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Jacques Rémy (writer)
Jacques Rémy (21 June 1911 – 1 December 1981) is the pen name of Rémy Assayas or Raymond Assayas, a Turkish-born French screenwriter. Rémy was the father of film director and critic Olivier Assayas and writer Michka Assayas. Selected filmography * ''Le moulin des Andes'' (also: ''Le fruit mordu'') (1945) * '' The Damned'' (1947) * ''The Secret of Mayerling'' (1949) * '' The Fighting Men'' (1950) * '' The Big Meeting'' (1950) * '' Paris Vice Squad'' (1951) * ''Passion'' (1951) * '' Paris Is Always Paris'' (1951) * '' Matrimonial Agency'' (1952) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1952) * '' Cavallina storna'' (1953) * '' Passionate Song'' (1953) * '' Follow That Man'' (1953) * ''Beatrice Cenci'' (1956) * '' If All the Guys in the World'' (1956) * '' Engaged to Death'' (1957) * ''The Night Heaven Fell'' (1958) * ''The Cat'' (1958) * ''The Cat Shows Her Claws'' (1960) * ''All the Gold in the World ''All the Gold in the World'' (French: ''Tout l'or du monde'') is a 1961 French-Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantinople
Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Latin Empire, Latin, and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman empires between its consecration in 330 until 1930, when it was renamed to Istanbul. Initially as New Rome, Constantinople was founded in 324 during the reign of Constantine the Great on the site of the existing settlement of Byzantium, and shortly thereafter in 330 became the capital of the Roman Empire. Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century, Constantinople remained the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (also known as the Byzantine Empire; 330–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). Following the Turkish War of Independence, the Turkish capital then moved to Ankara. Although the city had been known as Istanbul since 1453, it was officially renamed as Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavallina Storna
''Cavallina storna'' (i.e. "Dappled Mare") is a 1953 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Giulio Morelli and starring Gino Cervi. It is loosely based on several autobiographical poems ("La cavalla storna", "X agosto", "Un ricordo", and "II nido di Farlotti") by Giovanni Pascoli. It grossed about 145 million lire at the Italian box office. Plot An engineer accompanies Mariù Pascoli from Bologna to San Mauro, a young woman he had been with for some time. During the journey they get engaged, but the spell is interrupted by the revelation that the young man makes to the girl: he is the son of a captain accused of being responsible for the death of Ruggero Pascoli, Mariù's father. Ruggero, many years back, was an administrator of the estate of a prince and the captain was employed by him: discovered an embezzlement of the latter, he ran to report him. In the evening, while he was returning home with the gig and holding two dolls to give as gifts to the two girls, some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz following his death on December 24. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kills 150 people. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Births
Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian people, Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 4 – Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott expeditions, Amundsen and Scott expeditions: Robert Falcon Scott's British Terra Nova Expedition, ''Terra Nova'' Expedition to the South Pole arrives in the Antarctic and establishes a base camp at Cape Evans on Ross Island. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dirty Game
''The Dirty Game'' (, , ) is a 1965 anthology spy film starring Henry Fonda, Vittorio Gassman, Bourvil and Robert Ryan. Robert Ryan as American General Bruce is the link between three different spy stories, helmed by different directors; original ''James Bond'' director Terence Young and co-director Werner Klingler for the sequences in Berlin, Christian-Jaque for the French sequences, and Carlo Lizzani for the Italian sequences. Plot A man tells of three different spy missions he took part in. Cast * Henry Fonda as Dimitri Koulov * Robert Ryan as General Bruce * Vittorio Gassman as Perego / Ferrari (French) * Annie Girardot as Suzette / Monique (French) * Bourvil as Lalande * Robert Hossein as Dupont * Peter van Eyck as Petchatkin * Maria Grazia Buccella as Natalia * Mario Adorf as Callaghan * Jacques Sernas as Sernas * Georges Marchal as Serge * Wolfgang Lukschy as Russian general * Louis Arbessier as Ivanov * Jackie Blanchot as Joe * Gabriel Gobin as O'Hara * Helmut W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casablanca, Nest Of Spies
''Casablanca, Nest of Spies'' (, , ) is a 1963 French-Spanish-Italian spy film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Sara Montiel, Maurice Ronet and Franco Fabrizi. Set in 1942 in Casablanca, it was shot in Alicante.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot In 1942, a small group of French Resistance members devises a plan to attack in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, aiming to undermine Nazi Germany's power there. While the French police officer Maurice Desjardins is enjoying himself with some girls, the Resistance group shoots a man in the port, seizing a briefcase containing crucial documents about the Third Reich. Nearby, Andre Kuhn observes the entire operation through his binoculars. Although he pretends to be a businessman, he is actually a spy for the Germans, a fact unknown to his girlfriend Teresa Villar, an attractive Spanish singer who works at the El Dorado nightclub and unwittingly becomes embroiled in the scheme. Cast * Sara Montiel as Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Gold In The World
''All the Gold in the World'' (French: ''Tout l'or du monde'') is a 1961 French-Italian comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Bourvil, Alfred Adam and Philippe Noiret. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Léon Barsacq. Cast * Bourvil as Dumont and his sons: Mathieu, 'Toine, Martial * Alfred Adam as Alfred * Philippe Noiret as Victor Hardy * Claude Rich as Fred * as Stella * Annie Fratellini as Rose * Max Elloy as the country guard * Jean Marsan as speaker * Pascal Mazzotti as speaker *Albert Michel Albert Michel (1909–1981) was a French stage, film and television actor.Paietta p.40 Selected filmography * ''Je chante'' (1938) - Un laitier (uncredited) * ''Ne bougez plus'' (1941) - Clanpinet * ''Chèque au porteur'' (1941) * ''Fièvres' ... as Mayor of Cabosse * Michel Modo as Tony * Françoise Dorléac as journalist * Yves Barsacq as photographer * Paul Bisciglia as photographer * Robert Burnier as magazine's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat Shows Her Claws
''The Cat Shows Her Claws'' (French: ''La chatte sort ses griffes'') is a 1960 French war drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Françoise Arnoul, Horst Frank and François Guérin.Bessy & Chirat p.287 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Paris including Montmartre. It is the sequel to the 1958 film ''The Cat'' about the French Resistance. Synopsis Cora Menessier is sentenced to death by the Resistance in 1944 for an alleged betrayal. After her execution she is left for dead, but is recovered by the Germans who brainwash her and plan to use her as a counter-agent. They release her to target a Resistance operation designed to blow up a train carrying V1s to be used to bombard London and the English coast. Cast * Françoise Arnoul as Cora Menessier dite La Chatte * Horst Frank as Major von Hollwitz * François Guérin as Louis * Harold Kay as Charles * Françoise Spira as Marie-José * Jacques Fabbri as Gustave - le ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat (1958 Film)
''The Cat'' (French: ''La chatte'') is a 1958 French war drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Françoise Arnoul, Bernhard Wicki and André Versini.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.120 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. The story is loosely based on that of the Resistance operative Mathilde Carré during the Second World War. A commercial success, it was followed by a sequel ''The Cat Shows Her Claws ''The Cat Shows Her Claws'' (French: ''La chatte sort ses griffes'') is a 1960 French war drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Françoise Arnoul, Horst Frank and François Guérin.Bessy & Chirat p.287 It was shot at the Billancourt ...'' in 1960. Cast References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1958 war films French war drama films 1958 films 1950s French-language films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Heaven Fell
''The Night Heaven Fell'' (''Les bijoutiers du clair de lune'') is an Eastmancolor 1958 French-Italian film directed by Roger Vadim. Vadim had already acquired international fame with his daring debut '' And God Created Woman'' (1956). Like its predecessor, ''The Night Heaven Fell'' explored the exuberant sensuality of Brigitte Bardot, who was Vadim's wife at the time. Plot Set in rural Spain, Ursula (Brigitte Bardot), is a young girl who has just left a convent and has moved in with her aunt Florentine and her violent husband, the count Ribera ( José Nieto). Ribera wants to see Lambert ( Stephen Boyd), a young man from the village, dead. Ursula quickly falls in love with Lambert. In a confrontation between the two, Lambert kills Ribera in self-defense. The reason for the conflict soon becomes clear to Ursula: he was having an affair with her aunt. However, when Florentine (Alida Valli) discovers her lover has no intention of making any commitment to her, she refuses to confirm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engaged To Death
''Engaged to Death'' () is a 1957 Italian sports drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Rik Battaglia, Sylva Koscina and Margit Nünke.Rondolino p.183 The veteran German star Hans Albers appears in a supporting role. The film portrays the lives of top motorcycle racing competitors. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlo Egidi. It was shot in Eastmancolor. Cast * Rik Battaglia as Carlo * Sylva Koscina as Lucia * Margit Nünke as Giovanna * Gustavo Rojo as Pietro * Hans Albers as Lorenzo * Carlo Ninchi as Parisi * Saro Urzì as Tulio * Anna Maini * Marida Vanni * Giovanni Piva * Marco Guglielmi * Edoardo Toniolo * Piero Pastore * Giorgio Pucci * Valeria Fabrizi * Renato Navarrini * Spartaco Ricci * Geoffrey Duke as Biker * Libero Liberati as Biker * Bill Lomas as Biker * Enrico Lorenzetti as Biker * Pierre Monneret as Biker * Alessandro Tedeschi as Tour Eiffel Tourist * Maria Tedeschi Maria Tedeschi (born 14 November 1965) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If All The Guys In The World
''If All the Guys in the World'' (original French title: ''Si tous les gars du monde'') is a 1956 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring André Valmy, Jean Gaven, Marc Cassot, Georges Poujouly, Doudou Babet. Plot A French fishing trawler crew in the North Sea becomes incapacitated after eating contaminated food while in the middle of a storm. The story follows the efforts of an international collection of amateur radio operators to deliver an antidote. Cast * André Valmy as Le capitaine Pierre Le Guellec * Jean Gaven as Jos - le second * Marc Cassot as Marcel * Georges Poujouly as Benj - le mouusse * Doudou Babet as Mohammed (as Doudou-Babet) * Hélène Perdrière as Christine Largeau (as Hélène Perdrière de la Comédie Française) * Claude Sylvain as Totoche * Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Louis (as J.L. Trintignant) * Andrex as Le docteur Largarrigue * Yves Brainville as Le docteur Jégou * Jean Clarieux as Riri * Mimo Billi as Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
