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Wooden Crosses
''Wooden Crosses'' (french: Les Croix de Bois) is a 1932 Cinema of France, French war film by Raymond Bernard, based upon a novel by Roland Dorgelès. Plot Patriotic student Demachy enlists in the French army in 1914 at the start of World War I. He and his comrades soon experience the terrifying, endless trench war in Champagne (province), Champagne, where more and more Memorial cross, wooden crosses have to be erected for this cannon fodder. Cast (in credits order) * Pierre Blanchar as Adjudant Gilbert Demachy * Gabriel Gabrio as Sulphart * Charles Vanel as Caporal Breval * Raymond Aimos as Soldat Fouillard * Antonin Artaud as Soldat Vieuble * Paul Azaïs as Soldat Broucke * René Bergeron as Soldat Hamel * Raymond Cordy as Soldat Vairon * Marcel Delaitre as Sergent Berthier * Jean Galland as Capitaine Cruchet * Pierre Labry as Soldat Bouffioux, Le Cuistot * Geo Laby as Soldat Belin * René Montis as Lieutenant Morache * Jean-François Martial as Soldat Lemoine * Marc Valbel as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard (10 October 1891 – 12 December 1977) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years. He is best remembered for several large-scale historical productions, including the silent films '' Le Miracle des loups'' (''The Miracle of the Wolves'') and '' Le Joueur d'échecs'' (''The Chess Player'') and in the 1930s '' Les Croix de bois'' (''Wooden Crosses'') and a highly regarded adaptation of ''Les Misérables''. Biography Raymond Bernard was born in Paris in 1891, the son of the author and humorist Tristan Bernard and younger brother of the playwright Jean-Jacques Bernard. He began his career as an actor appearing on stage in plays written by his father, including ''Jeanne Doré'' (1913) alongside Sarah Bernhardt (also filmed in 1916). In 1917, Bernard began to work behind the camera as assistant to Jacques Feyder at Gaumont and then continued as a director, principally adapting plays by his father. In these popular entertainments, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonin Artaud
Antoine Marie Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud (; 4 September 1896 – 4 March 1948), was a French writer, poet, dramatist, visual artist, essayist, actor and theatre director. He is widely recognized as a major figure of the European avant-garde. In particular, he had a profound influence on twentieth-century theatre through his conceptualization of the Theatre of Cruelty. Known for his raw, surreal and transgressive work, his texts explored themes from the cosmologies of ancient cultures, philosophy, the occult, mysticism and indigenous Mexican and Balinese practices. Early life Antonin Artaud was born in Marseille, to Euphrasie Nalpas and Antoine-Roi Artaud. His parents were first cousins—his grandmothers were sisters from Smyrna (modern day İzmir, Turkey). His paternal grandmother, Catherine Chilé, was raised in Marseille, where she married Marius Artaud, a Frenchman. His maternal grandmother, Mariette Chilé, grew up in Smyrna, where she married Louis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s War Drama Films
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French Black-and-white Films
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1932 Films
The following is an overview of 1932 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1932 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The Film Daily Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading headline events of the year. * Sidney Kent leaves Paramount Pictures and joins Fox Film. * Merlin H Aylesworth succeeds Hiram S Brown as president of RKO. * Jesse L. Lasky leaves Paramount and becomes an independent producer for Fox. * Sam Katz leaves Paramount. * James R Grainger leaves Fox and is succeeded by John D Clark, formerly of Paramount. * Publix and Fox decentralization of cinemas. * New industry program, including standard exhibition contract along lines of 5-5-5, proposed by Motion Picture Theater Owners of America and Allied. * Joe Brandt retires from Columbia Pictures joins World-Wide and later resigns again. * Two Radio City theaters open, under dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Valbel
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Jean-François Martial
Jean-François Martial (12 September 1891 – 18 October 1977) was a Belgians, Belgian actor who appeared in mostly French films beginning in the silent film era of the early 1910s until his retirement in the early 1960s. Born Martial Joseph Ghislain Fosseprez in Walcourt, Belgium, Martial's first film known appearance as an actor was in the 1911 Léonce Perret-directed ''Cœur de mère de''. This was followed by a role in the 1913 Louis Feuillade-directed crime drama film serial ''Fantômas (1913 serial), Fantômas''. His last film role would be in the 1964 René Allio-directed film ''La Vieille Dame indigne.'' Selected filmography *''The Clairvoyant (1924 film), The Clairvoyant'' (1924) * ''Terror (1924 film), Terror'' (1924) *''Lady Harrington'' (1926) *''Apaches of Paris'' (1927) * ''Yvette (1928 film), Yvette'' (1928) *''Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) *''End of the World (1931 film), End of the World'' (1931) *''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) *''Wooden Crosses'' (1932) * ''Shado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Montis
René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine form). In some non-Francophone countries, however, there exists the habit of giving the name René (sometimes spelled without an accent) to girls as well as boys. In addition, both forms are used as surnames (family names). René as a first name given to boys in the United States reached its peaks in popularity in 1969 and 1983 when it ranked 256th. Since 1983 its popularity has steadily declined and it ranked 881st in 2016. René as a first name given to girls in the United States reached its peak in popularity in 1962 when it ranked 306th. The last year for which René was ranked in the top 1000 names given to girls in the United States was 1988. Persons with the given name * René, Duke of Anjou (1409–1480), titular king of Naples a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geo Laby
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Pierre Labry
Pierre Labry (1885–1948) was a French stage and film actor.Capua p.122 He was active in the French film industry between 1920 and 1948, appearing in more than a hundred films. Selected filmography * ''La croisade'' (1920) * ''Gigolette'' (1921) * ''Le crime du Bouif'' (1922) - Hexam * ''L'enfant des halles'' (1924) - Marcadion * ''Le loup-garou'' (1924) * ''L'heureuse mort'' (1925) - Le Capitaine Mouche * ''Mylord l'Arsouille'' (1925) - Pépin * ''Paris en cinq jours'' (1926) - L'Américain * ''Feu!'' (1927) - Un marin du yacht * ''L'occident'' (1928) - Le Goff * ''Trois jeunes filles nues'' (1929) * ''The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le client de la guinguette * ''La femme d'une nuit'' (1930) * ''Le joker'' (1930) * ''Mon coeur incognito'' (1930) * ''Les amours de minuit'' (1931) - Le policier * '' The Indictment'' (1931) - Peters * ''L'anglais tel qu'on le parle'' (193) * ''Gagne ta vie'' (1931) * ''Coeur de lilas'' (1932) - Charignoul * ''Wooden Crosses'' (1932) - Soldat Bouffioux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Galland
Jean Galland (1887–1967) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''Fantômas'' (1932) * ''The Oil Sharks'' (1933) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * '' The Scandal'' (1934) * '' Princesse Tam Tam'' (1935) * ''Whirlpool of Desire'' (1935) * '' Merchant of Love'' (1935) * ''Stradivarius'' (1935) * '' Second Bureau'' (1935) * ''The House of the Spaniard'' (1936) *'' The Unknown'' (1936) * '' 27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * ''The Red Dancer'' (1937) * ''The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * ''Savage Brigade'' (1939) * ''Entente cordiale'' (1939) * ''The Blue Danube'' (1940) * ''The Lost Woman'' (1942) * '' The Man Without a Name'' (1943) * '' La Fugue de Monsieur Perle'' (1952) * '' Earrings of Madame de...'' (1953) * ''Marianne of My Youth'' (1955) *''A Kiss for a Killer'' (1957) * ''The Reluctant Spy ''The Reluctant Spy'' (french: L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret, it, Spionaggio senza frontiere, also known as ''How to Be a Spy Without Even Trying'') is a French-Italian spy- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Delaitre
Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian striker * Marcel (footballer, born 1983), Marcel Silva Cardoso, Brazilian left back * Marcel (footballer, born 1992), Marcel Henrique Garcia Alves Pereira, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (singer), American country music singer * Étienne Marcel (died 1358), provost of merchants of Paris * Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), French philosopher, Christian existentialist and playwright * Jean Marcel (died 1980), Madagascan Anglican bishop * Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French football player * Rosie Marcel (born 1977), English actor * Sylvain Marcel (born 1974), Canadian actor * Terry Marcel (born 1942), British film director * Claude Marcel (1793-1876), French diplomat and applied linguist Other uses * Marcel (''Friends''), a fictional monkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
