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Harry Baur
Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor. Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic ''Beethoven's Great Love'' (''Un grand amour de Beethoven'', 1936), directed by Abel Gance, and as Jean Valjean in Raymond Bernard's version of ''Les Misérables'' (1934). He also acted in ''Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset's'' silent film, ''Beethoven'' (1909), and in ''La voyante'' (1923), Sarah Bernhardt's last film. In 1942, while in Berlin, to star in his last film ''Symphone eines Lebens'', Baur's wife, Rika Radifé, was arrested by the Gestapo and charged with espionage. His effort to secure her release led to his own arrest and torture. He was being falsely labelled as a Jew but confirmed freemason. He was released in April 1943, but died in Paris shortly after in mysterious circumstances. American actor Rod Steiger cited Baur as one of his favorite a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montrouge
Montrouge () is a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. After a long period of decline, the population has increased again in recent years. History The name "Montrouge" means Red Mountain - from ''mont'' (mountain) and ''rouge'' (red) - because of the reddish colour of the earth in this area. The name of the community was first mentioned in monastery documents in 1194. Throughout the Middle Ages, the hamlet was home to monasteries and a number of religious orders, while in the 15th century it became the site of quarries used for the reconstruction of Paris. The late sixteenth century saw the plain of Montrouge named "reserve for royal hunts", and during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries it was known for its windmills, which have all now disappeared. On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, most of the comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Cap Perdu
''Le cap perdu'' (''The Lost Cape'') is a 1931 British-made drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Harry Baur, Henri Bosc and Jean-Max. It was a French-language version of the film '' Cape Forlorn'' made by British International Pictures intended for distribution in France. A German-language version '' Menschen im Käfig'' was also released. It was based on a story by Frank Harvey. Partial cast * Harry Baur Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor. Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic ''Beethoven's Gr ... - Le Capitaine Kell * Henri Bosc - Kingsley * Jean Max - Le matelot Cass * Marcelle Romée - Hélène References External links * 1931 films 1931 drama films 1930s French-language films British multilingual films Films directed by E. A. Dupont British drama films British black-and-white films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Eyes (1935 Film)
''Dark Eyes'' (French: ''Les yeux noirs'') is a 1935 French drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Harry Baur, Simone Simon and Jean-Pierre Aumont.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.318 The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. Cast * Harry Baur as Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff * Simone Simon as Tania * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Karpoff * Jean-Max as Roudine * Christiane Ribes as Une demi-mondaine * Jeanne Brindeau as La gouvernante * Max Maxudian * Pierre Labry as Le noceur * André Dubosc as Le maître d'hôtel * Guy Sloux as Le fêtard * Nine Assia as Lucie * Viviane Romance as La comtesse * Georges Paulais * Jacques Berlioz as Le directeur * Adrienne Trenkel * Maxime Fabert as Un convive * Claude Lehmann as Un jeune officier * Marguerite de Morlaye * Émile Genevois * Léon Arvel as Un serveur du restaurant * Raymond Aimos as Un serveur du restaurant * Rodolphe Marcilly * Pierre Athon * André Siméon André — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime And Punishment (1935 French Film)
''Crime and Punishment'' (French: ''Crime et châtiment'') is a 1935 French crime drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and produced by Michel Kagansky starring Harry Baur, Pierre Blanchar and Madeleine Ozeray. It is an adaptation of the 1866 novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The same year a separate American film adaptation was made featuring Peter Lorre. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. Chenal rejected Bazin's original designs as too realistic and historically faithful, as he wished to create a more expressionist ambience for the film. Critical reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a moderately good review, praising the direction and the camerawork particularly during the murder scene, the fidelity of the film to the text upon which it was based, and the acting of Pierre Blanchar in portraying Raskolnikov. Of Harry Bauer's portrayal of Porphyrius, Greene described the acting as "a lovely performa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golgotha (1935 Film)
''Golgotha'' is a 1935 French film about the death of Jesus Christ, released in English-speaking countries as ''Behold the Man''. The film was directed by Julien Duvivier, and stars Harry Baur as Herod, Jean Gabin as Pontius Pilate, and Robert Le Vigan plays Jesus of Nazareth. In 1935, the film opened in France, and in 1937 in United States and played throughout Europe. However, the British Board of Film Censors "would not allow British eyes to see it."Brian Hession, ''Is It Box Office?'', article on religious films, ''Picturegoer'' (June 8, 1946) p.9 Le Vigan's performance marks the first direct portrayal of Christ in a sound film. For the most part, Jesus is shown from a respectful distance as was also the case in '' Ben-Hur'', ''Quo Vadis'', or ''The Robe'', but there are also a few closer shots and even close-ups. The National Board of Review named the film the sixth best foreign film of 1937. The score for the movie was composed by French composer Jacques Ibert. Cast *Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Nights (1934 Film)
''Moscow Nights'' (French: ''Les nuits moscovites'') is a 1934 French war drama film directed by Alexis Granowsky and starring Annabella, Harry Baur and Pierre Richard-Willm.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.41 It is based on a story by Pierre Benoît. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It marked the screen debut of the Corsican singer Tino Rossi who went on to star in a number of films. The following year a separate British version ''Moscow Nights'' was produced by London Films. Directed by Anthony Asquith the only actor to appear in both films was Harry Baur. Synopsis In Moscow during the First World War the attractive Natacha Kovrine agrees to marry a wealthy grain merchant under pressure from her mother. However, while working as a nurse in a hospital she meets the wounded Captain Ignatoff and falls in love with him. When he is arrested and false accused of treason, it appears that the only man who might be able to save him is her fiancée. Cast * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Of Gold
''A Man of Gold'' or ''A Man and His Wife'' (French: ''Un homme en or'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Harry Baur, Suzy Vernon and Josseline Gaël.Goble p.154 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. Synopsis Bored with life with her civil servant husband, his wife leaves him for a fling with another man. However, he subsequently becomes rich. Cast * Harry Baur as Papon * Suzy Vernon as Janette * Guy Derlan as Roland Hardi * Josseline Gaël as Marcelle * Pierre Larquey as Moineau * Christiane Dor as Berthe * Robert Clermont as du Pecq * Jacques Maury Jacques Maury (10 November 1920 – 12 April 2020) was a French pastor. Biography Jacques was the son of Pierre Maury, a dogmatic professor at the Protestant Faculty of Theology in Paris. Pierre Maury introduced the ideas of Karl Barth in France. ... as Jacques References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothchild (film)
''Rothchild'' is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Marco de Gastyne and starring Harry Baur, Fred Pasquali and Paul Pauley. It was remade as a 1935 British film '' The Guv'nor'' starring George Arliss.Cook p.189 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Synopsis Rothchild, a tramp, is assumed by a number of people to be a member of the famous banking family because of his surname. Cast * Harry Baur as Rothchild * Fred Pasquali as Flip * Claudie Clèves as Madeleine * Paul Pauley as Barsac * Christian Casadesus as Marcel * Germaine Michel as Mademoiselle Fallot * Germaine Auger as Gaby Barsac * Philippe Hériat as Diégo * Georges Paulais as Marty * Pierre Piérade Pierre Piérade (died 1937) was a Belgian stage and film actor.Hardt p.242 Selected filmography * '' Little Lise'' (1930) * ''American Love'' (1931) * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * '' To the Polls, Citizens'' (1932) * ''Here's Berlin'' (1932) * ' ... as Fil de Fer * Jean d'Yd as Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commissaire Jules Maigret
Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a '' commissaire'' ("commissioner") of the Paris ''Brigade Criminelle'' ('' Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres''), created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amédée François Maigret. Between 1931 and 1972, 75 novels and 28 short stories about Maigret were published, starting with ''Pietr-le-Letton'' ("Peter the Lett") and concluding with ''Maigret et Monsieur Charles'' ("Maigret and Monsieur Charles"). The Maigret stories have also received numerous film, television and radio adaptations. Penguin Books published new translations of 75 books in the series over as many months; the project was begun in November 2013 by translators David Bellos, Anthea Bell, and Ros Schwartz. Character Creation The character of Maigret was invented by Simenon while drinking in a cafe and imagining a Parisian policeman: "a large powerfully built gent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man's Neck (film)
''A Man's Neck'' (French: ''La tête d'un homme'') is a 1933 French crime film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Harry Baur, Valéry Inkijinoff, Gaston Jacquet and Gina Manès.It is an adaptation of the 1931 novel ''A Battle of Nerves'' by Georges Simenon, featuring the fictional detective Jules Maigret. It was the third film in cinema history to feature the Maigret character. It was remade in 1950 as ''The Man on the Eiffel Tower''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. The French title translates literally as "A Man's Head," rather than "A Man's Neck," the American-release title. In both cases, the title alludes to execution by the guillotine, which was last used in 1977 in France for criminals convicted of Capital Crimes, capital crimes. Plot In a Montparnasse cafe, Willy Ferrièrre (Gaston Jacquet), a gambler living beyond his means, suggests out loud that he would pay 10,000 francs for someone to kill his wealthy aunt so he can clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criminal (1933 Film)
''Criminal'' (French: ''Criminel'') is a 1933 French drama film directed by Jack Forrester and starring Harry Baur, Pierre Alcover and Jean Servais. It is a remake of the 1931 America film ''The Criminal Code'' by Howard Hawks, itself based on a 1929 play of the same title by Martin Flavin.Goble p.724 Cast * Harry Baur as Warden Brady * Pierre Alcover as Le gardien chef * Jean Servais as Bob Graham * Hélène Perdrière as Mary Brody * Daniel Mendaille as Galloway * Pauline Carton * Alfred Argus * Léon Arvel * Armand Caratis * Alberte Gallé * Jean Gaubens * Monique Joyce * François Viguier François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, Kin ... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Musketeers (1932 Film)
''The Three Musketeers'' (French: ''Les trois mousquetaires'') is a 1932 French historical adventure film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Aimé Simon-Girard, Henri Rollan and Thomy Bourdelle.The film is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'', and was the first version to be as a sound film. It is a remake of Diamant-Berger's own silent film-series ''The Three Musketeers'' (1921), again with Aimé Simon-Girard and Henri Rollan Henri Rollan (23 March 1888 – 23 June 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1910 and 1962. Selected filmography * '' De afwezige'' (1913) * '' Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1921) * '' The Three Masks'' (19 ... as D'Artagnan and Athos.Maund, & Nanson p.187 Cast References Bibliography * K. L. Maund & Phil Nanson. ''The Four Musketeers: The True Story of D'Artagnan, Porthos, Aramis & Athos''. Tempus, 2005. External links 1932 films 1930s historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
