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Robert Burnier
Robert Burnier (1897–1974) was a French film actor.Goble p.920 Selected filmography * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * '' Miche'' (1932) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1933) * ''Ciboulette'' (1933) * ''Radio Surprises'' (1940) * ''Dakota 308'' (1951) * ''L'Amour, Madame'' (1952) * ''The Women Couldn't Care Less'' (1954) * ''The Count of Bragelonne'' (1954) * ''Rasputin'' (1954) * ''Leguignon the Healer'' (1954) * ''Your Turn, Callaghan'' (1955) * ''More Whiskey for Callaghan'' (1955) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1955) * '' The Bureaucrats'' (1959) * ''La Belle Américaine'' (1961) * ''All the Gold in the World '' (1961) * '' Landru'' (1963) * ''Ophelia'' (1963) * ''The Counterfeit Constable'' (1964) * ''Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha ''Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha'', also known as ''Blue Panther'', is a 1965 spy film directed by Claude Chabrol. based on the character in a series of novels by Jacques Chazot. Plot ... [...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] |
Your Turn, Callaghan
''Your Turn, Callaghan'' (French: ''À toi de jouer... Callaghan'') is a 1955 French thriller film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Tony Wright, Tony Wright, Lysiane Rey and Colette Ripert. It is an adaptation of the 1942 novel '' Sorry You've Been Troubled'' by British writer Peter Cheyney featuring the private detective Slim Callaghan.Goble p.82 It was the first in a trilogy of films featuring English actor Wright as Callaghan, followed by ''More Whiskey for Callaghan''. Synopsis After a ship sinks with its cargo, an insurance claim is made by the owners. Callaghan is hired by the insurance company to find out whether the accident was genuine or deliberate. Cast * Tony Wright as Slim Callaghan * Lysiane Rey as Dolorès * Colette Ripert as Manon Gardel * Paul Cambo as Nicky Storata * Robert Berri as Raoul de Bois-Joli dit le Vicomte * Yorick Royan as Denise Gardel * Roger Blin as Wladimir * Martine Alexis as Ketty * Raymond Cordy as Le portier * Paul Demange as L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Deaths
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 23 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only capital case in United States history, where spectral evidence helps secure a conviction. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amour (1970 Film)
''Amour'' (also known as ''Ways of Women'') is a 1970 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel. Cast ;1st episode, 1200 * - Diderik * Tine Bjerregaard – Gundelil * - Kjartan * Helmer Johansen – Ebbesen * André Sallyman – 1. karl * Berd Jönsson – 2. karl ;2nd episode, 1910 * Ghita Nørby – Elisa * Jacques Mauclair – Elisas mand * - Elisas elsker * Kim Meyer – Sønnen * Kirsten Lyngholm – Datteren * Paul Hüttel – 1. tyv * - 2. tyv * Hans W. Petersen – Frisørmesteren * Karl Stegger – Konditoren * Dirch Passer – Gas- og vandmesteren * - Hans kone * Jesper Langberg – Kulmanden * - Kulmandens kone * Ove Sprogøe – Gammel, døv dame * Svend Erik Jensen – Politimesteren * Carl Ottosen – Betjent * Preben Nicolaisen – Betjent * Gerd Vindahl – Betjent * Ib Sørensen – Betjent * Morten Grunwald – Brandmajoren * Paul Hagen – Brandmand * Klaus Pagh – Brandmand * Kurt Andersen – Brandmand * Svend Krogh – Brandmand ;3rd episode, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Chantal Contre Le Docteur Kha
''Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha'', also known as ''Blue Panther'', is a 1965 spy film directed by Claude Chabrol. based on the character in a series of novels by Jacques Chazot. Plot The French It girl Marie-Chantal gets accidentally entangled in a secret war between agents and terrorists. Before she actually realises what's going on around her, the henchmen of a certain Dr.Kha consider her a dangerous witness and try to hunt her down. On the run she gets to know an agent named Paco who works for Dr. Kha's counterpart Professor Lombardi. Cast *Marie Laforêt as Marie-Chantal *Francisco Rabal as Paco Castillo *Serge Reggiani as Ivanov * Charles Denner as Johnson * Akim Tamiroff as Dr. Kha *Roger Hanin as Bruno Kerrien *Stéphane Audran as Olga * Pierre-François Moro as Hubert (as Pierre Moro) * Gilles Chusseau as Gregor *Antonio Passalia as Sparafucile / Gunshooter (as Anthony Pass) *Robert Burnier Robert Burnier (1897–1974) was a French film actor.Goble p.920 Select ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Counterfeit Constable
''The Counterfeit Constable'' (French: ''Allez France!'') is a 1964 French comedy film directed by Robert Dhéry and Pierre Tchernia and starring Ronald Fraser, Diana Dors and Arthur Mullard. Plot A French rugby supporter (Robert Dhéry), in England for a match at Twickenham, is accidentally elbowed in the face and loses two teeth. He goes to the dentist who fits new teeth and tells him he musn't open his mouth for two hours, to allow the cement holding them to set properly. He starts to wait, and in the waiting room he sees the uniform of another patient, who's a policeman (Bernard Cribbins). He tries it on for fun, and while wearing it by sheer chance he saves Diana Dors, a movie star who lives next door. He is congratulated by police chiefs who take him for a true police officer. He can't tell them he isn't because he can't open his mouth and besides, he doesn't speak English. He becomes lost in London, and many misunderstandings and misadventures follow. And to make matters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophelia (1963 Film)
Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes (character), Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends up in a state of insanity, madness that ultimately leads to her drowning. Along with Queen Gertrude, Ophelia is one of only two female characters in the original play. Name Like most characters in ''Hamlet'', Ophelia's name is not Danish. It first appeared in Jacopo Sannazaro's 1504 poem ''Arcadia (poem), Arcadia'' (as ''Ofelia''), probably derived from Ancient Greek wiktionary:ὠφέλεια, ὠφέλεια (''ōphéleia'', "benefit"). Plot In Ophelia's first speaking appearance in the play, she is seen with her brother, Laertes, who is leaving for France. Laertes warns her that Hamlet, the heir to the throne of Denmark, does not have the freedom to marry whomever he wants. Ophelia's father, Polonius, who enters while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landru (film)
''Landru'' (US title: ''Bluebeard'') is a 1963 French motion picture drama directed by Claude Chabrol. The screenplay was written by Françoise Sagan. The film stars Charles Denner, Michèle Morgan, Danielle Darrieux and Hildegard Knef. It was based on the story of French people, French serial killer Henri Désiré Landru, who murdered and dismembered more than 10 women during World War I. Plot During World War I, a seemingly respectable middle-aged man Henri Landru has devised an ingenious means of obtaining money to supplement his dwindling income. Adopting various assumed names, he lures middle-class women to his villa at Gambais just outside Paris, where he kills them and burns their bodies. He then helps himself to his victims’ bank accounts so that he can keep his wife, his mistress and his four children in the manner to which they have grown accustomed. Having murdered ten women and one boy, Landru is finally captured and placed before a court of law. Eloquent in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Gold In The World
''All the Gold in the World'' (French: ''Tout l'or du monde'') is a 1961 French-Italian comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Bourvil, Alfred Adam and Philippe Noiret. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Léon Barsacq. Cast *Bourvil as Dumont and his sons: Mathieu, 'Toine, Martial * Alfred Adam as Alfred *Philippe Noiret as Victor Hardy *Claude Rich as Fred * as Stella *Annie Fratellini as Rose * Max Elloy as the country guard * Jean Marsan as speaker * Pascal Mazzotti as speaker * Albert Michel as Mayor of Cabosse *Michel Modo as Tony *Françoise Dorléac as journalist *Yves Barsacq as photographer *Paul Bisciglia as photographer *Robert Burnier as magazine's director * Catherine Langeais as speaker *René Hell as notary *Georges Bever * Christian Marin as television stage manager * as Léon Truc - guard in prison *Bernard Musson as villager *Paul Préboist as picnicker *Robert Rollis Robert Rollis (16 Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Belle Américaine
''La belle américaine'' is a French comedy film from 1961, directed by Robert Dhéry, written by Alfred Adam and starring Alfred Adam and Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil .... The film was known under the titles ''La bella americana'' (Italian), ''The American Beauty'' (English) and ''Der tolle Amerikaner'' (German). Plot The wife of a rich man learns that her husband has an affair with a younger woman. She takes revenge on him by selling his beloved big car for little money. The worker Marcel Perrignon is very happy about this bargain but when his boss sees the car, he envies him and Perrignon gets fired. This is the start of a number of mishaps for Perrignon. Cast References External links * ''La belle Américaine''at the ''Films de Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bureaucrats (1959 Film)
''The Bureaucrats'' (French: ''Messieurs les ronds de cuir'') is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Noël-Noël, Philippe Clay and Jean Richard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.143 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Roger Briaucourt. It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title, with both based on a novel by Georges Courteline. Partial cast * Noël-Noël as M. de la Hourmerie * Philippe Clay as Letondu * Jean Richard as Boudin * Jacques Grello as Chavarax * Paul Demange as Ovide * Bernard Lavalette as Van Der Hogen * Lucien Baroux as Le père Soupe * Pierre Brasseur as M. Nègre * Pierre Doris as Léonce * Jean Poiret as René Lahrier * Micheline Dax as Gaby * Mathilde Casadesus as Mme Nègre * Robert Burnier as Rodolphe Salis * Madeleine Suffel as Mme de La Hourmerie * Hubert Deschamps as Le curé dans le train * Jean Parédès Jean Parédès (1914–1998) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
