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Paul Amiot
Paul Amiot (29 March 1886 – 26 January 1979) was a French film actor. His career spanned some 63 years and he appeared in nearly 100 films between 1910 and 1973. In 1920 he appeared in Robert Péguy's ''Être aimé pour soi-même''. He was noted for his consistent roles as a figures of authority. He regularly played police inspectors or detectives, lawyers and physicians. He starred in some 100 films between 1908 and 1930. On his death in 1979 he donated his body to scientific research. Selected filmography * ''Volonté'' (1917) - Thauziat * ''Travail'' (1920) - Feuillat * ''Être aimé pour soi-même'' (1920) - Le duc de Castry - un noble milliardaire * ''Le secret de Rosette Lambert'' (1920) - Lambert * ''Une fleur dans les ronces'' (1921) - Le secrétaire * ''Les parias de l'amour'' (1921) - Petit-Costaud * ''La résurrection du Bouif'' (1922) - Le comte de Saint Gaudens * ''Rapax'' (1922) - Georges Castillon * ''L'île sans nom'' (1922) - Le commandant Edouard de Herc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Nights (1934 Film)
''Moscow Nights'' (French: ''Les nuits moscovites'') is a 1934 French war drama film directed by Alexis Granowsky and starring Annabella, Harry Baur and Pierre Richard-Willm.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.41 It is based on a story by Pierre Benoît. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It marked the screen debut of the Corsican singer Tino Rossi who went on to star in a number of films. The following year a separate British version ''Moscow Nights'' was produced by London Films. Directed by Anthony Asquith the only actor to appear in both films was Harry Baur. Synopsis In Moscow during the First World War the attractive Natacha Kovrine agrees to marry a wealthy grain merchant under pressure from her mother. However, while working as a nurse in a hospital she meets the wounded Captain Ignatoff and falls in love with him. When he is arrested and false accused of treason, it appears that the only man who might be able to save him is her fiancée. Cast * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelica (1939 Film)
''Angelica'' (French: ''Angélica'', Italian: ''Rosa di sangue'') is a 1939 French-Italian adventure film directed by Jean Choux and starring Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant and Guillaume de Sax. It is based on a novel by Pierre Benoît.Slavin p.220 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfredo Manzi and Pierre Schild. Cast * Viviane Romance as Angélica * Georges Flamant as Dom Manrique Ruiz / Salvador * Guillaume de Sax as Diaz * Paul Amiot as Iramundi * Marcelle Yrven as Yacca * Geo Bury as Alvarez * Raymond Galle as Ramirez * Pierre Labry as L'officier * Marcel Maupi as Domingo * Monique Thibaut Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the United States since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for Canada although mostly used ... as Manuela References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three From St Cyr
''Three from St Cyr'' (French: ''Trois de St Cyr'') is a 1939 French adventure film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Roland Toutain, Jean Mercanton and Jean Chevrier. It was part of a group of big budget war and spy stories made at the time, which enjoyed box office success in the period just before the Second World War broke out.Crisp p.330 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Pierre Schild and Marcel Magniez. Synopsis Three graduates of the French military academy at St Cyr are posted to Syria where they become involved in the fight against rebels. Cast * Roland Toutain as Paul Parent * Jean Mercanton as Jean Le Moyne * Jean Chevrier as Pierre Mercier * Paul Amiot as Le général * Jean Worms as Le commandant Lenoir * Jean Parédès as Bréval * Maurice Marceau as Beaumont * Jean Fay as Le lieutenant Moulin * Chukry-Bey as Un chef de tribu * Hélène Perdrière as Françoise le Moyne * Léon Belières Léon Belières (1880–1952) was a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Prison (1938 Film)
''Women's Prison'' or ''Women's Prisons'' (French: ''Prisons de femmes'') is a 1938 French drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Viviane Romance, Renée Saint-Cyr and Marguerite Deval. Based on the 1930 novel of the same title by Francis Carco, it was remade twice as the 1947 Swedish film ''Two Women'' and the 1958 French film ''Women's Prison''. It was made at the Neuilly Studios in Paris with scenes also shot at the Convent of the Ursulines in Montpellier. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon Roland Quignon (1897–1984) was a French art director.Crisp p.151 He designed the sets for more than fifty films during his career. He also directed four films. Selected filmography * ''The Dying Land'' (1936) * ''The House Across the Street'' ( .... Along with another contemporary film '' Prison Without Bars'' it portrayed the female inhabitants with sympathy. Both films were successful at the box office.Crisp p.221 Despite its title, only a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossroads (1938 Film)
''Crossroads'' (French: ''Carrefour'') is a 1938 French drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Charles Vanel, Jules Berry and Suzy Prim. It inspired two English-language remakes, the 1940 British film '' Dead Man's Shoes'' and Hollywood's ''Crossroads'' in 1942.Barton p.128 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne and Raymond Gabutti. Synopsis A wealthy industrialist is accused in court of being in reality a petty criminal who deserted from the French Army twenty years before during the First World War. Cast * Charles Vanel as Roger de Vétheuil * Jules Berry as Lucien Sarroux * Suzy Prim as Michèle Allain * Tania Fédor as Anna de Vétheuil * Marcelle Géniat as Mme. Pelletier * Jean Claudio as Paul de Vétheuil * Annie France as L'entraîneuse * Pierre Palau as Leduc - le 1er maître-chanteur * Marcel Melrac as Un gendarme * Paul Amiot as Le prési ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lafarge Case
''The Lafarge Case'' (French: ''L'Affaire Lafarge'') is a 1938 French historical crime film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal and Raymond Rouleau. It recalls a famous nineteenth century case, and is mostly portrayed in flashback.Andrew p.164 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Eugène Lourié Eugène Lourié (russian: Евгений Лурье; 8 April 1903 – 26 May 1991) was a French film director, art director, production designer, set designer and screenwriter who was known for his collaborations with Jean Renoir and for .... Cast References Bibliography * Andrews, Dudley. ''Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film''. Princeton University Press, 1995. External links * 1938 films 1930s French-language films French crime drama films Films directed by Pierre Chenal 1938 crime drama films French historical films 1930s historical films Films set in the 19th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J'accuse! (1938 Film)
''J'accuse!'' is a 1938 French war film directed by Abel Gance and starring Victor Francen. It is a remake of the 1919 film of the same name, which was also directed by Gance. Plot The married Edith Laurin has a love affair with her husband's best friend, Jean. When both men serve together at the Verdun front her spouse realises he's cuckolded. Because his old friend is also his comrade who fights at his side again the mutual enemy, Laurin doesn't take action against him. On 10 November 1918, everybody longs for an end to the war. The brass has randomly chosen a patrol to be sent to an almost certain death. Jean Diaz argues that the patrol is not necessary at least for that day. Captain Henri Chimay, however, does not dare to take the responsibility of canceling the mission. Diaz, who was the only survivor on a previous sortie, volunteers instead of a father of four. The Armistice of 11 November 1918 is proclaimed after the patrol has been wiped away. François Laurin dies w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Citadel Of Silence
''The Citadel of Silence'' (French: ''La citadelle du silence'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Annabella, Pierre Renoir and Bernard Lancret.Driskell p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Annabella (actress), Annabella as Viana * Pierre Renoir as Stepan * Bernard Lancret as César Birsky * Gilberte Géniat as Catherine * Pauline Carton as La logeuse * Pierre Larquey as Bartek * Paul Amiot as Vladorowsky * Robert Le Vigan as Granoff * Roger Blin as Officier * Pierre Alcover as Le gouverneur de Varsovie * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La fille du majordome * Alexandre Rignault as Le gardien * Mady Berry as Patronne de l'hôtel * Georges Melchior as Nevitzky * Lucas Gridoux as L'espion * José Squinquel as Le capitaine * Claire Gérard as La nounou * Marguerite Pierry as La logeuse * Marthe Mellot as Joséphine * Denise Jovelet as Vania enfant * Georges S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Dancer
''The Red Dancer'' (French: ''La danseuse rouge'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Véra Korène, Maurice Escande and Jean Worms.Roust p.125 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Lochakoff Alexandre Lochakoff was a Russian-born art director.Phillips p.39 After fleeing following the Russian Revolution in 1917 he settled in France where he worked designing film sets. Selected filmography * ''Heart of an Actress'' (1924) * ''Michel S .... Cast References Bibliography * Colin Thomas Roust. ''Sounding French: The Film Music and Criticism of Georges Auric, 1919-1945''. University of Michigan, 2007. External links * 1937 films French drama films 1937 drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean-Paul Paulin French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Hommes Nouveaux
''Les Hommes nouveaux'' ( en, The new Men) is a French drama film from 1936, written and directed by Marcel L'Herbier, starring Harry Baur. The film was based on a novel of Claude Farrère. at the ''Films de France'' Cast * : Bourron * : Christiane (as Nathalie Paley) * Gabriel Signoret: Maréchal Lyautey de Tolly * |
The King (1936 Film)
''The King'' (French: ''Le roi'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Victor Francen, Raimu and Gaby Morlay.Andrews p.355 King Jean IV of Cerdagne visits Paris to sign an important treaty where he becomes involved with an actress and a dishonest Senator. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Cast * Victor Francen as Le roi Jean IV de Cerdagne - en visite à Paris * Raimu as M. Bourdier - un riche industriel et sénateur qui reçoit le Roi * Gaby Morlay as Marthe Bourdier - la femme de l'industriel * Elvire Popesco as Thérèse Marnix - une actrice célèbre * Hélène Robert as Suzette Bourdier * Christian Argentin as Gabrier * Paul Amiot as Lelorrain * Gaston Dubosc as L'évêque * Albert Duvaleix as Cormeau * Jean Gobet as Rivelot * Philippe Hersent as Sernin de Chamarande * Georges Péclet as Fouchart * Frédéric Duvallès as M. Blond * Marguerite de Morlaye as La marquise de Chamarande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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