Howard as Morel * Eddie Albert as Abe Fields * Orson Welles as Cy Sedgewick * Paul Lukas as Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Male Film Actors
Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland *Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss International Air Lines ** Swiss Global Air Lines, a subsidiary *Swissair, former national air line of Switzerland *.swiss alternative TLD for Switzerland See also *Swiss made, label for Swiss products *Swiss cheese (other) *Switzerland (other) *Languages of Switzerland, none of which are called "Swiss" *International Typographic Style, also known as Swiss Style, in graphic design *Schweizer (other), meaning Swiss in German *Schweitzer, a family name meaning Swiss in German *Swisse Swisse is a vitamin, supplement, and skincare brand. Founded in Australia in 1969 and globally headquartered in Melbourne, and was sold to Health & Happiness, a Chinese company based in Hong Kong previously known as Biostime International, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 Births
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign: The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive: Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in present-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi (1916), Battle of Wadi: Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German Empire, German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. February * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thank You, Natercia
''Thank You, Natercia'' (French: ''Merci Natercia!'') is a 1963 French drama film directed by Pierre Kast and starring Clara D'Ovar, Pierre Vaneck and Pierre Dudan.Marie p.68 Cast * Clara D'Ovar as Natércia * Pierre Vaneck as Alain * Pierre Dudan as Lambert * François Maistre as L'avoué * Alexandra Stewart as Sandra * Ursula Kubler as Olga * Peter Oser as Mário * Françoise Prévost as Françoise * José Quaglio as Claude * Ginette Pigeon as Sylvie * Françoise Thibaut as Marie-Pierre * Bernard Andrieu as Armand * Anne-Marie Baumann as Anna * Sacha Briquet as Jacques * Jean Saudray * Jean-Marie Arnoux as Petit rôle * Florence Blot as Petit rôle * Raymond Bour as Petit rôle * André Chanu as Le père d'Alain * Jacques Ciron as Petit rôle * Liberto Condé as Petit rôle * Hubert de Lapparent * Marie-Christine Desouches as Petit rôle * Yvette Etiévant * Pierre Even as Petit rôle * Michel Fontayne as Petit rôle * Carol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentimental Education (film)
''Sentimental Education'' (french: L'Éducation sentimentale; released in the United Kingdom as ''Lessons in Love'') is a 1962 drama film directed by Alexandre Astruc. The story focuses on a student who has an affair with a married middle-class woman whose husband cheats on her with a model. The film is loosely based on the 1869 novel of the same name by Gustave Flaubert. The screenplay was written by Roger Nimier with dialogue by Roland Laudenbach and Alain Astruc. Cast * Jean-Claude Brialy as Frédéric Moreau * Marie-José Nat as Anne Arnoux * Dawn Addams as Catherine Dambreuse * Michel Auclair as Didier Arnoux * as Barbara * Pierre Dudan Pierre Dudan (1916–1984) was a Russian-born Swiss actor and singer. He was born in Moscow to a Russian mother and a Swiss father. He married four times. Selected filmography * '' Night Warning'' (1946) * '' The Fugitive'' (1947) * '' The Lyons ... as Charles Dambreuse References External links * * * 1962 films 1962 drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dans L'eau Qui Fait Des Bulles
''Dans l'eau qui fait des bulles'' is a French comedy film from 1961, directed by Maurice Delbez, written by Marcel Prêtre, starring Louis de Funès. In France the film is also known under the title "Le garde-champêtre mène l'enquête" (alternative title); other titles: "Un cadavere in fuga" (Italy), "Louis, die Schnatterschnauze" (West Germany), "Louis, lass die Leiche liegen" (West Germany). The scenario was written on the basis of "Les Pittuiti's" of Michel Duran. Cast * Louis de Funès as Paul Ernzer, the fisher who withdraws the body * Marthe Mercadier as Georgette Ernzer, wife of Paul * Pierre Dudan as Charles Donadi * Philippe Lemaire as Heinrich, le convoyeur * Jacques Castelot as Baumann, the trafficker * Claudine Coster as Eléna, the teacher of Baumann * Pierre Doris as Le boy-scout camionneur * Olivier Hussenot as the commissioner Guillaume * Maria Riquelme as Arlette Preminger * Serge Davri as Le vagabond * Jacques Dufilho as Alphonse, the gravedigger * Philipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Certains L'aiment Froide
''Certains l'aiment froide'', is a French comedy film from 1960, directed by Jean Bastia, written by Guy Lionel, starring Louis de Funès. The film is known under the title: "Les râleurs font leur beurre" (alternative French title). Cast * Louis de Funès : Ange Galopin, the creditor who wants to recover silver * Pierre Dudan : Pierre Valmorin, Swiss compositor * Robert Manuel : Luigi Valmorin * Francis Blanche : William, Foster Valmorin, American * Noël Roquevert : Maître Albert Leboiteux, notary * Jean Richard : Jérôme Valmorin, the explorer * Mathilde Casadesus : Mathilde Valmorin, cultivator * Mireille Perrey : mum of Pierre * Françoise Béguin : Ariel * Guy Nelson : Tony, the singer * Habib Benglia : Hannibal Valmorin, African * Nicky Valor : Ingrid Valmorin, the Danish * Jean-Paul Rouland : the doctor Schuster * Léonce Corne : Maître Meyer, the associate of mister Leboiteux * Harry Max : the director of the asylum Saint-Vincent * Max Elloy : Simpson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anyone Can Kill Me
''Anyone Can Kill Me'' (French: ''Tous peuvent me tuer'', Italian: ''Tutti possono uccidermi'') is a 1957 French-Italian crime drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring François Périer, Peter van Eyck and Anouk Aimée.Bock & Bergfelder p.496 It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Gabutti. Synopsis A gang of criminals conduct a robbery and hide the stolen jewels in the base of statue. They are sentenced to a short stretch in prison and plan to recover the proceeds of the robbery once their sentence is finished. However, one by one, the members of the gang meet sudden and unexpected deaths. Cast * François Périer as Paul - le directeur de la prison * Peter van Eyck as Cyril Gad * Anouk Aimée as Isabelle * DarÃo Moreno as Luigi Falconi * Eleonora Rossi Drago as Odette - la femme du directeur * Pierre Mondy as Émile Chanu * André Versini as Antoine 'Tony' Lefébure * Jean-Pierre Marielle as Jérà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Épalinges
Épalinges (; frp, Epalinjo) is a municipality in the district of Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. History Épalinges is first mentioned in 1182 as ''de Spanengis''. Geography Épalinges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 18.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 25.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 56.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 42.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 8.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Touch Of The Sun (1956 Film)
''A Touch of the Sun'' is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Frankie Howerd, Ruby Murray and Dennis Price. Made by the independent producer Raymond Stross it was shot at Walton Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Stoll. Premise A hall porter is left a large inheritance by one of the residents. After taking a luxury holiday he takes over the hotel and begins running it himself. Cast * Frankie Howerd as William Darling * Ruby Murray as Ruby * Dennis Price as Digby Hatchard * Dorothy Bromiley as Rose Blake * Katherine Kath as Lucienne * Gordon Harker as Sid * Reginald Beckwith as Herbert Hardcastle * Pierre Dudan as Louis * Colin Gordon as Cecil Flick * Richard Wattis as Purchase * Alfie Bass as May * Naomi Chance as Miss Caroline Lovejoy * Miriam Karlin as Alice Cann * Willoughby Goddard as Golightly * Aïché Nana as Belly Dancer * George Margo as Howard Cann * Esma Cannon as Miss Tickle * Lucy Griffiths as Aggie Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
