Pierre Destailles (1909–1990) was a French

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and

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. He was also a noted

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.Cenciarelli p.249

Selected filmography

* ''

Dropped from Heaven ''Dropped from Heaven'' (French: ''Tombé du ciel'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Jacqueline Gauthier, Claude Dauphin and Giselle Pascal.Rège p.620 A singer jokingly tells one of her bandmates that he ...

'' (1946) * ''

Mission in Tangier ''Mission in Tangier'' (French: ''Mission à Tanger'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Gaby Sylvia and Mila Parély. It was the first in the trilogy of films featuring dashing reporter Geor ...

'' (1949) * '' Suzanne and the Robbers'' (1949) * ''

Brilliant Waltz ''Brilliant Waltz'' (french: Valse brillante) is a 1949 French musical crime film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Mártha Eggerth, Jan Kiepura and Lucien Baroux.Fawkes p. 123 It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets wer ...

'' (1949) * ''

Branquignol ''Branquignol'' is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Robert Dhéry and starring Colette Brosset, Julien Carette and Annette Poivre.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.143 It takes its name from a comedy troupe of the same name. It was shot at the Epinay S ...

'' (1949) * ''

Millionaires for One Day ''Millionaires for One Day'' (French: ''Millionnaires d'un jour'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Brochard and Ginette Leclerc. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's se ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Atomic Monsieur Placido ''The Atomic Monsieur Placido'' (French: ''L'atomique Monsieur Placido'') is a 1950 French comedy crime film directed by Robert Hennion and starring Rellys, Liliane Bert and René Génin.Bessy, Chirat & Bernard p.512 Cast * Rellys as Toni / P ...

'' (1950) * '' Beware of Blondes'' (1950) * ''

A Certain Mister ''A Certain Mister'' (French: ''Un certain monsieur'') is a 1950 French crime film directed by Yves Ciampi and starring René Dary, Hélène Perdrière and Pierre Destailles. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were de ...

'' (1950) * ''

My Wife Is Formidable ''My Wife Is Formidable'' (French: ''Ma femme est formidable'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Simone Valère.Rège p.43 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Par ...

'' (1951) * ''

Under the Sky of Paris ''Under the Sky of Paris'' (French: ''Sous le ciel de Paris'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1951) * '' Great Man'' (1951) * ''

The Voyage to America ''The Voyage to America'' (French: ''Le Voyage en Amérique'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Lavorel and starring Pierre Fresnay, Yvonne Printemps and Jean Brochard. The film contrasts the prosperity of France and the United Sta ...

'' (1951) * ''

Légère et court vêtue ''Légère et court vêtue'' ( en, Light and court dressed), is a French comedy film from 1953, directed by Jean Laviron, written by Jean Guitton, starring Madeleine Lebeau and Louis de Funès. The scenario was based on the work of Jean Guitton ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Knight of the Night ''The Knight of the Night'' french: Le Chevalier de la nuit, is a French comedy film from 1953, directed by Robert Darène, written by Jean Anouilh, starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Jean-Claude Pascal and Louis de Funès. The film is known under th ...

'' (1953) * '' Cadet Rousselle'' (1954) * ''

The Price of Love "The Price of Love" is a song by the Everly Brothers, released in 1965. It charted at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart. It spent one week at Number 1 on the UK's NME chart, but in the US, the song failed to chart ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Anodin Family ''The Anodin Family'' french: La Famille Anodin, is a French TV serial, in 8 episodes of 45 minutes, from 1956, on RTF. Cast * Alfred Adam * Claude Albers * Blanchette Brunoy *Jean-Pierre Cassel * Colette Castel * Yvonne Clech * Pierre Dac ...

'' (1956, TV series) * ''

And Your Sister? ''And Your Sister?'' (French: ''Et ta soeur?'') is a 1958 French comedy film directed by Maurice Delbez and starring Pierre Fresnay, Arletty and Jean-Claude Brialy.Parish p.98 Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Bastien du Boccage * Arletty as Lucrèce ...

'' (1958) * '' Germinal'' (1963) * ''

Speak to Me of Love ''Speak to Me of Love'' (french: link=no, Parlez-moi d'amour) is a 2002 French drama film written and directed by Sophie Marceau and starring Judith Godrèche, Niels Arestrup, and Anne Le Ny. The first feature-length motion picture directed by ...

'' (1975)

References

Bibliography

* Cenciarelli, Carlo, ''The Oxford Handbook of Cinematic Listening''. Oxford University Press, 2021. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1909 births 1990 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors People from Paris {{France-film-bio-stub fr:Pierre Destailles