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Village Feud
''Village Feud'' or ''The Hunting Ground'' (French: ''La Table-aux-Crevés'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Maria Mauban and Andrex. It is based on the 1929 novel '' The Hollow Field'' by Marcel Aymé.Goble p.19 It was filmed at the Marseille Studios and on location in Cabriès in Provence. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. It was Verneuil's first feature film after directing a number of shorts. Synopsis When the wife of farmer and village politician Urbain Coindet commits suicide, his political rivals all allege that she was really murdered. Meanwhile, Urbain courts the daughter of a local tobacco smuggler who hates him. Cast * Fernandel as Urbain Coindet * Maria Mauban as Jeanne Gari * Andrex as Frédéric Gari * Antonin Berval as Le père Gari * René Génin as Le curé * Fernand Sardou as Forgeral * Alexandre Arnaudy as Miloin * Marcel Charvey as Rambarde * Jenny Hélia as La Corne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Film Festival, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, French Legion of Honor, Golden Globe Award, French National Academy of Cinema and Honorary Cesar awards. According to one obituary: For exactly 40 years, the prolific Verneuil made movies as mainstream and commercial as any to be found in America or Britain. In his best period – the 1950s and 1960s – he delivered films in the "tradition of quality" so despised by the Nouvelle Vague. Many of them proved excellent vehicles for old-timers Jean Gabin and Fernandel, and newcomers such as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon. Life and career Early life Verneuil was born Ashot Malakian () to Armenian parents in Rodosto, East Thrace, Turkey. In 1924, when Ashot was a little child his family fled to Mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Moulaert
René Moulaert (1901–1965) was a Belgian art director who worked on designing stage (theatre), stage and film sets.Thys p.316 Selected filmography * ''The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans (1932 film), The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1932) * ''Strange Inheritance (film), Strange Inheritance'' (1943) * ''Night Shift (1944 film), Night Shift'' (1944) * ''Girl with Grey Eyes'' (1945) * ''Patrie (1946 film), Patrie'' (1946) * ''Sybille's Night'' (1947) * ''Something to Sing About (1947 film), Something to Sing About'' (1947) * ''Counter Investigation (1947 film), Counter Investigation'' (1947) * ''The Loves of Colette'' (1948) * ''The Lovers Of Verona'' (1949) * ''The Sinners (1949 film), The Sinners'' (1949) * ''A Change in the Wind (1949 film), A Change in the Wind'' (1949) * ''Thirst of Men'' (1950) * ''Véronique (film), Véronique'' (1950) * ''Julie de Carneilhan (film), Julie de Carneilhan'' (1950) * ''The Night Is My Kingdom'' (1951) * ''My Seal and Them'' (1951) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Mouron
Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1971–2004), a western lowland gorilla at the Johannesburg Zoo who was shot by a criminal in 1997 Brands and enterprises * Australian Max Beer * Max Hamburgers, a fast-food corporation * MAX Index, a Hungarian domestic government bond index * Max Fashion, an Indian clothing brand Computing * MAX (operating system), a Spanish-language Linux version * Max (software), a music programming language * MAX Machine * Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions, extensions for HP PA-RISC Films * ''Max'' (1994 film), a Canadian film by Charles Wilkinson * ''Max'' (2002 film), a film about Adolf Hitler * ''Max'' (2015 film), an American war drama film * ''Max'' (2024 film), an Indian Kannada language film by Vijay Karthikeyaa Games * '' Dancing Stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |