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André Beucler
André Beucler (1898–1985) was a Russian-born French journalist, novelist, screenwriter and film director. He was born in Saint Petersburg to a French father and grew up speaking Russian.Cate p.272 During the 1930s he worked on a number of films produced by L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne, the French subsidiary of the German company UFA. He was awarded the SGDL Grand Prix for Literature in 1957. Selected filmography * '' I.F.1 ne répond plus'' (1933) * '' Goodbye, Beautiful Days'' (1933) * ''Princesse Czardas'' (1934) * ''Tambour battant ''The Fighting Drummer'' () is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Georges Combret.Rège p.245 The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. Cast In alphabetical order * Alfred Adam as Favrol * Roland Armontel as Albert Gamb ...'' (1934) * '' The Secret of Woronzeff'' (1935) * '' Nitchevo'' (1936) * '' Lady Killer'' (1937) * '' Bagarres'' (1948) References Bibliography * Cate, Curtis. ''André Malraux: A B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the Saint Petersburg metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Film Directors
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices 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), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) Frenching may refer to: * Frenching (automobile), recessing or mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Screenwriters
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices 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), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) * Justice French (other) Justice French may refer to: * C. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Deaths
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches '' Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopens for the first time since Francisco Franco closed it in 1969. * February 5 – Australia cancels its involv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1898 Births
Events January * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. * January 13 – Novelist Émile Zola's open letter to the President of the French Republic on the Dreyfus affair, , is published on the front page of the Paris daily newspaper , accusing the government of wrongfully imprisoning Alfred Dreyfus and of antisemitism. February * February 12 – The automobile belonging to Henry Lindfield of Brighton rolls out of control down a hill in Purley, London, England, and hits a tree; thus he becomes the world's first fatality from an automobile accident on a public highway. * February 15 – Spanish–American War: The explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor, Cuba, for reasons never fully established, killing 266 men. The event precipitates the United States' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Killer (1937 Film)
''Lady Killer'' () is a 1937 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin and Marguerite Deval. It has been classified as both a film noir and an entry into the poetic realist group of films of the late 1930s. It was produced by the German company UFA in conjunction with its own French subsidiary ACE. Like '' Port of Shadows'' it drew on the tradition of German expressionism in its lighting and set design, although the Nazi authorities were opposed to the expressionist style. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location around Cannes, Orange and Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hermann Asmus and Max Mellin. The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Cast * Jean Gabin Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Of Woronzeff
''The Secret of Woronzeff'' (French: ''Le secret des Woronzeff'') is a 1935 drama film directed by André Beucler and Arthur Robison and starring Jean Murat, Brigitte Helm and Madeleine Ozeray.Bock & Bergfelder p.398 It was made by the German studio UFA as a French-language version of the company's 1934 film ''Count Woronzeff''. Cast * Jean Murat as Le prince Woronzeff * Brigitte Helm as Diane * Madeleine Ozeray as Nadia * Vladimir Sokoloff as Petroff * Marguerite Templey as La tante Adèle * Gaston Dubosc as L'oncle Ivan * Pierre Mingand as Le frère von Naydeck * Guy Sloux * Charles Redgie * Marc-Hély * Henry Bonvallet * Raymond Aimos *Jane Pierson * Marguerite de Morlaye Marguerite de Morlaye (29 January 1870, Saint-Mandé –18 September 1957, Paris) was a French actress. Selected filmography * '' My Priest Among the Rich'' (1925) * ''Martyr'' (1927) * '' A Foolish Maiden'' (1929) * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) ... References Bibliography * Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the list of largest empires, third-largest empire in history, behind only the British Empire, British and Mongol Empire, Mongol empires. It also Russian colonization of North America, colonized Alaska between 1799 and 1867. The empire's 1897 census, the only one it conducted, found a population of 125.6 million with considerable ethnic, linguistic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity. From the 10th to 17th centuries, the Russians had been ruled by a noble class known as the boyars, above whom was the tsar, an absolute monarch. The groundwork of the Russian Empire was laid by Ivan III (), who greatly expanded his domain, established a centralized Russian national state, and secured inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambour Battant (1934 Film)
''The Fighting Drummer'' () is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Georges Combret.Rège p.245 The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. Cast In alphabetical order * Alfred Adam as Favrol * Roland Armontel Roland Armontel (21 December 1901 – 15 March 1980) was a French actor. Born Auguste Louis Magnin in Vimoutiers, Orne, France, he died in Paris. Selected filmography * ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) - Barchetti * '' Let's Touch Wood'' ( ... as Albert Gambier * Charles Bouillaud as Arthur * Rita Castel * André Cornille * Lou Darley * Louis de Funès as Le maître d'armes * Paul Demange (actor), Paul Demange * Albert Duvaleix as Marescot * Claude Evelyne * André Gabriello as Bourdelas * Jimmy Gaillard as Jimmy * Jacques Hélian as Lui-même * Sophie Leclair as Nicole Gambier * Jean Marco * Émile Mylo * Patoum * Alice Tissot as Hortense Gambier - la tante References Bibliography * Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
