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The City Destroyed
''The City Destroyed'' (French: ''La cité foudroyée'') is a 1924 French silent film directed by Luitz-Morat.Fanning, Jr. p.249 Synopsis A young engineer having discovered how to manipulate lightning threatens to destroy Paris if he is not paid a ransom. Cast * Daniel Mendaille as Richard Gallée * Jane Maguenat as Huguette * Armand Morins as Baron de Vrécourt * Alexis Ghasne as Hans Steinberg * Lucien Cazalis as Grosset * Paul Journée as Battling Martel * Simone Judic Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (1926 fi ... as La bonne * Émilien Richard as Cuivredasse References Bibliography * William J. Fanning, Jr. ''Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939: A Study of Directed Energy Weapons in Fact, Fiction and Film''. McFarland, 2015. External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luitz-Morat
Luitz-Morat (1884–1929) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Oscherwitz p.35 Selected filmography * ''A Roman Orgy'' (1911) * ''The City Destroyed'' (1924) * '' Surcouf'' (1925) * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1927) * '' Odette'' (1928) * ''A Foolish Maiden ''A Foolish Maiden'' (French: ''La vierge folle'') is a 1929 French silent comedy film directed by Luitz-Morat and starring Emmy Lynn, Jean Angelo and Suzy Vernon.Crisp p.121 The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. C ...'' (1929) References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz. ''Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage''. SIU Press, 2010. External links * 1884 births 1929 deaths French male film actors French male silent film actors 20th-century French male actors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Film directors from Paris 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Ghasne
Alexis may refer to: People Mononym * Alexis (poet) ( – ), a Greek comic poet * Alexis (sculptor), an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC * Alexis (singer) (born 1968), German pop singer * Alexis (comics) (1946–1977), French comics artist * Alexis, character in Virgil's Eclogue II, beloved of Corydon (character) * Alexis, in Greek mythology, a young man of Ephesus, beloved of Meliboea * Alexis, a fictional character from ''Transformers: Unicron Trilogy'' Given name * Alexis (given name) Surname *Aaron Alexis (1979–2013), perpetrator of the 2013 Washington Navy Yard shooting *Jacques-Édouard Alexis (born 1947), former prime minister of Haiti *Jacques Stephen Alexis (1922–1961), Haitian communist novelist, poet, and activist *Paul Alexis (1847–1901), French novelist, dramatist, and journalist *Stephen Alexis (1889–1962), Haitian novelist and diplomat *Wendell Alexis (born 1964), American basketball player *Willibald Alexis or Georg Wilhelm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Luitz-Morat
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920s French-language Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Silent Feature Films
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1924 Films
The following is an overview of 1924 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top eight 1924 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 10 – CBC Distributions corp. is renamed and incorporated as Columbia Pictures. * D. W. Griffith, co-founder of United Artists, leaves the company. *April 17 – Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gains control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) *November 15 – In Los Angeles, director Thomas Ince ("The Father of the Western") meets publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst to work out a deal. When Ince dies a few days later, reportedly of a heart attack, rumors soon surface that he was murdered by Hearst. *Loews Theatres acquires the 4,000 seat Capitol Theatre in New York City becoming the flagship of the theatre chain and site of many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émilien Richard
Émilien is a French masculine given name and may refer to: * Émilien of Nantes (died c. 725), French religious leader canonized as a saint * Émilien Allard (1915–1977), Canadian carillonneur, pianist, clarinetist, and composer *Émilien Amaury (1909-1977), French publishing magnate * Émilien-Benoît Bergès (born 1983), French road racing cyclist * Émilien Dumas (1804–1873), French scholar, paleontologist, and geologist *Émilien Jacquelin Émilien Jacquelin (born 11 July 1995) is a French biathlete. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games ''2 medals (2 si ... (born 1995), French biathlete * Émilien Lafrance (1911–1977), Canadian politician * Émilien Morissette (born 1927), Canadian politician * Émilien de Nieuwerkerke (1811–1892), French sculptor * Émilien Pelletier (born 1945), Canadian politician * Émilien Viennet (born 1992), F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Judic
Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (1926 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (2002 film), a 2002 science-fiction drama film * ''Simone'' (2013 film), a 2013 Brazilian drama * Simone (actress) (born 1962), stage name of Lisa Celeste Stroud, daughter of Nina Simone * Nina Simone (1933–2003), stage name of Eunice Kathleen Waymon, singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist * Simone (born 1966), Egyptian singer and actress * Simone (character), a fictional character in the ABC Family show ''The Nine Lives of Chloe King'' * Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira (born 1949), Brazilian singer and performer, better known by her mononym Simone * Simone Egeriis (born 1992), Danish singer, better known by her mononym Simone * Tropical Storm Simone (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Journée
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals * Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people * Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucien Cazalis
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name * Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band member of Delta-S *Lucien Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon *Lucien Bouchard, French-Canadian politician * Lucien Bourjeily, Lebanese writer and director *Lucien Carr, member of the original New York City circle of the Beat Generation *Lucien Dahdah, Lebanese politician * Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva (1893-1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Privy Council * Lucien Ginsburg, birth name of Serge Gainsbourg * Lucien Greaves, social activist and the spokesman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple *Lucien Jack, the real name of British singer Jack Lucien * Lucien Lagrange, a French-born, Chicago-based architect *Lucien Laurin, race horse trainer of Secretariat *Lucien Littlefield, an American actor in the silent film era (who later also appeared on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Morins
Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, duc d'Aiguillon (1750–1800), French noble *Armand of Kersaint (1742–1793), French sailor and politician Places *Saint-Armand, Quebec, Canada *Armand-e Olya, Iran *Armand-e Sofla, Iran *Armand Rural District, Iran * St. Armand, New York *St. Armand's Key in Florida *Armand-Jude River, a river in Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada See also *Arman (other) * Arman (name) *Armand Commission, first commission of the European Atomic Energy Community * Armand de Brignac, champagne brand produced by Champagne Cattier *Armand's Legion, Continental Army military unit *St Armand (other) St-Armand, St. Armand, Saint Armand, or ''variation'', may refer to: People * Saint Herman (dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Bouquet
Jean-Louis Bouquet (1900–1978) was a French screenwriter.Grieveson & Kramer p.352 He also edited and directed some films. Selected filmography * '' The City Destroyed'' (1924) * '' Mandrin'' (1924) * ''Temptation'' (1929) * ''The Drunkard'' (1937) * ''Golden Venus'' (1938) * '' The Five Cents of Lavarede'' (1939) * ''Fantômas Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appear ...'' (1946) References Bibliography * Lee Grieveson & Peter Kramer. ''The Silent Cinema Reader''. Psychology Press, 2004. External links * 1900 births 1978 deaths 20th-century French screenwriters Film directors from Paris French film editors {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
