Charles Vissières (1880–1960) was a French
stage
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and
film actor
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.
[Bessy & Chirat p.109] A
character actor
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, he appeared in
supporting role
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s in films from the mid-1930s onwards.
Selected filmography
* ''
Sacred Woods
''Sacred Woods'' (French:'' Le bois sacré'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Elvire Popesco, Gaby Morlay and Victor Boucher.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.113 It was based on a play by Robert de Flers and Gaston Ar ...
'' (1939)
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Love Cavalcade'' (1940)
* ''
The Last of the Six'' (1941)
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The Angel They Gave Me'' (1946)
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The Idiot
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The titl ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Clockface Café'' (1947)
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The Lost Village'' (1947)
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Not Guilty'' (1947)
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Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948)
* ''
Convicted
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'' (1948)
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Monelle
''Monelle'' (French: ''Les amoureux sont seuls au monde'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Louis Jouvet, Renée Devillers and Dany Robin.Bazin p.6 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and location shoo ...
'' (1948)
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The Spice of Life'' (1948)
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Suzanne and the Robbers'' (1949)
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Doctor Laennec'' (1949)
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Old Boys of Saint-Loup'' (1950)
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Rue des Saussaies'' (1951)
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Women Are Angels'' (1952)
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The Case Against X'' (1952)
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The Road to Damascus'' (1952)
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My Husband Is Marvelous
''My Husband Is Marvelous'' (French: ''Mon mari est merveilleux'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Elina Labourdette.Rège p.512 The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1952)
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The Return of Don Camillo
''The Return of Don Camillo'' (Italian: ''Il ritorno di Don Camillo''; French: ''Le Retour de don Camillo'') is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Édouard Delmont. The film's sets ...
'' (1953)
References
Bibliography
* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955''. Pygmalion, 1989.
* Biggs, Melissa E. ''French films, 1945-1993: a critical filmography of the 400 most important releases''. McFarland & Company, 1996.
* Laura, Ernesto G. ''Tutti i film di Venezia, 1932–1984''. La Biennale, Settore cinema e spettacolo televisivo, 1985.
External links
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1880 births
1960 deaths
French male film actors
French male stage actors
People from Caen
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