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Sophie Hardy
Sophie Hardy is a French actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li .... Filmography References External links * 1944 births French film actresses Living people Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses {{france-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 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 List of cities proper by population density, 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 capital, 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 Caput Mundi#Paris, the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France Regions of 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Desperado Trail
''The Desperado Trail'' (german: Winnetou – 3. Teil) is a 1965 West German film directed by Harald Reinl. Plot After the Civil War, desperadoes led by a renegade named Rollins, following the settlers moving westward, try to drive a wedge in the friendship between the whites and the Indians. Apache chief Winnetou and his frontier friend, Old Shatterhand, do what they can to keep the peace. Rollins' henchmen try to keep Winnetou away from the warring Jicarillos' chief, White Buffalo, but he fights his way through, only to be confronted by Rollins carrying the chief's son, stabbed in the chest with Winnetou's knife. Winnetou is accused of the killing. It is up to Old Shatterhand to save his friend. Cast See also * Karl May film adaptations Karl May film adaptations are films based on stories and characters by German author Karl May (1842–1912). The characters Old Shatterhand, Winnetou, and Kara Ben Nemsi are very famous in Central Europe. In most of the film versions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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French Film Actresses
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * January 14 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drug Scenes
''Drug Scenes'' (original French title ''Scénarios sur la drogue'', also titled ''Drugs!'') is an omnibus film (2000) of 24 French short films depicting drug abuse. Varying in length from three to seven minutes, they showed in movie theaters before feature films. Directors included Georges Lautner, Etienne Chatiliez, Emmanuelle Bercot, Santiago Otheguy, Diane Bertrand, Jean Bocheux, Laurent Bouhnik, and Manuel Boursinhac. Actors include Sylvie Testud, Chiara Mastroianni, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Nathalie Richard, Manuel Blanc, Claude Jade, Pierre Richard, Éva Darlan, Lou Doillon, Michèle Garcia anMathieu Delarive Scriptwriters included Eric Ellena The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain .... External links ''Scénarios sur la drogue'' official site * 2000 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Lautner
Georges Lautner (; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard. Lautner's ventures into other genres were less successful though the thriller Le Professionnel starring Jean-Paul Belmondo was a big commercial hit in France in 1981. He was born in Nice, the son of actress Renée Saint-Cyr. Biography Career Filmography As director * 1958: '' La Môme aux boutons'' * 1960: '' Arrêtez les tambours'' * 1960: ' * 1961: '' Le Monocle noir'' * 1962: '' Le Septième juré'' * 1962: '' En plein cirage'' * 1962: '' L'Œil du Monocle'' * 1963: ''Les Tontons flingueurs'' * 1964: ''Salad by the Roots'' * 1964: '' Le Monocle rit jaune'' * 1964: '' Les Barbouzes'' * 1965: ''Les Bons Vivants'', co-directed with Gilles Grangier * 1966: ' * 1966: ' * 1967: ' * 1968: ' * 1968: ' * 1971: ''Road to Salina'' * 1971: ' * 1972: ' * 1973: ' * 1973: '' Quelques m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road To Salina
'' Road to Salina '' (french: La Route de Salina) ( it, Quando il sole scotta) is a 1970 French-Italian psychological thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. It stars Robert Walker, Mimsy Farmer and Rita Hayworth. The film is based upon Maurice Cury's novel ''Sur la Route de Salina''. A French-Italian coproduction, it was shot in English in the Canary Islands. Interiors were shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris with sets designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Plot Jonas, a young drifter, is wandering in a deserted area on the road to Salina. He stops to drink some water at a desolate roadside service station when Mara, the owner, identifies him as her son Rocky, who disappeared four years ago. Jonas is overwhelmed by the awkward situation, but tired and hungry, accepts Mara's offer of room and board. Feeling sorry for Mara, he pretends to be her beloved son and soon comfortably assumes Rocky's identity. Initially, he believes that Mara is simply delusional, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Sharp
Donald Herman Sharp (19 April 192114 December 2011) was an Australian film director. His best known films were made for Hammer in the 1960s, and included ''The Kiss of the Vampire'' (1963) and ''Rasputin, the Mad Monk'' (1966). In 1965 he directed ''The Face of Fu Manchu'', based on the character created by Sax Rohmer, and starring Christopher Lee. Sharp also directed the sequel ''The Brides of Fu Manchu'' (1966). In the 1980s he was also responsible for several hugely popular miniseries adapted from the novels of Barbara Taylor Bradford. Early career Early life Sharp was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1921, according to official military records and his own claims, even though reference sources cite 1922 as his year of birth. He was the second of four children. He attended St Virgil's College and began appearing regularly in theatre productions at the Playhouse Theatre in Hobart, where he trained under a young Stanley Burbury. He later said this was prompted "by a desi re not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taste Of Excitement
''Taste of Excitement'' is a 1970 British mystery thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Eva Renzi, David Buck and Peter Vaughan. It was shot during 1968 on location around Nice on the French Riviera, but not given a general release until 1970. It had an X certificate for violence and brief nudity. In the United States it was released under the alternative title ''Why Would Anyone Want to Kill a Nice Girl Like You?''. Premise A series of attempts are made on the life of a young woman. Cast *Jane Kerrell - Eva Renzi *Paul Hedley - David Buck *Inspector Malling - Peter Vaughan *Hans Beiber - Paul Hubschmid *Michela - Sophie Hardy *Miss Barrow - Kay Walsh *Mr Breese - Francis Matthews *Dr Forla - George Pravda *Alfredo Guardi - Peter Bowles *Police Inspector - Alan Rowe *Mr Camot, French Detective - Alan Barry *French Police Officer - Tom Kempinski *Hotel Proprietor - Yves Brainville *Receptionist - Catherine Berg Production ''Taste of Excitement'' was based on Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Frankel
Cyril Solomon Israel Frankel (28 December 19217 June 2017) was a British film and television director. His career in television began in 1953 and he directed for over 30 TV programmes until 1990. He directed many episodes of popular British TV shows, such as '' The Avengers'', and the pilot episodes of the ITC Entertainment shows '' Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' and '' Department S'' in 1969. In 1970, he directed "Timelash", an episode of ''UFO'', which he described as a very interesting script and one of his personal favourites. Frankel also directed many documentaries and feature films, including '' Never Take Sweets from a Stranger'' (1960) and '' School for Scoundrels'' (1960; taking over from Robert Hamer, who was credited as sole director). One of his films, ''Man of Africa'' (1953) - the first film to feature a cast made up of relatively unknown black actors - was not released and was lost for some time. A complete copy has since been discovered and has been screened at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trygon Factor
''The Trygon Factor'' is a 1966 British-West German crime film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Stewart Granger, Susan Hampshire and Robert Morley. It is one of the films based on works by Edgar Wallace of the 1960s and its German title is ''Das Geheimnis der weißen Nonne''/ ''Mystery of the White Nun''. The film is based on the 1917 Edgar Wallace novel '' Kate Plus Ten''. Plot A Scotland Yard inspector is called to investigate a series of unsolved robberies. Inspector Cooper-Smith (Stewart Granger) arrives at the country manor of a respectable English family. He discovers Livia Emberday (Cathleen Nesbitt), the mistress of the house, has turned to crime in order to bolster the family's flagging fortunes. With assistance from an order of bogus nuns, stolen goods end up in the warehouse of Hamlyn (Robert Morley), purportedly a respectable businessman. Cast * Stewart Granger as Superintendent Cooper-Smith * Susan Hampshire as Trudy Emberday * Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
