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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] |
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] |
Saint-Maurice Studios
Saint-Maurice is the name or part of the name of places. It refers to the legendary Saint Maurice. Canada * Saint-Maurice (Lower Canada), an electoral district 1792–1838 * Saint-Maurice (Province of Canada), an electoral district 1841–1867 *Saint-Maurice (electoral district), a former federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons, in Quebec 1867–1896, 1968–2004 * Saint-Maurice River in Quebec *Saint-Maurice (provincial electoral district), in Quebec 1867–2018 *Saint-Maurice, Quebec, a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec *Saint-Maurice, a community within the City of La Tuque, Quebec *Saint-Maurice, a community within Wellington Parish, New Brunswick *Saint-Maurice-de-Dalquier, a community within the City of Amos, Quebec *Saint-Maurice-de-l'Échouerie, a community within the City of Gaspé, Quebec France * Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Savoie * Saint-Maurice, Haute-Marne * Saint-Maurice, Nièvre * Saint-Maurice, Puy-de-Dôme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Bouvette
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Émile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain Places * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry * Rosa 'Alain' ''Rosa'' 'Alain' is a red Floribunda rose variety, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Torres (actor)
José "Chegüi" Torres (May 3, 1936 – January 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican-born American professional boxer. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the junior middleweight division at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC, WBA and lineal light heavyweight championships. Torres trained with the legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato. In 1997, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Amateur career Born in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Torres began boxing when he joined the United States Army as a teenager (he was 17 years old). His only amateur titles had come in Army and Inter-Service championships, several of which he had won. Torres was still in the Army when he won the Silver Medal in the light middleweight division at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, where he lost to László Papp of Hungary in the final. Torres trained at the Empire Sporting Club in New York City with trainer Cus D'Amato. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerio Bernardi
Nerio Bernardi (23 July 1899 – 12 January 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1970. He was born in Bologna, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Nero'' (1922) * ''The Shepherd King'' (1923) * '' Full Speed'' (1934) * ''Port'' (1934) * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * '' God's Will Be Done'' (1936) * ''King of Diamonds'' (1936) * ''Bayonet'' (1936) * ''The Black Corsair'' (1937) * '' Abandonment'' (1940) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) * ''Lucrezia Borgia'' (1940) * ''Antonio Meucci'' (1940) * '' The Last Dance'' (1941) * ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (1941) * '' A che servono questi quattrini?'' (1942) * ''The Queen of Navarre'' (1942) * '' Fedora'' (1942) * '' In High Places'' (1943) * ''Special Correspondents'' (1943) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) * ''The Courier of the King'' (1947) * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1947) * ''Mare Nostrum'' (1948) * '' Be Seeing You, Father'' (1948) * ''The Charterhouse of Parma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheline Gary
Christiane Micheline Guary (1 October 1925 – 25 December 2022), better known as Micheline Gary, was a French film and stage actress who was active in the French film industry throughout the 1950s. In 1960 she married the actor Paul Meurisse. Gary died in Paris on 25 December 2022, at the age of 97. Selected filmography * '' Mammy'' (1951) * ''An Artist with Ladies'' (1952) * '' Endless Horizons'' (1953) * ''The Lovers of Midnight'' (1953) * ''Quay of Blondes'' (1954) * ''The Big Flag'' (1954) * ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (1954) * ''The Sheep Has Five Legs'' (1954) * ''The Beautiful Otero'' (1954) * ''Caroline and the Rebels'' (1955) * ''Stopover in Orly'' (1955) * '' Maid in Paris'' (1956) * '' Serenade of Texas'' (1958) * '' The Doctor's Horrible Experiment'' (1959) * ''Picnic on the Grass ''Picnic on the Grass'' (french: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe) is a 1959 French comedy film written and directed by Jean Renoir, starring Paul Meurisse, Fernand Sardou and Catherine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Pâqui
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' Places * Jean, Nevada, USA; a town * Jean, Oregon, USA Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Test ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Teynac
Maurice Teynac (1915–1992) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. In 1954 he appeared in London's West End in J.B. Priestley's poorly reviewed play ''The White Countess''. Selected filmography * ''Romance of Paris'' (1941)- Maurice * ''The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) * ' (1942) - Leroy * ''Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary'' (1942) - Marmont * ' (1943) - L'imitateur * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) - Serge de Souquières * '' Criminal Brigade'' (1947) - Fred * ''La Fleur de l'âge'' (1947) * ''Le Comédien'' (1948) - L'auteur dramatique * ''Woman Without a Past'' (1948) - Chimerowitz * '' Night Express'' (1948) - Georges Sommer * '' The Lame Devil'' (1948) - Charles X * ''Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (1949) - Fantômas * '' The Barton Mystery'' (1949) - Barton * ' (1949) - Freville * ''Mystery in Shanghai'' (1950) - Inspecteur Wens * ''Les mousquetaires du roi'' (1951) * '' The Red Rose'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marc Tennberg
Jean-Marc Tennberg (1924–1971) was a French film, stage and television actor. He played a number of supporting roles in post-war French cinema. He was also a poet known for his television recitals.Andrew p.98 Selected filmography * ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1946) * ''The Ideal Couple'' (1946) * ''Monsieur Vincent'' (1947) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1947) * '' The Gamblers'' (1950) * ''The Cape of Hope'' (1951) * ''Rue des Saussaies'' (1951) * ''Fanfan la Tulipe'' (1952) * '' Adorable Creatures'' (1952) * ''Are We All Murderers?'' (1952) * '' The Moment of Truth'' (1952) * '' The Road to Damascus'' (1952) * ''The Lottery of Happiness'' (1953) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1953) * ''Faites-moi confiance'' (1954) * ''Madame du Barry'' (1954) * ''The Beautiful Otero'' (1954) * ''La Bande à papa'' (1956) * ''Women's Club'' (1956) * ''Law of the Streets'' (1956) * ''Une ravissante idiote ''Une ravissante idiote'' ( ''The Ravishing Idiot'') is a 1964 French-Italian Cold War comedy film di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa Knight Grand Cross (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated works include those after World War II, when he met director Luchino Visconti: the two, together with Stoppa's wife, actress Rina Morelli, formed a trio whose adaptations of works by authors such as Chekhov, Shakespeare and Goldoni became highly acclaimed. He gave to the theater a personal touch with his energetic play. He debuted in television in 1960 in the drama series ''Vita col padre e con la madre'', reaching the top of the popularity in the 1970s, in particular in the adaptation of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (''Il giudice e il suo boia'' and ''Il sospetto'') and Augusto De Angelis. As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances between 1932 and his retirement in 1983, with roles in popular classics such as '' Miraco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Sabouret
Marie Sabouret (31 January 1924 – 23 July 1960) was a French stage and film 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 (), lite ....Phillips Filmography References Bibliography * Alastair Phillips. ''Rififi: French Film Guide''. I.B.Tauris, 2009. External links * 1924 births 1960 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses People from La Rochelle 20th-century French women {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Gys
Robert Gys (1901–1977) was a French art director.O'Shaughnessy p.238 Selected filmography * '' Imperial Violets'' (1924) * ''The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925) * ''Miss Europe'' (1930) * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * '' The Dream'' (1931) * '' Imperial Violets'' (1932) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * ''The Concierge's Daughters'' (1934) * '' The Scandal'' (1934) * ''Gold in the Street'' (1934) * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935) * ''Divine'' (1935) * ''Pasteur'' (1935) * ''The Last Waltz'' (1936) * ''Let's Make a Dream'' (1936) * ''Compliments of Mister Flow'' (1936) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * '' The Cheat'' (1937) * ''Alert in the Mediterranean'' (1938) * ''The Lafarge Case'' (1938) * ''The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * ''Sacred Woods'' (1939) * ''Carmen'' (1942) * ''Voyage Without Hope'' (1943) * '' The Bellman'' (1945) * ''Goodbye Darling'' (1946) * ''A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (1946) * ''Ballerina'' (1950) * ''The Cape of Hope'' (1951) * ''When You Read This Letter'' (1953) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |