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René Wheeler
René Wheeler (8 February 1912 - 11 December 2000) was a French people, French screenwriter and film director. He co-wrote the story of the film ''A Cage of Nightingales'' (1945) with Georges Chaperot, for which they both received an Academy Award for Best Story, Academy Award nomination in 20th Academy Awards, 1947. Their story would later serve as an inspiration for the hugely successful film ''The Chorus (2004 film), The Chorus'' (2004). Wheeler also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1955 heist film ''Rififi''. Selected filmography References External links * French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters French film directors 1912 births 2000 deaths 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Of Death
''Danger of Death'' (French: ''Danger de mort'') is a 1947 French thriller film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Fernand Ledoux, Georges Lannes and Micheline Francey. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location around Sens. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Simon. Synopsis Distracted the night after his wife give births, a pharmacist in provincial France accidentally puts a dose of cyanide in a batch of medicine he is making up. Realising what he has done he goes out to prevent the five customers from taking the lethal concoction. Cast * Fernand Ledoux as Le pharmacien Adrien Loiseau * Georges Lannes as Ceccaldi * Micheline Francey as Flora * Colette Richard as La jeune mariée * Christine Hayrel as L'écuyère * Mona Dol as Une commère * Maurice Schutz as Le beau-père de Loiseau * Jacky Pasquero as Ceccaldi fils * Jean-Marc Lambert as Le jeune marié * René Blancard as Philippe Chauvieux * Charles Lavialle as L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman In White
''A Woman in White'' () is a 1965 French-Italian drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Marie-José Nat, Jean Valmont and Claude Gensac. It was written by Jean Aurenche and André Soubiran. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. Plot summary Cast * Marie-José Nat as Claude Sauvage * Claude Gensac as Mlle Viralleau * Jean Valmont as Pascal * Paloma Matta as Mariette Hugon * Jean-Pierre Dorat as Landeau * Ellen Bernsen as'Mme Michelon * Robert Benoît (actor), Robert Benoît as Yves Hugon * Martine de Breteuil as La mère de Mariette * Germaine Delbat as Un docteur * Daniel Ceccaldi as 'L'inspecteur Georget References External links * 1965 films 1965 drama films French drama films Italian drama films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Claude Autant-Lara Films about abortion in France Films with screenplays by Jean Aurenche Gaumont (company) films 1960s Italian films 1960s French films French-language Italian films Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Restless And The Damned
''The Restless and the Damned'' (also known as ''L'Ambitieuse'') is a 1959 French-Australian film co produced by Lee Robinson. It was shot on location in Tahiti and the Tuamotu Islands. There are French and English-language versions. The film's financial failure marked the end of Robinson's involvement in the film industry in the 1950s. It is also known as The Ambitious One, The Dispossessed and The Climbers. Synopsis In Tahiti, an ambitious woman, Dominique, promotes the fortunes of her simple husband, George, by extracting money from George's family to finance his operations and encouraging him to doublecross his boss on phosphate mine in Tahiti. She also seduces George's boss, while George takes over some mine deeds that the boss has allowed to lapse. George and Dominque become rich. However, when George decides to leave Dominique for another woman, Claire, she tries to kill him. Cast * Edmond O'Brien as Buchanan * Richard Basehart as George Rancourt * Andrea Parisy as Dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgive Us Our Trespasses (film)
''Forgive Us Our Trespasses'' (French: ''Pardonnez nos offenses'') is a 1956 French drama film directed by Robert Hossein and starring Marina Vlady, Pierre Vaneck and Giani Esposito. Rège p.637 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Mandaroux. Cast * Marina Vlady as Dédée * Pierre Vaneck as René * Giani Esposito as Vani * Béatrice Altariba as Sassia * Mireille Granelli as Ginette * Roger Coggio as Jean-Lou * Hélène Vallier as Rina * Roger Dumas as Chocottes * Julien Carette as La père Rapine * Darío Moreno David Arugete (; 3 April 1921 – 1 December 1968), commonly known under his stage name Darío Moreno, was a Turkish-Jewish polyglot singer, an accomplished composer, lyricist, and guitarist. He attained fame and made a remarkable career centr ... as Rebor * Jacqueline Morane as La mama * André Rouyer as Salade * Paul Bisciglia as Coquillage References Bibliography * Marie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Or Quits (1953 Film)
''Double or Quit'' (French: ''Quitte ou double'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Zappy Max, Suzanne Dehelly and Danielle Godet.Rège p.999 It was shot at the Epinay Studios outside Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. Along with Zappy Pax, it features several performers who had become famous on the Radio Circus show on Radio Luxembourg. Synopsis Charlotte, a mature librarian from Bourganeuf in Limousin, is a great admirer of Zappy Max, the host of a popular radio show. She sends him letters, but to impresses him, she also sends him the picture of an attractive young woman, Marie. When Zappy arrives in the city as part of his national tour, Charlotte persuades Marie to take her place in a meeting, and the two fall in love. Meanwhile, Charlotte enters as a contestant in the radio show's double or quit game and wins money. Cast * Zappy Max as Zappy Max * Suzanne Dehelly as Charlotte Nodier * Danielle Godet as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Of A Woman
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feather In The Wind
''Feather in the Wind'' (French: ''Plume au vent'', Spanish: ''Pluma al viento'') is a 1952 French-Spanish musical comedy film directed by Louis Cuny and Ramón Torrado and starring Georges Guétary, Carmen Sevilla and José Luis Ozores. It was shot at the CEA Studios in Madrid and the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón. An operetta film, it was based on the operetta of the same title by Jean Nohain and Claude Pingault.Goble p.911 Cast * Georges Guétary as Claude Magazelle * Carmen Sevilla as Héléna Châtelain * José Luis Ozores as Jean-Pierre Bouilloux * Jacqueline Pierreux as Alicia Damours * Félix Fernández as Peluche * Nicole Francis as Anne-Marie Peluche * Jean Gaven Jean Gaven (16 January 1918 – 5 May 2014) was a French actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1945 and 1996. Life and career Born in Saint-Rome-de-Cernon Saint-Rome-de-Cernon (; ) is a Communes of France, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelve Hours Of Happiness
''Twelve Hours of Happiness'' (French: ''Douze heures de bonheur'') is a 1952 French romantic comedy drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Dany Robin, Georges Marchal and Jean Tissier.Bessy & Chirat p.187 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. It is also known by the alternative title ''Jupiter''. Synopsis The daughter of a provincial pharmacist is due to marry her distant cousin Gilbert in an arranged marriage. However, she meets a stranger in the forest who has escaped from an asylum whom she dubs "Jupiter". He pretends to be her cousin and makes a good impression on the pharmacist. However complications ensue when the real cousin arrives. Cast * Dany Robin as Yvette Cornet * Georges Marchal as Jupiter' L'inconnu - l'évadé de lasile psychiatrique * Jean Tissier as Benjamin Cornet * Huguette Duflos as Clémence Cornet * François Guérin as Gilbert Lantois * Pierre Moncorbier as Le gendarme Mérovée * Robert Seller Robert Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (1951 Film)
''The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'' (French: ''La plus belle fille du monde'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Christian Stengel and starring Françoise Arnoul, Jacqueline Gauthier, Paul Bernard and Nadine Alari. It marked Arnoul's first starring role.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.26 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. Cast * Françoise Arnoul as Françoise * Jacqueline Gauthier as Jacqueline "Jackie" Tessier * Paul Bernard as Martineau * Nadine Alari as Marie Charmy * Madeleine Barbulée as La secrétaire de l'agence * Claude Borelli as Une concurrente * María Riquelme as Christiane Thomas * Marc Cassot as Robert * Jacques Castelot as Gabory - le président * Henri Crémieux as Balbec de la Morlière * Marius David as L'imprésario * Hubert de Lapparent as Carnot * Nicole Francis as Colette Dumont * Nicole Frantz as Une concurrente * Renée Grisier as Une mère * Jean Hébey as Le directeur du journal France Presse * Joë ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Man
''The Happy Man'' or ''The Man of Joy'' (French: ''L'Homme de Joie'') is a 1950 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Simone Renant and Jacques Morel. It was based on a play of the same title by Paul Géraldy and Robert Spitzer.Goble p.177 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Synopsis When a married women is shocked to discover that her husband is having a romantic flirtation with an actress. She engages a charming young man known as the "man of the joy" to draw the actresses' attention away from her husband. Cast * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Henri Perlis * Simone Renant as Madeleine Jolivet * Jacques Morel as Edouard Jolivet * Lysiane Rey as Margot Baron * Nadine Alari as Mireille Dalier * Jacqueline Noëlle as Evelyne * Henri Crémieux Henri Crémieux (19 July 1896 – 10 May 1980) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1930 to 1980. Selected filmography External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winner's Circle (1950 Film)
''The Winner's Circle'' (French: ''Premières armes'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by René Wheeler and starring Michèle Alfa, Julien Carette and Paul Frankeur.Crisp p.309 The film takes place in a stable for aspiring young jockeys. Cast * Michèle Alfa as Yvonne * Julien Carette as Simon * Guy Decomble as Émile * Paul Frankeur as Victor * Serge Grave as Michel * Henri Poupon as Le père Lelarge * Roger Rafal as Barrymore * Santa Relli Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring gifts during the ... as Lucienne * Jean Cordier as René * Palmyre Levasseur as La concierge * Suzanne Maury as La duchesse * Albert Plantier as Josito * Serge Soltani as Bobo References Bibliography * Crisp, C.G. ''The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960''. Indiana Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
