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Sept Morts Sur Ordonnance
''Sept morts sur ordonnance'' (''Seven Deaths by Prescription'' or ''Bestial Quartet'') is a 1975 French drama film directed by Jacques Rouffio and starring Michel Piccoli, Gérard Depardieu, Jane Birkin, Marina Vlady, Charles Vanel and Valérie Mairesse. The film was awarded the César Award for Best Editing, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Writing. Plot Pierre Losseray is a surgeon at the public hospital in a small provincial town in France (Clermont-Ferrand). He has recently suffered a heart attack but has returned to work. He is appreciated by his patients, and is being harassed by Old Brézé, the owner of a nearby medical clinic, who is losing clients and cannot stand competition. In league with his sons and son-in-law, Brézé uses insinuations close to blackmail. Losseray also learns about the story of Doctor Jean-Pierre Berg, another surgeon with a very different lifestyle from Losseray, who was similarly hassled by the same man fifteen years bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Rouffio
Jacques Rouffio (14 August 1928 – 8 July 2016) was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1986 film ''My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister'' was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography as director * ' (''Horizon'') (1967) * ''Sept morts sur ordonnance'' (''Seven Deaths by Prescription'' a.k.a. ''Bestial Quartet'') (1975) * ' (1977) * ''Le sucre'' (''Sugar'') (1978) * ''La Passante du Sans-Souci'' (''The Passerby'') (1982) * ''My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister, Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur'' (''My Brother-in-Law Killed My Sister'') (1986) * ''State of Grace (1986 film), State of Grace'' (1986) * ' (1988) (TV) * ' (''The Red Orchestra'') (1989) * ''Le Stagiaire'' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population of 146,734 (2018). Its metropolitan area (''aire d'attraction'') had 504,157 inhabitants at the 2018 census.Comparateur de territoire: Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Clermont-Ferrand (022), Unité urbaine 2020 de Clermont-Ferrand (63701), Commune de Clermont-Ferrand (63113) INSEE It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture (capital) of the Puy-de-Dôme departments of France, department. Olivier Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s French-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Drama Films
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10–February 9 – The flight of ''Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the ''Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Drama Films
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1975 Films
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films North America The top ten 1975 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: International The highest-grossing 1975 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1975. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1975. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases. Events *March 26: The film version of The Who's ''Tommy'' premieres in London. *May: In order to create the necessary special effects for his film, ''Star Wars'', George Lucas forms Industrial Light and Magic. *June 20: ''Jaws'' is released and becomes the highest-grossing movie of all-time and the highest-grossing movie of the year and the first movie to earn $100 million in US and Canadian theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Schönböck
Karl Schönböck (4 February 1909 in Vienna – 24 March 2001 in Munich) was an Austrian actor. bfi.org.uk Selected filmography * '' Flowers from Nice'' (1936) as Count Ulrich von Traunstein * '' The Girl Irene'' (1936) as Sir John Corbett * '''' (1937) as Bentley * '''' (1938) as Kingston ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Prada
José María Prada Oterino (31 March 1925 – 13 August 1978) was a Spanish film and television actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1954 and 1978. Partial filmography * ''Comedians'' (1954) - Decorador * ''Felices Pascuas'' (1954) - Barbero (uncredited) * '' The Coyote'' (1955) - Barman * ''The Coyote's Justice'' (1956) - Barman (uncredited) * ''También hay cielo sobre el mar'' (1956) - Maestro * '' The Rocket from Calabuch'' (1956) - Juan (voice, uncredited) * ''Sonatas'' (1959) - Molinero * ''Juanito'' (1960) - Dr. Ramiro * '' La gran familia'' (1962) - Locutor de radio * '' The Executioner'' (1963) - Vigilante con botella de champán * ''La verbena de la Paloma'' (1963) * ''Aquella joven de blanco'' (1964) - Priest * '' La Tía Tula'' (1964) - Sacerdote * ''Faites vos jeux, mesdames'' (1965) * '' The Art of Living'' (1965) - Gálvez * '' Crimen de doble filo'' (1965) - Sixto Mendiola * ''La familia y... uno más'' (1965) - (uncredited) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Marischka
Georg Marischka (born 29 June 1922 in Vienna; died 9 August 1999 in Munich) was an Austrian actor, screen writer, director and film producer for cinema and television. Life George Marischka was born into the world of film because his father was Hubert Marischka and Ernst Marischka was his uncle. In 1949 he worked for Gustav Ucicky as associate director. One year later he contributed to the screen play of ''Die Sünderin'' (The Sinner). Eventually in 1951 he was credited as director for the first time. Afterwards he directed three films starring the Austrian star O. W. Fischer who at that time was very popular in German-speaking countries. This included 1955's '' Hanussen''. Due to his reputation to be an expert concerning Karl May, he got involved in Karl May movies in the 1960s. When he had written the screenplay for ''Legacy of the Incas'' he decided to direct and produce it himself. Since the film was less successful than other Karl May movies, he consequently then con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Ferrandis
Antonio Ferrandis Monrabal (28 February 1921 – 16 October 2000) was a Spanish actor, remembered especially for the role of ''Chanquete'' in the Spanish television series ''Verano azul''. Biography Born on 28 February 1921 in Paterna, province of Valencia, after the Spanish Civil War he was a teacher since he began his studies in teaching, although his true passion would be the theatre His first role on stage was in ''Oedipus'', co-starring with Francisco Rabal in 1950. In his younger days highlighted in several films. Years later was one of the great protagonists of Spanish cinema. Known for playing ''Chanquete'' in the television series ''Verano azul'' in 1981. He died on 16 October 2000 in Valencia Chiron hospital at 79 years old. Ten years after his death, on 15 October 2010, his home town, Paterna, paid homage to a documentary of his life in the theater that bears his name. Selected filmography * ''Flight 971'' (1953) * ''The Fair of the Dove'' (1963) * ''Sor Citroën'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coline Serreau
Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer. Early life and education She was born in Paris, the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studied literature, music and theatre as well as the circus. Career In 1970, she made her debut as an actress at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier. Serreau wrote her first screenplay in 1973. Her first film, the documentary film ''Mais qu'est-ce qu'elles veulent?'' (1978), literally: ''But What Is It That They Want?'', was a compilation of interviews with women from various backgrounds. The frankness of the statements shocked parts of the public. Her biggest commercial success was the comedy film ''Three Men and a Cradle'' (''Trois hommes et un couffin''; 1985), for which she received three César Awards in 1986. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1986, her first drama for the stage ''Lapin Lapin'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique Mélinand
Monique Mélinand (9 March 1916 – 16 May 2012) was a French film and television actress.Capua p.177 Selected filmography * ''Rouletabille joue et gagne'' (1947) * ''Rouletabille contre la dame de pique'' (1948) * ''Between Eleven and Midnight'' (1949) - Irma * ''Au royaume des cieux'' (1949) - Mademoiselle Guérande * ''Lady Paname'' (1950) - Costa - l'accompagnatrice * '' Old Boys of Saint-Loup'' (1950) - Hélène Laclaux * ''The Drunkard'' (1953) - Denise Lamarche * '' Blood to the Head'' (1956) - Marthe Cardinaud * ''Women Are Weak'' (1959) - Mme Fenal, Julien's mother * ''Magnificent Sinner'' (1959) - Tsarina Maria * ''Vers l'extase'' (1960) - Mme Schultz * ''The End of Belle'' (1961) - Mme. Monique Blanchon * ''Rencontres'' (1962) - Inès * '' La Bonne Soupe'' (1964) - La mère de Marie * ''Angélique, Marquise des Anges'' (1964) - La Marquise du Plessis-Bellières (uncredited) * ''The Great Spy Chase'' (1964) - Mme Lagneau (uncredited) * ''The Thief of Paris'' (1967) - Mm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
