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Robert Lefebvre
Robert Lefebvre (1907–1989) was a French cinematographer. Selected filmography * '' The Polish Jew'' (1931) * ''His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Tossing Ship'' (1932) * ''Nicole and Her Virtue'' (1932) * ''Le Roi des Champs-Élysées'' (1934) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * ''Paris-Deauville'' (1934) * ''Mademoiselle Mozart'' (1935) * ''Excursion Train'' (1936) * ''Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''The Kiss of Fire'' (1937) * ''Ultimatum'' (1938) * ''Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) * ''Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * '' Colonel Chabert'' (1943) * ''Voyage Without Hope'' (1943) * ''Goodbye Darling'' (1946) * ''The White Night'' (1948) * ''To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) * ''The Dance of Death'' (1948) * ''The Secret of Mayerling'' (1949) * '' The King'' (1949) * ''God Needs Men'' (1950) * ''The Unexpected Voyager'' (1950) * ''Ballerina'' (1950) * ''Lady Paname'' (1950) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Polish Jew (film)
''The Polish Jew'' (French: ''Le Juif polonais'') is a 1931 French historical drama film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Harry Baur, Mady Berry and Simone Mareuil.Limbacher p.17 It is based on the 1867 play of the same name by Alexandre Chatrian and Emile Erckmann. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Synopsis In Alsace in the 1830s, an innkeeper and burgomaster is haunted by the memories of a Polish Jew he robbed and murdered fifteen years before. Cast * Harry Baur as Mathias * Mady Berry as Catherine * Georges La Cressonnière as Christian * Simone Mareuil as Annette * Lucien Dayle as Walter * Geo Laby as Richter Fils * Louis Pré Fils Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis ( ... as Muller * Mlle Rivière as Loïs, la servante * Raym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annette And The Blonde Woman
''Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (French: ''Annette et la dame blonde'') is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Louise Carletti, Henri Garat and Mona Goya.Moeller p.33 It was made by the German-controlled Continental Films in occupied Paris. Cast * Louise Carletti as Annette * Henri Garat as Maurice * Mona Goya as Myriam * Georges Rollin as Bernard * Marcelle Rexiane as Madame Barnavon * Georges Chamarat as Monsieur Barnavon * Rosine Luguet as Gigi * Simone Valère as Lucette * Raymonde La Fontan as Marie-Louise * Albert Broquin as Le clochard * Henry Darbray as Le juge d'instruction * Paul Faivre as Le maire * Eugène Frouhins * Henry Gerrar as Le concierge du Trianon * Georges Gosset * Albert Malbert as Le gardien de prison * Pierre Palau as Le photographe * Robert Rollis as Le groom * Eugène Yvernès Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward And Caroline
''Edward and Caroline'' (french: Édouard et Caroline) is a 1951 French comedy-drama film directed by Jacques Becker, starring Daniel Gélin and Anne Vernon. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Plot Édouard and Caroline are preparing for a family evening during which Édouard will be expected to play the piano. Lacking a dinner jacket Édouard goes to borrow one from his wife's cousin. In the meantime, Caroline attempts to re-model her dress to bring it more up-to-date. Her husband is not pleased and the evening consists of rows, fights and threats of divorce. It is the early morning before life returns to normal. Cast * Daniel Gélin as Edouard Mortier * Anne Vernon as Caroline Mortier * Elina Labourdette as Florence Borch de Martelie * Jacques François as Alain Beauchamp * Betty Stockfeld as Lucy Barville * Jean Galland as Claude Beauchamp * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Paname
''Lady Paname'' was a 1950 French comedy film directed and written by Henri Jeanson and starring Louis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Henri Guisol and Henri Crémieux.Crisp p.130 It tells the story of a young female singer who tries to become a star in the music hall world of the 1920s and falls in love with a composer. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne with costumes by Georges Annenkov. Cast * Louis Jouvet as Gambier, dit Bagnolet - un photographe anarchiste * Suzy Delair as Raymonde Bosset, dite Caprice - une chanteuse de music-hall * Henri Guisol as Jeff - un compositeur de chansons * Henri Crémieux as Milson - le directeur de l'Olympia * Raymond Souplex as Arsène Marval - un chanteur célèbre et cabotin * Jane Marken as Madame Gambier * Claire Olivier as Léa Bosset - la mère de Caprice et de Marcel * Camille Guérini as Auguste Bosset * Véra Norman as La môme Oseille - l'amie de Caprice * Monique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballerina (1950 Film)
''Ballerina'' is a 1950 French drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Violette Verdy, Gabrielle Dorziat and Henri Guisol.Huckenpahler p.234 It was produced and distributed by the French branch of Lux Film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was the final cinema film of the German director Berger, who moved into directing in television. It also known by the alternative title ''Dream Ballerina''. Synopsis A young ballerina makes her on the stage of the theatre in her local French town, but is distracted and performs poorly. That night she dreams a series of various scenarios about a young male tearaway who has shown an interest in her. The following night she gives a perfect second performance. Cast * Violette Verdy as Nicole * Gabrielle Dorziat as Aunt * Henri Guisol as Jeweler * Philippe Nicaud as Loulou * Nicholas Orloff as Dancer * Romney Brent as Director * Jean Mercure as Dancer * Micheline Boudet as Marie * Margo Lion as l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unexpected Voyager
''The Unexpected Voyager'' (French: ''La voyageuse inattendue'') is a 1950 French crime film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Georges Marchal, Dany Robin and Lucienne Le Marchand.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.270 It is a remake of the 1934 film ''Mauvaise Graine''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Synopsis Marc a photographer tries to reform Dany a car thief and get her a job as a model but she is drawn back into a life of crime by her former gang members. Cast * Georges Marchal as Marc Lanson * Dany Robin as Dany * Lucienne Le Marchand as Hélène * Jean Tissier as Jacques * Albert Dinan as Dudule * Robert Berri as Paolo * René Hell as Adrien * Ginette Baudin as Pamela * Maurice Ledoux as Le troisième gangster * Nicolas Amato as Le maître d'hôtel * Raoul Marco as Dupont * Maxime Fabert as Edouard * Jacques Beauvais Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Needs Men
''God Needs Men'' (French: ''Dieu a besoin des hommes'') is a 1950 French historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Robinson and Daniel Gélin. The film is based on a 1944 novel ''Un recteur de l'Île de Sein'' by Henri Queffelec. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place on the Île de Sein off Finistère in Brittany. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. It was originally due to be the French entry at the 1950 Venice Film Festival but it was withdrawn due to fears that its subject might offend the Catholic Church. However, due to its popularity, including amongst Catholics, it was accepted for screening at the Festival anyway.Johnson p.295 At the 1951 Berlin Film Festival it won the Special Prize for an Excellent Film Achievement. Plot On a rugged, poverty stricken island off the coast of Brittany many of the inhabitants spend their time as wreckers preying on shipwr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King (1949 Film)
''The King'' (French: ''Le roi'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and starring Maurice Chevalier, Annie Ducaux and Sophie Desmarets.Goble p.14 It is a remake of the 1936 film '' The King''. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Guy de Gastyne and Paul-Louis Boutié. Synopsis It follows the adventures of King Jean IV of Cerdagne when he visits Paris to sign an important treaty. Cast * Maurice Chevalier as The King Jean IV de Cerdagne * Annie Ducaux as Therese Marnix * Sophie Desmarets as Mme Youyou Bourdier * Alfred Adam as Bourdier * Jean Wall as Le Lorrain * Robert Murzeau as Blond * Henri Charrett as Cormeau, Minister of Commerce * Marcel Delaître as Count Martin de Mortier * Félix Paquet as Gabrier, Postmaster General * François Joux as Marcel Rivelot * Lucien Callamand as Dominique * Roger Monteaux as Aubergiste * Albert Michel as Un inspecteur * Jacqueline Noëlle as Jeune veuve * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Of Mayerling
''The Secret of Mayerling'' (French: ''Le secret de Mayerling'') is a 1949 French Historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Jean Marais, Dominique Blanchar and Jean Debucourt. It set around the 1889 Mayerling Incident when the crown prince of the Austrian Empire was found having apparently committed suicide with his lover. It was shot at the Epinay Studios with sets designed by the art director Raymond Druart. It was a commercial success in France and other European countries, including in West Germany where it was released by Constantin Film. Cast *Jean Marais as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria *Dominique Blanchar as Baroness Mary Vetsera *Jean Debucourt as Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria *Claude Farell as Countess Larisch *Silvia Monfort as Archduchess Stéphanie *Jane Marken as Baroness Vetsera *Marguerite Jamois as Empress Elisabeth of Austria *Denise Benoît as Anna Vetsera *Madeleine Foujane as the German ambassador *Michel Vitold as Archduke Jean-Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dance Of Death (1948 Film)
''The Dance of Death'' (French: ''La danse de mort'', Italian: ''La prigioniera dell'isola'') is a 1948 French-Italian drama film directed by Marcel Cravenne and starring Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac and Palau.Lennig p.473 It is based on August Strindberg's ''The Dance of Death''. The film's sets were designed by Georges Wakhévitch. Plot An egocentric artillery Captain and his venomous wife engage in savage unremitting battles in their isolated island fortress off the coast of Sweden at the turn of the century. Alice, a former actress who sacrificed her career for secluded military life with Edgar, reveals on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, the veritable hell their marriage has been. Edgar, an aging schizophrenic who refuses to acknowledge his severe illness, struggles to sustain his ferocity and arrogance with an animal disregard for other people. Sensing that Alice, together with her cousin and would-be lover, Kurt, may ally against him, retaliates with vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Eyes Of Memory
''To the Eyes of Memory'' (French: ''Aux yeux du souvenir'') is a 1948 French romantic drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Michèle Morgan, Jean Marais and Jean Chevrier. Delannoy co-wrote screenplay with Henri Jeanson and Georges Neveux. It was shot at the Francoeur and Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. The admissions in France were 4,559,689 people. It was nominated for a Golden Lion for Delannoy at 1949 Venice Film Festival. Cast * Michèle Morgan as Claire Magny * Jean Marais as Jacques Forester * Jean Chevrier as Le commandant Pierre Aubry * Robert Murzeau as Paul Marcadout * René Simon as En personne / Himself * Jacques Louvigny as Le passager * Jim Gérald as Le major * Jeannette Batti as Ketty * Colette Mars as Marcelle Marinier * Daniel Ivernel as Bordas, le radio * Philippe Lemaire as Un pilote * Germaine Michel as La logeuse * Yette Lucas as Mme Bastide * Moune de Rivel as La chanteuse du ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Night
''The White Night'' (French: ''La nuit blanche'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Pierre Brasseur, Claude Farell and Jimmy Gaillard.Parish p.64 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Cast * Pierre Brasseur as Pierre Taverny * Claude Farell as Cécilia * Jimmy Gaillard as L'inspecteur Legrand * Jacques Dacqmine as Jacques Davenne * Pierre Larquey as Emile * Arlette Merry as Jasmine * André Brunot as Lestrade * Jean Charpini as Le couturier J.P. Hyacinthe * Henri Bosc as Le directeur de la P.J * Jacqueline Duc as La concierge References Bibliography * Parish, Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External links * 1948 films French drama films 1948 drama films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Richard Pottier French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |