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Henri Cogan
Henri Cogan (13 September 1914 in Paris – 23 September 2003 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French actor and stuntman. Biography Before Henri Cogan became a fight choreographer for European action films he proved his expertise in hand-to-hand combat publicly by fighting as a professional wrestler. As a wrestler he once fought Lino Ventura and later he introduced him to Georges Lautner. Henri Cogan appeared in French, German and English films. Selected filmography *1947: ''A Cop (1947 film), A Cop'' (by Maurice de Canonge) - Un homme de Zattore *1953: ''La môme vert-de-gris'' (by Bernard Borderie) - Un copain de l'électricien (uncredited) *1954: ''Yours Truly, Blake'' (by Bernard Borderie) - Sam *1955: ''Les Chiffonniers d'Emmaüs'' (by Robert Darène) - Le bagarreur (uncredited) *1955: ' (by John Berry (film director), John Berry) - (uncredited) *1955: ' (by John Berry (film director), John Berry) *1956: ''Goubbiah, mon amour'' (by Robert Darène) - The Scarface *1956: ''The W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Boissol
Claude Boissol (1920–2016) was a French film director, film and television director and screenwriter.Rège p.116 He co-created the long-running crime television series ''Commissaire Moulin''. Selected filmography * ''Three Boys, One Girl'' (1948) * ''The King of the Bla Bla Bla'' (1951) * ''Music in the Head'' (1951) * ''Monsieur Leguignon, Signalman'' (1952) * ''The Drunkard (1953 film), The Drunkard'' (1953) * ''The Fighting Drummer'' (1953) * ''The Contessa's Secret'' (1954) * ''Rasputin (1954 film), Rasputin'' (1954) * ''The Whole Town Accuses'' (1956) * ''The Bear's Skin'' (1957) * ''Julie the Redhead'' (1959) * ''Napoleon II, the Eagle'' (1961) References Bibliography * Andrew, Dudley & Gillain, Anne . ''A Companion to François Truffaut''. John Wiley & Sons, 2013. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1920 births 2016 deaths French screenwriters French film directors People from Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géza Von Cziffra
Géza von Cziffra (; 19 December 1900 – 28 April 1989) was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter. Life Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad, Romania, Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the Kingdom of Hungary, now in Romania. Cziffra made films from the 1930s onwards, at first in Hungary, and from 1936 in Germany as well, where he was initially more active as a screenwriter. In 1945, in Prague, then occupied by the Nazi Germany, Germans, he made the film ''Leuchtende Schatten'' ("Glowing Shadows"). As adviser for the criminal police, he was assigned SS-Sturmbannführer Eweler, a member of the Sicherheitsdienst, SD and brother of the actress Ruth Eweler. After some time, Cziffra banned Eweler from the studios for excessive and obstructive criticism. Shortly afterwards, he was arrested and taken to the Prague Gestapo Headquarters in the Pecec Palace, where he was accused of having eaten several times in the Czechoslovakia, Czech r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Voss, Thief Of Millions (1958 Film)
''Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' () is a 1958 West German comedy crime film directed by Wolfgang Becker and starring O. W. Fischer, Ingrid Andree and Margit Saad. It was based on the 1913 novel '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' by Ewald Gerhard Seeliger, which had been previously adapted into three films.Goble p.415 The film was a popular success, and was followed by a sequel '' Peter Voss, Hero of the Day'' with Fischer reprising his role. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Location shooting took place at a variety of settings including Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Genoa and Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach, Hans Kuhnert and Karl Schneider. Originally Eddie Constantine had been intended to play the title role, but at the last minute his unavailability led to the casting of Fischer in his place. Plot The titular character, who is in debt, tries to pay it off by winning the lottery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amorous Corporal
''The Amorous Corporal'' () is a 1958 French adventure-comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Darène. Loosely based on the novel ''La Bigorne, caporal de France'' by Pierre Nord, it is set in eighteenth-century Madagascar. It was the first cinematography credit for Pierre Lhomme. It aired on cable TV in the US in 1973 as part of a package of non-English language movies called "Movies for Swingers". Plot Cast * François Périer as La Bigorne * Rossana Podestà as Bethi * Robert Hirsch as Boisrose * Jean Lefebvre as Potirond * Jean Carmet as Balluché * Henri Cogan Henri Cogan (13 September 1914 in Paris – 23 September 2003 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French actor and stuntman. Biography Before Henri Cogan became a fight choreographer for European action films he proved his expertise in hand-to-hand com ... as Tom Wright Reception The film has been widely criticized for its apologetic tones towards colonialism. References External links *The Amorous Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Rim
Carlo Rim (19 December 1902 – 3 December 1989) was a French film screenwriter, producer and director. Born Jean Marius Richard, he made an anagram of his initials (RJM, treating I and J as the same letter) for his pseudonym, adding "Carlo" a popular Italian name in France at the time. Filmography As screenwriter * 1934 : '' Zouzou'' directed by Marc Allégret * 1935 : '' Justin de Marseille'' directed by Maurice Tourneur * 1935 : '' Gaspard de Besse'' directed by André Hugon * 1936 : '' Le Mort en fuite'' directed by André Berthomieu * 1936 : ''Tarass Boulba'' directed by Alexis Granowsky * 1936 : '' Vingt-sept rue de la Paix'' directed by Richard Pottier * 1936 : ''A Man to Kill'' directed by Léon Mathot * 1937 : '' Blanchette'' directed by Pierre Caron * 1937 : '' Hercule'' directed by Alexander Eswayco-producer * 1937 : '' The Secrets of the Red Sea'' directed by Richard Pottier * 1937 : '' Êtes-vous jalouse ?'' directed by Henri Chomette * 1937 : ''The Postmaster' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Truands
''Les Truands'' is a 1956 French comedy film starring Eddie Constantine directed by Carlo Rim. For English-speaking audiences it was renamed as ''Lock Up Your Spoons'' respectively ''The Gangsters''. Synopsis This is the story of racketeer Amédée who recalls the story of his life when he is already more than 100 years old. He tells his family about his rise and his rivals. This is all to explain why he couldn't help but nick the watch of the mayor, who came to congratulate him. Cast * Eddie Constantine as Jim Esposito, racketeer in Marseille * Noël-Noël as Cahuzac, racketeer in Bordeaux * Jean Richard as Alexandre Benoit, Amédée's son * Yves Robert as Amédée Benoit (and his father) * Sylvie as Clarisse Benoit * Lucien Baroux as the priest * Mireille Granelli as Clarisse at the age of 18 years * Denise Provence as La Païva * Line Noro as Chiffon * Junie Astor as Mlle Puc, the tailoress * Héléna Manson as Nana * Robert Dalban as Pépito Benoit * Gaston Modot as Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Boisrond
Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921 – 10 November 2002) was a French film director and screenwriter. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Career A former apprentice of Jean Delannoy, Jean Cocteau, and René Clair René Clair (; 11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette (), was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. H ..., Michel Boisrond debuted as a full-fledged director in 1955 with '' Cette Sacrée Gamine'' starring Brigitte Bardot. His works typically fall into the comedy, romance, or comedy drama genres. Filmography References External links * 1921 births 2002 deaths French film directors 20th-century French screenwriters French television directors People from Eure-et-Loir {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Une Parisienne
''The Parisian'' (original French title: ''Une parisienne'') is a 1957 French comedy film starring Charles Boyer, Henri Vidal and Brigitte Bardot. directed by Michel Boisrond. Bardot plays the daughter of the French President who marries her father's secretary, but the couple become jealous of each other's purported sexual flings. Costumes are by Pierre Balmain. Dialogue is in French, with dubbed versions in other languages. Plot Brigitte Laurier, daughter of the President of France, is in love with Michel Legrand, her father's womanizing chief of staff. However, he repeatedly shuts down Brigitte's sexual advances, so she appoints herself to an internship as his secretary. She eventually tricks Michel into delivering papers to the President, who is spending the weekend in the countryside. Michel's former mistress, Caroline d'Herblay, and her politician husband are also there, and she insists that Michel stay the weekend. Michel and Mrs. d'Herblay reunite secretly in the woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Send A Woman When The Devil Fails
''Send a Woman When the Devil Fails'' () is a 1957 French-Italian-West German crime film. It is an adaptation of Jean Amila's novel ''Sans attendre Godot''. Directed by Yves Allégret, it was Alain Delon's and also Bruno Cremer's film debut. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris Synopsis Angèle (nicknamed "Maine") is the wife of Henri Godot who feels his marriage was menaced by a rival. When Angèle is approached by her former husband Félix he hires a young killer. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Angèle * Jean Servais as Henri Godot * Jean Debucourt as Auguste Coudert de la Taillerie * Bernard Blier as Félix Seguin * Bruno Cremer as Bernard * Alain Delon as Jo * Henri Cogan as Alberti * Pascale Roberts Pascale Roberts (21 October 1930 – 26 October 2019) was a French film and television actress.Goble p. 471 She was a César Award Cesar or César may refer to: Arts and entertainment * César (film), ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romant ... as Gigi Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret (13 October 1905 – 31 January 1987) was a French film director, often working in the film noir genre. He was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine and died in Paris. He was an assistant to film directors such as his brother Marc Allégret, Augusto Genina, and Jean Renoir. Filmography Feature films * '' The Tamer'' (1938) * '' Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * '' The Emigrant'' (dir. Léo Joannon, 1940) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * '' Dawn Devils'' (1946) * '' Dédée d'Anvers'' (1948) * '' Une si jolie petite plage'' (1949) * '' Manèges'' (1950) * '' Miracles Only Happen Once'' (1951) * '' Leathernose'' (1952) * '' Desperate Decision'' (1952) * '' The Proud and the Beautiful'' (1953) * '' Oh No, Mam'zelle'' (1954) * ''Oasis In ecology, an oasis (; : oases ) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
