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The White Night
''The White Night'' (French: ''La nuit blanche'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Pierre Brasseur, Claude Farell and Jimmy Gaillard.Parish p.64 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Cast * Pierre Brasseur as Pierre Taverny * Claude Farell as Cécilia * Jimmy Gaillard as L'inspecteur Legrand * Jacques Dacqmine as Jacques Davenne * Pierre Larquey as Emile * Arlette Merry as Jasmine * André Brunot as Lestrade * Jean Charpini as Le couturier J.P. Hyacinthe * Henri Bosc as Le directeur de la P.J * Jacqueline Duc as La concierge References Bibliography * Parish, Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External links * 1948 films French drama films 1948 drama films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Richard Pottier French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub ... [...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] |
Paul-Louis Boutié
Paul-Louis Boutié (1910-2004) was a French art directorCoates-Smith & McGee p.96 who designed the sets for many film productions in postwar France cinema. Selected filmography * '' Beautiful Star'' (1938) * ''The Acrobat'' (1941) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * ''Lessons in Conduct'' (1946) * ''The Sea Rose'' (1946) * '' Six Hours to Lose'' (1947) * '' After Love'' (1948) * ''The White Night'' (1948) * '' The King'' (1949) * ''Marlene'' (1949) * ''Two Loves'' (1949) * ''Rendezvous in Grenada'' (1951) * ''Monsieur Leguignon, Signalman'' (1952) * ''My Brother from Senegal'' (1953) * ''The Last Robin Hood'' (1953) * '' The Sleepwalker'' (1951) * ''The Ostrich Has Two Eggs'' (1957) * ''Fugitive in Saigon'' (1957) * '' The Seventh Commandment'' (1957) * ''Thérèse Étienne'' (1958) * '' Eyes of Love'' (1959) * ''The Fenouillard Family'' (1961) * ''Taxi for Tobruk'' (1961) * ''Le Masque de fer'' (1962) * ''OSS 117 Mission for a Killer'' (1965) * ''Diamonds Are Brittle'' (1965) * ''The Garde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Richard Pottier
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] |
1940s French-language Films
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1948 Drama Films
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French Drama 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] |
1948 Films
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1948 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 3 – The Supreme Court of the United States decide in ''United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'' holding that the practice of block booking and ownership of theater chains by film studios constituted anti-competitive and monopolistic trade practices. * Laurence Olivier's ''Hamlet'' becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture. Awards Top ten money making stars Notable films released in 1948 United States unless stated # *''3 Godfathers'', starring John Wayne A *''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''Act of Violence'', starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh *''Adventures of Don Juan'', starring Errol Flynn *''Albuquerque'', starring Randolph Scott and Barbara Britton *''The Amazing Mr. X'', starring T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Duc
Jacqueline Duc (12 April 1922 – 30 November 2012) was a French stage, television and film actress.Hayward p.329 Selected filmography * '' Patrie'' (1946) * ''The White Night'' (1948) * ''Casimir'' (1950) * '' Three Women'' (1952) * ''Bel Ami'' (1955) * ''Promise at Dawn ''Promise at Dawn'' (french: La Promesse de l'aube) is a 1970 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Melina Mercouri, Dassin's wife. It is based on the 1960 novel ''Promise at Dawn'' (french: La Promesse de l'aube) by Romain ...'' (1970) * '' The Party'' (1980) References Bibliography * Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010. External links * 1922 births 2012 deaths French film actresses French stage actresses French television actresses Actresses from Paris {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Bosc
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este * Henri II, Duke of Nemours (1625–1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours * Henri, Count of Harcourt (1601–1666), French nobleman * Henri, Dauphin of Viennois (1296–1349), bishop of Metz * Henri de Gondi (other) * Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne * Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857–1923), French mountain climber * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg * Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French Huguenot soldier and diplomat, one of the principal commanders of Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Charpini
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) Jean is a common female given name in English-speaking countries. It is the Scottish form of Jane (and is sometimes pronounced that way). It is sometimes spelled Jeaine. It is the equivalent of Johanna, Joanna, Joanne, Jeanne, Jana, and Joan, and d ... * 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), "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * Jean Seberg (musical), ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS Jean (ID-1308), USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Brunot
André Brunot (3 October 1879 - 6 August 1973) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than twenty films from 1910 to 1966. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunot, Andre 1879 births 1973 deaths French male film actors 20th-century French male actors Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française Administrators of the Comédie-Française ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlette Merry
Arlette Merry (18 March 1918 – 19 February 2015) was a French actress and singer. She was the daughter of Lucien Pinoteau and the sister of Claude Pinoteau Claude Pinoteau (25 May 1925 – 5 October 2012) was a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 87. (in French) His sister was the actress ... and Jacques Pinoteau. Merry died in February 2015 at the age of 96. Filmography References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1918 births 2015 deaths French film actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses {{France-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
