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The Six Dead Men
''The Six Dead Men'' (French: ''Six hommes morts'') is a 1931 mystery detective novel by the Belgian writer Stanislas-André Steeman. It was the first novel featuring the detective character Monsieur Wens who had previously appeared in some short stories. Synopsis Six men agree a pact to meet in five years time and share whatever fortunes they have made. As the date approaches, however, they begin to be killed off. Adaptations It has been adapted twice for cinema. The 1935 British film ''The Riverside Murder'' directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney and the 1941 French film ''The Last of the Six'' directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company a ....Goble p.440 References Bibliography * Lloyd, Christopher. ''Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislas-André Steeman
Stanislas-Andre Steeman (Liège on 23 January 1908 – Menton on 15 December 1970) was a Belgian illustrator and French-language author. His family, originally of Flemish extraction, had long been settled in Liège. He wrote many mystery novels, some of which were adapted to the screen, such as ''The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' or ''Mystery in Shanghai''. Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''Quai des Orfèvres'' is based on his novel ''Légitime Défense''. Partial bibliography *''The Six Dead Men'' (1931) *''La Nuit du 12 au 13'' (1931) *''Le Mannequin assassiné'' (1932) *''Les Atouts de Monsieur Wens'' (1932) *''L'Ennemi sans visage'' (1934) *''L'assassin habite au 21'' (1939) *''Légitime Défense'' (1942) *''Crimes à vendre'' (1951) *''18 Fantômes'' (1952) *''Six hommes à tuer'' (1956) Filmography *''The Riverside Murder'', directed by Albert Parker (director), Albert Parker (1935, based on the novel ''The Six Dead Men'') *''The Last of the Six'', directed by Georges Lacombe ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Of The Six
''The Last of the Six'' (French: ''Le dernier des six'') is a 1941 French mystery thriller film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay, Michèle Alfa and Suzy Delair. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It is based on the 1931 novel '' The Six Dead Men'' by the Belgian writer Stanislas-André Steeman.Goble p.440 The film was made in Occupied France by the German-backed Continental Films, with the screenplay by Henri-Georges Clouzot who headed the company's scenario department. It was followed by a sequel in 1942 '' The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' directed by Clouzot, with Fresnay and Delair reprising their roles. Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Le commissaire Wensceslas Voroboevitch dit Monsieur Wens * Michèle Alfa as Lolita Gernicot * Suzy Delair as Mila Malou - une chanteuse de cabaret, la maîtresse gouailleuse de Wens * Jean Tissier as Henri Tignol * André Luguet as Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Novels Adapted Into 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 * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels By Stanislas-André Steeman
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
