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Richard Pottier
Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, Graz – 2 November 1994, Le Plessis-Bouchard) was an Austrian-born French film director. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * ''Guilty Melody'' (1936) * '' 27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' (1937) * ''Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * '' Picpus'' (1943) * ''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic'' (1946) * '' The White Night'' (1948) * ''Barry'' (1949) * '' Two Loves'' (1949) * '' Meutres?'' (1950) * ''Casimir'' (1950) * '' Darling Caroline'' (1951) * ''Rendezvous in Grenada'' (1951) * '' Imperial Violets'' (1952) * ''The Beautiful Otero'' (1954) * ''The Lebanese Mission'' (1956) *'' The Singer from Mexico'' (1957) * ' (1958) * ''Tabarin'' (1958) * ''David and Goliath Goliath ( ) ''Goləyāṯ''; ar, جُليات ''Ǧulyāt'' (Christian te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graz
Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the population of the Graz larger urban zone (LUZ) stood at 652,654, based on principal-residence status. Graz is known as a college and university city, with four colleges and four universities. Combined, the city is home to more than 60,000 students. Its historic centre ('' Altstadt'') is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe. In 1999, the city's historic centre was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and in 2010 the designation was expanded to include Eggenberg Palace (german: Schloss Eggenberg) on the western edge of the city. Graz was designated the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003 and became a City of Culinary Delights in 2008. Etymology The name of the city, Graz, formerly spelled Gratz, most likely stems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Loves (1949 Film)
''Two Loves'' (French: ''Deux amours'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Tino Rossi, Simone Valère and Édouard Delmont.Powrie & Cadalanu p.114 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Cast * Tino Rossi as Sylvain Vincent / Désiré Vincent * Simone Valère as Antoinette * Édouard Delmont as M. Vincent * Sylvie as Mme Vincent * André Gabriello as Caldebrousse * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Poucette Caldebrousse * André Brunot as Nestor, directeur du cirque * Louis Florencie as Le maire * Henri Arius as Un client * Christiane Barry as Carmen * José Casa as Un client * Edith Cora as Anaïs * Camille Guérini as Le régisseur * Mag-Avril as Une commère * Marcel Maupi as Dominique * Geneviève Morel Geneviève Morel (1916–1989) was a French stage and film actress.Bessy & Chirat p.233 Selected filmography * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * '' Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * '' Secrets o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Deaths
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election, in which he was elected South Africa's first president, and which effectively brought Apartheid to an end; NAFTA, which was signed in 1992, comes into effect in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; The first passenger rail service to utilize the newly-opened Channel tunnel; The 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States; Skulls from the Rwandan genocide, in which over half a million Tutsi people were massacred by Hutus., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1994 Winter Olympics rect 200 0 400 200 Northridge earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Sinking of the MS Estonia rect 0 200 300 400 Rwandan genocide rect 300 200 600 400 Nelson Mandela rect 0 400 200 600 1994 FIFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Births
Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, and establish a national assembly, the Majlis. * January 16–April 7 – The Algeciras Conference convenes, to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany. * January 22 – The strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, killing over 100 (officially 136) in the ensuing disaster. * January 31 – The Ecuador–Colombia earthquake (8.8 on the Moment magnitude scale), and associated tsunami, cause at least 500 deaths. * February 7 – is launched, sparking a naval race between Britain and Germany. * February 11 ** Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical ''Vehementer Nos'', denouncing the 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State. ** Two British members of a poll tax collecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romulus And The Sabines (1961 Film)
''Il ratto delle sabine'' ( en, The Rape of the Sabines) is an Italian adventure comedy film from 1961, directed by Richard Pottier, written by Edoardo Anton, starring Roger Moore and Jean Marais. The scenario was based on a novel of André Castelot. at the ''Films de France'' The film was also known under the title "L'Enlèvement des Sabines" (France), "Il ratto delle sabine" (Italy), "Les femmes de Sabine" (Canada, French title), "Der Raub der Sabinerinnen " (West Germany), "El rapto de las sabinas" (Spain), "Romulus and the Sabines" (USA), "O Rapto das Sabinas" (Portugal). Cast * Mylène Demongeot: Rea * |
David And Goliath (1960 Film)
''David and Goliath'' ( it, David e Golia) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and Richard Pottier with sequences filmed in Israel and Yugoslavia. Plot The Prophet Samuel foretells a new king will rule Israel to the dismay of King Saul and his cousin and commander in chief Abner. King Saul has been having a streak of bad luck since the Philistine captivity of the Ark and fears the newcomer but doesn't know who the new king will be. The unsuspecting shepherd David visits Jerusalem where he is identified as the king. Abner decides to test his wisdom by asking how the Israelites can get around the Philistines' imposed edict that the only ones who may lawfully bear arms in defeated Israel are the officers of Saul's court and his palace guard. David replies that the Philistines have set no limit on the number of officers or palace guards. Meanwhile, King Asrod of the Philistines plots another attack on the riches of Israel, this time accompanied by the fearsome giant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabarin (film)
''Tabarin'' is a 1958 French-Italian drama film, directed by Richard Pottier. Plot Director of music hall Le Tabarin, Jacques Forestier has big ambitions for his establishment. He committed his former mistress, Florence, as "star" of the show, but she turns out all the maneuvers ready to become owner of Tabarin. Cast * Michel Piccoli as Jacques Forestier * Sylvia Lopez as Florence Didier * Annie Cordy as Mimi * Sonja Ziemann as Rosine Forestier * Henri Vilbert as Morelli * Mischa Auer as Boris * Jean-Pierre Kérien as Larjac * Germaine Damar as Brigitte * Enrico Glori as Truffaut * Luisella Boni as Simone * Jean Lefebvre as Julien * Kessler Twins as The twins * Nicole Vattier as Madame Leroux * Angelo Dessy as Paolo Production The movie was released in France 21 May 1958, in Mexico, 29 January 1960 and in Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singer From Mexico
''The Singer from Mexico'' (French: ''Le Chanteur de Mexico'') is a French-Spanish musical film directed by Richard Pottier starring Luis Mariano and Bourvil, released in 1957. It was a screen version of Francis Lopez's operetta that premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet on 15 December 1951. It was in a tradition of operetta films that stretched back to the early sound era. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and on location in Paris and Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sigfrido Burmann and Serge Piménoff. Soundtrack "Francis Lopez composed for ''Le Chanteur de Mexico'' one of his best scores in which the arias integrate well into the atmosphere of the action; the airs were rapidly on everybody's lips: ''Mexico'', ''Rossignol'', ''Acapulco'', ''Il est un coin de France'', ''Maïtechu'', ''Quant on voit Paris d'en haut'', ''Quant on est deux amis''."Académie Nationale de l'OpéretteLe Chanteur de Mexico/ref> The operetta was revived in 2006 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lebanese Mission
''The Lebanese Mission'' (also known as ''Châtelaine du Liban, La'') is a 1956 French thriller film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Jean-Claude Pascal, Gianna Maria Canale, Jean Servais and Luciana Paluzzi. Omar Sharif also appeared in one of his earlier film roles. The film starts with two scientists launching an expedition exploring for uranium out in the Arabian desert, but they soon find themselves entangled in a web of espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib .... See also * '' The Lady of Lebanon'', a 1926 film based on the same novel * '' The Lady of Lebanon'', a 1934 film based on the same novel References External links * * 1956 films Italian adventure thriller films 1950s adventure thriller films 1950s French-language films Films ... [...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 María 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 * María 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] |
Imperial Violets (1952 Film)
''Imperial Violets'' (French: ''Violettes impériales'', Spanish: ''Violetas imperiales'') is a 1952 French-Spanish historical musical film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Simone Valère. It is an operetta film, based on the 1948 stage work of the same title. The film's sets were designed by Léon Barsacq and the costumes by Marcel Escoffier and Jean Zay. It was second most popular film released in France in 1952, attracting an audience of more than eight million.Hayward p.463 Cast * Luis Mariano as Juan de Ayala * Carmen Sevilla as Violetta * Simone Valère as Eugénie de Montijo * Marie Sabouret as Mme. de Pierrefeu * Colette Régis as Mme de Montijo * Louis Arbessier as Napoleon III * Micheline Francey as Clotilde * María Riquelme as Anaïs * Véra Norman as Mirette * Raymond Girard as Prosper Mérimée * Lucien Blondeau as Le grand chambellan * Paul Faivre as L'aubergiste * Camille Guérini as Le docteur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rendezvous In Grenada
''Rendezvous in Grenada'' (French: ''Rendez-vous à Grenade'') is a 1951 French musical film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Luis Mariano, Nicole Maurey and Jean Tissier.Quinlan p.351 It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Cast * Luis Mariano as Marco Da Costa * Nicole Maurey as Manina * Jean Tissier as Maxime Saintal * Marthe Mercadier as Annette * Olivier Hussenot as Le chauffeur * Christiane Barry as La pompiste * Louis Bugette as Casimir * Zélie Yzelle as La dame qui traverse * Paul Villé as Le valet * Les Bluebell Girls as Elles-mêmes - Ensemble * Lucien Hector * Frédérique Nadar Frederique is a French female given name, which is equivalent to the male name Frederick, meaning "peaceful ruler". Alternative spellings include Frédérique and Frederieke. The name Frederique may refer to: People * Frédérique Apffel-Marglin ( ... * Janine Marsay * Brigitte Bargès * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
