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The Men Without Names
''The Men Without Names'' (French: ''Les hommes sans nom'') is a 1937 French action film directed by Jean Vallée and starring Constant Rémy, Maurice Rémy and Arthur Devère.Slavin p.147 It portrays the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Cast * Constant Rémy as Le colonel de Joyeuse * as Le capitaine Vallerse * Arthur Devère as Schumbe, l'ordonnance * as Le lieutenant Djeroï * Lucien Gallas as Le sergent Brandt * Paulette Houry as Ijo * Tania Fédor as Madame de Joyeuse * Robert Ozanne as Pancraz * Charles Redgie as Le capitaine Willburn * A.S. Takal as Mohamed Hamou * Georges Péclet as Le capitaine Maréchal * Lucas Gridoux as Le caïd Hadj-Ayar * Thomy Bourdelle Thomy Charles Bourdelle (20 April 1891 – 27 June 1972) was a French actor. Bourdelle was born in Paris and died in Toulon, Var, France. Selected filmography *'' Roger la Honte'' (1922) * '' Surcouf'' (1925) * '' J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Vallée (director)
Jean Vallée (20 January 1899 – 19 July 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter and ran an art-house cinema theater L'Œil de Paris. He was credited for directing the first two French films in color. Filmography * ''Jeunes filles à marier'' (1935) - first colour feature shot in France * '' La Terre qui meurt'' (1936) - second French colour feature-length film * ''The Men Without Names ''The Men Without Names'' (French: ''Les hommes sans nom'') is a 1937 French action film directed by Jean Vallée and starring Constant Rémy, Maurice Rémy and Arthur Devère.Slavin p.147 It portrays the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. T ...'' (1937) * '' Troubled Heart'' (1938) * ''Les surprises d'une nuit de noces'' (1952) * ''L'étrange amazone'' (1953) References 1899 births 1979 deaths French film directors 20th-century French screenwriters {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tania Fédor
Tania Fédor (3 November 1905 – 1 December 1985) was a French actress who played a number of leading roles during the 1930s and early 1940s in films such as ''Fantômas'' (1932).Hardy p.125 She later settled in Canada where she worked on French language productions. Selected filmography * '' The Little Cafe'' (1931) * '' When Love Is Over'' (1931) * ''Fantômas'' (1932) * '' Kiss Me'' (1932) * '' La mille et deuxième nuit'' (1933) * '' The Queen and the Cardinal'' (1935) * ''The Men Without Names'' (1937) * '' Southern Bar'' (1938) * ''Crossroads'' (1938) * '' Strangers in the House'' (1942) * ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953) * ''The Adventurer of Chad'' (1953) * ''À tout prendre ''À tout prendre'' (released as ''All Things Considered'' in English Canada and as ''Take It All'' in the United States) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Claude Jutra and released in 1963.Pierre Véronneau"Claude Jutra" ''The Canadian Encyclo ...'' (1963) * '' Rope Around the Neck (La corde au cou) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Africa
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] |
Films About The French Foreign Legion
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Jean Vallée
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s French-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 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 * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Films
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first American full-length animated film, ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1937 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – ''The Good Earth'' premieres in the U.S. * April 16 – '' Way Out West'' premieres in the US. * May 7 – ''Shall We Dance'' premieres in the US. * May 11 – ''Captains Courageous'' premieres in New York. The film is released nationwide on June 25. * Monogram Pictures, who had merged with Republic Pictures two years earlier, decide to separate and distribute their own films again. * June 7 – Jean Harlow, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the decade, dies aged 26 at Good Samaratan Hospital in Los Angeles. The official cause of death is listed as cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure. * June 11 – '' A Day at the Races'' premieres in the U.S. * July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Action Films
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 * Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s Action Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 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 * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomy Bourdelle
Thomy Charles Bourdelle (20 April 1891 – 27 June 1972) was a French actor. Bourdelle was born in Paris and died in Toulon, Var, France. Selected filmography *'' Roger la Honte'' (1922) * '' Surcouf'' (1925) * '' Jocaste'' (1925) * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''The Martyrdom of Saint Maxence'' (1928) * '' Verdun: Visions of History'' (1928) * '' Yvette'' (1928) * ''The Divine Voyage'' (1929) * '' Under the Roofs of Paris'' (1930) * '' The Rebel'' (1931) * ''The Devil's Holiday'' (1931) * ''Danton'' (1932) * '' Fifty Fathoms Deep '' (1932) * '' Transit Camp'' (1932) * ''Fantômas'' (1932) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1932) * '' Le testament du Dr. Mabuse'' (1933) * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) * ''Bastille Day'' (1933) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * ''The Man with a Broken Ear'' (1934) * ''Maria Chapdelaine'' (1934) * ''The Call of Silence'' (1936) * '' Seven Sinners'' (1936) * ''Arsene Lupin, Detective'' (1937) * '' The Men Without Names'' (1937) * ''Adrienne Lecouvre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Gridoux
Lucas Gridoux (16 April 1896 – 22 April 1952) was a Romanian-born French stage and film actor.Lanzoni p. 99 Biography He was born in 1896 in Herța, at the time in Dorohoi County, Kingdom of Romania. After emigrating to France, Gridoux began his film career in 1931, playing mainly in roles of traitors. In 1935, he was Judas in Julien Duvivier's Golgotha, and then in 1937, Inspector Slimane, a sworn enemy of Jean Gabin in Pépé le Moko, by the same director. He died in 1952 at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, and was buried at the city's Père Lachaise Cemetery. Selected filmography * ''American Love'' (1931) * '' Golgotha'' (1935) * ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937) * '' The Cheat'' (1937) * ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * '' Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * ''The Men Without Names'' (1937) * '' Storm Over Asia'' (1938) * ''Rail Pirates'' (1938) * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1946) * '' The Captain'' (1946) * ''Panic (Panique)'' (1947) * ''Secret Cargo'' (1947) * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Péclet
Prosper Désiré "Georges" Péclet (27 July 1897 – 11 January 1974) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. Career Between 1919 and 1957, Péclet played in ninety-five films (including several short films). He was an assistant director in 1927 and then eventually began directing in 1928. He was a director of ten films in total, the last one being from 1963. He was also the writer of five of these movies and producer of one. Péclet is sometimes credited simply by his name, occasionally spelled without the accent: "Peclet". Selected filmography * '' The Man with the Hispano'' (1926) * ''The Martyrdom of Saint Maxence'' (1928) * ''Napoleon at Saint Helena'' (1929) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * ''The Train of Suicides'' (1931) * '' Moon Over Morocco'' (1931) * '' The Regiment's Champion'' (1932) * ''The Five Accursed Gentlemen'' (1932) * '' Imperial Violets'' (1932) * '' The Last Night'' (1934) * ''Princess Tam Tam'' (1935) * '' 27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
