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René Blancard
René Blancard (12 March 1897 – 5 November 1965) was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) - Bras-Rouge * ''Montmartre'' (1925) - Frédéric Charançon * ''La Joueuse d'orgue'' (1925) - Henri Savane * ''Un coup de rouge'' (1937) * '' Beautiful Star'' (1938) - Le commissaire * ''Monsieur Coccinelle'' (1941) - Presto (uncredited) * ' (1941) - Ferdinand * ''The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' (1942) - Picard (uncredited) * ' (1943) - L'employé (uncredited) * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) - Le directeur du théâtre (uncredited) * ' (1943) - Itchoua * ''La Main du diable'' (1943) - Le chirurgien (uncredited) * ''Au Bonheur des Dames'' (1943) - Colomban * ''Les Roquevillard'' (1943) * ' (1943) - Gourier * ''Mermoz'' (1943) * ''Vautrin'' (1943) - Coquard (uncredited) * ''A Cage of Nightingales'' (1945) - Monsieur Rachin * ''Le dernier sou'' (1946) - L'avocat général * ''Raboliot'' (1946) - ... [...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] |
Sous Le Ciel De Paris
''Under the Sky of Paris'' (French: ''Sous le ciel de Paris'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. The song of the same name, later recorded by Édith Piaf and others, was written for this film by Hubert Giraud (music) and Jean Dréjac (lyrics). In the film it was sung by Jean Bretonnière. Plot Under the sky of Paris, during a day, we see large and small events that occur in the lives of several people whose fates will intertwine. A poor old lady, after searching in vain all day to feed her cats, receives an unexpected reward from a mother whose daughter she had found. A young girl, dreaming of love, refuses the advances of her childhood friend to be stabbed to death by a sadistic sculptor. The latter is shot by a policeman who accidentally injured a worker who was returning home after the successful concl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Reine Margot (1954 Film)
''La Reine Margot'' (French: ''Queen Margot'') is a 1954 French-Italian adventure historical drama film directed by Jean Dréville, scripted by Abel Gance from the 1845 novel '' La Reine Margot'' by Alexandre Dumas.Klossner p.317 It stars Jeanne Moreau, Armando Francioli and Françoise Rosay. The film is also known under the alternative title ''A Woman of Evil''. It was made as a co-production between the French and Italian branches of Lux Film. It was made at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Maurice Colasson. It was shot in Eastmancolor. Cast * Jeanne Moreau as Margaret of Valois * Armando Francioli as Joseph Boniface de La Môle * Henri Génès as Hannibal de Coconas * Robert Porte as Charles IX * André Versini as Henri de Navarre * Françoise Rosay as Catherine de' Medici * Vittorio Sanipoli as Maurevel * Fiorella Mari as Henriette de Nevers * Patrizia Lari as Charlotte de Sauve * Daniel Ceccaldi as Henri d'Anj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Is Eve
''Adam Is Eve'' (French: ''Adam est... Ève'') is a 1954 French comedy film directed by René Gaveau and starring Michèle Carvel, Jean Carmet and Thérèse Dorny. It is based on 1952 novel of the same name and was the first French film that covered sex change.Reeser p.127 Synopsis Charles Beaumont is finishing his national service and is engaged to be married. After taking part in a boxing match he increasingly feels strange sensations and goes to consult a doctor. He is transformed into Charlotte, a young woman, and unwilling to tell his family or fiancée he disappears and earns a living dancing in a nude cabaret show. Cast * Michèle Carvel as Charles / Charlotte Beaumont * Jean Carmet as Gaston * Thérèse Dorny as Mme Beaumont * Mireille Perrey as Mme Corinne * Antoine Balpêtré as Dr. Charman * Anouk Ferjac as Claire * Antoinette Moya as Adeline Beaumont * Robert Lombard as Alphonse * Robert Rocca as Léon * Gilbert Guiraud as Lucien * René Blancard as M Be ... [...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] |
The Unfrocked One
''The Unfrocked One'' (french: Le Défroqué) is a 1954 French drama film directed by Léo Joannon. At the 4th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Bronze Berlin Bear award. Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Maurice Morand * Pierre Trabaud as Gérard Lacassagne * Nicole Stéphane as Catherine Grandpré * Marcelle Géniat as Mme. Morand * Jacques Fabbri as L'ordonnance * Abel Jacquin as Le père supérieur * Georges Lannes as Le colonel * Renaud Mary as L'antiquaire * Guy Decomble as Le père Mascle * René Havard as Un officier * Christian Lude as Le chanoine Jusseaume * Léo Joannon as Le chanoine Jousseaume * Olivier Darrieux as Edoard * Sylvie Février as La soeur de Gérard * René Blancard René Blancard (12 March 1897 – 5 November 1965) was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) - Bras-Rouge * ''Montmartre'' (1925) - Frédéric Charanç ... as M. Lacassagne References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tempest In The Flesh
''La Rage au corps'' (US title: ''Tempest in the Flesh'', UK title: ''Fire in the Blood'') is a 1954 French drama film directed by Ralph Habib, based on story by Jean-Claude Aurel and Jacques Companéez. The film tells the story of a nymphomaniac, who would be saved only by really falling in love. It was filmed on location at the Pyrenees Mountains, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. Main characters * Françoise Arnoul as Clara *Raymond Pellegrin as Antonio "Tonio" Borelli *Philippe Lemaire as Andre *Jean-Claude Pascal Jean-Claude Villeminot (24 October 1927 – 5 May 1992), better known as Jean-Claude Pascal (), was a French comedian, actor, singer and writer. Early life He was born in Paris into a family of wealthy textile manufacturers. His mother, ... as Gino External links * * *''La Rage au corps''at Cinema-francais.fr 1954 films 1954 drama films French drama films Films directed by Ralph Habib French black-and-white films 1950s French-language films 1950s F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Scrupule, Gangster
''Monsieur Scrupule, Gangster'' (French: ''Monsieur Scrupule gangster'') is a 1953 French crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Tilda Thamar, Yves Vincent and Howard Vernon.Rège p.285 Cast * Tilda Thamar as Rolande * Yves Vincent as M. Scrupule * Howard Vernon Howard Vernon (15 July 1908 – 25 July 1996) was a Swiss actor. In 1961, he became a favorite actor of Spanish film director Jesús Franco and began starring in many low-budget horror and erotic films produced in Spain and France. After po ... as L'ami de Rolande References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1953 films French crime films 1953 crime films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Jacques Daroy French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endless Horizons
''Endless Horizons'' (french: Horizons sans fin) is a 1953 French drama film directed by Jean Dréville. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Giselle Pascal as Hélène Boucher * Jean Chevrier as André Danet * Paul Frankeur as Soupape * Marie-France Planeze as Geneviève Gaudin * René Blancard as René Gaudin * Maurice Ronet as Marc Caussade * Hubert de Malet as Brunel * Christiane Barry as Jacqueline * Jacques Bernard as Pigeon * Lisette Lebon as Jacquotte * Pierre Trabaud as Pierre Castel * Marcel André as Dusmesnil * Micheline Gary * Guy Derlan as Fougères * François Joux François Joux (born 11 July 1912, date of death unknown) was a French stage and film actor.Paietta p.15 Selected filmography * ''The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) * '' The Duchess of Langeais'' (1942) * '' The Trump Card'' (1942) * ''Paris Frills'' ( ... as 1er actionnaire References External links * * 1953 films 1953 drama films 1950s biographical drama films French biogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Follow That Man (1953 Film)
''Follow That Man'' (French: ''Suivez cet homme'') is a 1953 French crime film directed by Georges Lampin and starring Bernard Blier, Suzy Prim and René Blancard.Palmer p.287 Cast * Bernard Blier as Commissaire François Basquier * Suzy Prim as Mme Olga * René Blancard as Dr. Corbier * Andrée Clément as Arlette Génod * Guy Decomble as Emile Kortenwirth * Véronique Deschamps as Yvonne Chouquet - l'employée de Courvoisier * Arthur Devère as M. Forgeat * Paul Frankeur as M. Mallet * Yves Robert as Inspecteur Paulhan * Julien Verdier as Guy Couvoisier - le bijoutier * Laurence Badie as Georgette, la bonne * Madeleine Barbulée as Mme Durbain - la concierge * Daniel Cauchy as Pierrot * Dominique Davray as Mme Fernande - la couturière * Christian Fourcade as Le petit Jacky * René Havard as Un inspecteur * Albert Michel as Le contrôleur de la prison * France Roche as Alice Tissot * Michel Salina * Paul Villé as Marcel - le beau-fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Or Quits (1953 Film)
''Double or Quits'' (French: ''Quitte ou double'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Zappy Max, Suzanne Dehelly and Danielle Godet.Rège p.999 It was shot at the Epinay Studios outside Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. Along with Zappy Pax it features several performers who had become famous on the Radio Circus show on Radio Luxembourg. Synopsis Charlotte, a mature librarian from Bourganeuf in Limousin is a huge fan of Zappy Max, the host of a popular radio show. She sends him letters but to impresses him also sends him the picture of an attractive younger woman Marie. When Zappy arrives in the city as part of his national tour Charlotte persuades Marie to take her place in a meeting and the two fall in love. Meanwhile, Charlotte enters as a contestant in the radio show's double of quits game and wins money. Cast * Zappy Max as Zappy Max * Suzanne Dehelly as Charlotte Nodier * Danielle Godet as Marie Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Are All Murderers
''We Are All Murderers'' (french: Nous sommes tous des assassins, also known as ''Are We All Murderers?'') is a 1952 French film written and directed by André Cayatte, a former attorney. It tells the story of René, a young man from the slums, trained by the French Resistance in World War II to kill Germans. He continues to kill long after the war has ended, as it is all he knows. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize. Plot René Le Guen (Marcel Mouloudji) is a former resistance fighter trained as a young man as a professional killer. After World War II, he has no qualms in applying these skills and is arrested for murder. Convicted and condemned to death, he is held in a prison cell with other murderers sentenced to death. Men to be guillotined are taken out at night, so they wait in fear and only sleep after dawn. While Le Guen's lawyer (Claude Laydu) tries to achieve a pardon for his client, three of Le Guen's fellow inmates are execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
