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The Royalists
''The Royalists'' (French: ''Les Chouans'') is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Henri Calef and starring Paul Amiot, Roland Armontel and Roger Bontemps. It is an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's 1829 novel ''Les Chouans''. A later film version, titled ''Chouans!'' (1988), was directed by Philippe de Broca. Plot Cast * Jean Marais: the Marquis of Montauran * Madeleine Robinson: Madam du Gua * Madeleine Lebeau: Marie-Nathalie de Verneuil * Marcel Herrand: Corentin * Pierre Dux: Hulot * Paul Amiot: the Count of Beauvent * Roland Armontel: Beau Pied * Jean Brochard: Marche à Terre * Guy Favières: Galope Chopine * Georges Paulais: the Marquis of Guénic * Jacques Charon: Lieutenant Merle * Louis Seigner: the priest Gudin * Léo Lapara: Pille-Miche * Howard Vernon Howard Vernon (15 July 1908 – 25 July 1996) was a Swiss actor. In 1961, he became a favorite actor of Spanish film director Jesús Franco and began starring in many low-budget horror and ero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Calef
Henri Calef (20 July 1910 – 18 August 1994) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''Jericho (1946 film), Jericho'' (1946) * ''The Royalists'' (1947) * ''Crossroads of Passion'' (1948) * ''Shadow and Light'' (1951) * ''The Passerby (1951 film), The Passerby'' (1951) * ''The Secret of Helene Marimon'' (1954) Writer * ''The Lafarge Case'' (1938) External links * 1910 births 1994 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Film people from Plovdiv 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Herrand
Marcel Herrand (8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films. He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role is as Lacenaire (based on Pierre François Lacenaire) in Marcel Carné's '' Children of Paradise'' (''Les Enfants du Paradis'', 1945). Other films in which Herrand appeared include ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1950) and ''Fanfan la Tulipe'' (1952), which also featured Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, in which Herrand played the role of Louis XV of France. Selected filmography * ''The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) … Audignane * '' Les Visiteurs du soir'' (1942) … Baron Renaud * '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1943) … Bertuccio * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943) … Rodolphe * '' Les Enfants du paradis'' (1945) … Lacenaire * ''Father Serge'' (1945) * ''Fantômas'' (1946) … Fantômas * '' Star Without Light'' (1946) ... Roger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Henri Calef
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 Based On Works By Honoré De Balzac
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 Based On French Novels
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] |
1947 Films
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1947 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 19 – Monogram Pictures release their first film under their Allied Artists banner, ''It Happened on Fifth Avenue''. *May 22 – ''Great Expectations'' is premiered in New York. *August 31 – The first Edinburgh International Film Festival opens at the Playhouse Cinema, presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild as part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Arts. Originally specialising in documentaries, it will become the world's oldest continually running film festival. *November 24 – The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten". *November 25 – The Waldorf Statement is released by the executives of the United States motion picture industry that marks the beginning of the Hollywood blacklist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Historical Drama Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Vernon
Howard Vernon (15 July 1908 – 25 July 1996) was a Swiss actor. In 1961, he became a favorite actor of Spanish film director Jesús Franco and began starring in many low-budget horror and erotic films produced in Spain and France. After portraying Franco's mad doctor character Dr. Orloff, he eventually appeared in a total of 40 Franco films, in addition to his roles for numerous other directors. Life and career Vernon was born Mario Lippert in Baden-Baden, Germany, to a Swiss father and an American mother, and was fluent in German, English and French. Originally a stage and radio actor, he worked primarily in France and became a well-known supporting actor after 1945 by playing villainous Nazi officers in post-war French films. Jean-Pierre Melville's ''Le Silence de la mer'', in which he played a gentle anti-Nazi German officer, made him somewhat famous but, in part due to his rough-hewn looks and Swiss accent, he was subsequently relegated to playing gangsters and heavie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Seigner
Louis Seigner (23 June 1903 – 20 January 1991) was a French actor. He was born in Saint-Chef, Isère, France, the son of Louise (Monin) and Joseph Seigner, and died in Paris. He was the father of actress Françoise Seigner, with Marie Cazeaux, and the grandfather of Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathilde Seigner and Marie-Amélie Seigner Maria Amalia may refer to: * Maria Amalia of Courland (1653–1711), princess of Courland from the Ketteler family * Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg (1582–1635), royal of the House of Nassau * Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782–1866), Qu .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seigner, Louis 1903 births 1991 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française People from Isère 20th-century French male actors French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni category:Burials at Ivry Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Charon
Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director. Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire. Charon directed the 1968 feature film ''A Flea in Her Ear'' and the 1973 television movie ''Monsieur Pompadour''. He played Spalanzani in the complete recording of ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (Decca, 1971). Charon died in Paris and is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre. Selected filmography * '' Colonel Chabert'' (1943) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * ''The Royalists'' (1947) * ''The Paris Waltz'' (1950) * '' Le Dindon'' (1951) * ''The Red Inn'' (1951) * ''Dakota 308'' (1951) * '' Little Jacques'' (1953) * ''Les Intrigantes'' (1954) * ''How to Succeed in Love'' (1962) * '' How Do You Like My Sister?'' (1964) * ''A Flea in Her Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Paulais
Georges Paulais (16 September 1884 – 12 December 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born in Guimps, Charente, France and died in Chabanais, Charente, France. Selected filmography * ''Le droit à la vie'' (1917) * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * ''El Dorado'' (1921) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1926) * '' Change of Heart'' (1928) * ''The Divine Voyage'' (1929) * ''Saint Joan the Maid'' (1929) * '' Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) * '' Departure'' (1931) * '' Prince Jean'' (1934) * ''Gold in the Street'' (1934) * '' Rothchild'' (1934) * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1934) * ''Les yeux noirs'' (1935) * ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936) * '' 27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * ''Moutonnet'' (1936) * '' Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * ''The Red Dancer'' (1937) * ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' (1937) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * ''Princess Tarakanova'' (1938) * ''Ultimatum'' (1938) * ''Sacred Woods'' (1939) * ''Immediate Call'' (1939) * '' Vido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Favières
Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorporated community * Guy, Kentucky, US, an unincorporated community * Guy, Texas, US, an unincorporated community * Guy Street, Montreal, Canada Art and entertainment Films * ''Guy'' (1997 film) (American, starring Vincent D'Onofrio) * ''Guy'' (2018 film) (French, starring Alex Lutz) * '' That Guy... Who Was in That Thing'' (2012), a documentary film * Free Guy (2021), an action comedy film Music * ''Guy'' (album), debut studio album of Guy (band) 1988 * Guy (band), an American R&B group * "G.U.Y.", a 2014 song by Lady Gaga from the album ''Artpop'' Transport * Guy (sailing), rope to control a spinnaker on a sailboat * Air Guyane Express, ICAO code GUY * Guy Motors, a former British bus and truck builder * ''Guy'' (ship, 1933), se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
