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Le Corbeau (Smurfs)
''Le Corbeau'' () is a 1943 French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Pierre Fresnay, Micheline Francey and Pierre Larquey. The film is about a French town where a number of citizens receive anonymous letters containing libelous information, particularly targeting a doctor accused of providing abortion services. The mystery surrounding the letters eventually escalates into violence. The film caused serious problems for its director after World War II as it had been produced by Continental Films, a German production company established near the beginning of the Occupation of France, and because the film had been perceived by the underground and the Communist press as vilifying the French people. Because of this, Clouzot was initially banned for life from directing in France, but after protests only until 1947. The film was suppressed until 1969. It was remade as '' The 13th Letter'' (1951) by Otto Preminger. Plot In a small French town identified as "anywhere", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed ''The Wages of Fear'' and '' Les Diaboliques'', which are critically recognized as among the greatest films of the 1950s. He also directed documentary films, including ''The Mystery of Picasso'', which was declared a national treasure by the government of France. Clouzot was an early fan of the cinema and, desiring a career as a writer, moved to Paris. He was later hired by producer Adolphe Osso to work in Berlin, writing French-language versions of German films. After being fired from UFA studio in Nazi Germany due to his friendship with Jewish producers, Clouzot returned to France, where he spent years bedridden after contracting tuberculosis. Upon recovering, he found work in Nazi-occupied France as a screenwriter for the German-owned company Continental Films. At Continental, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight Razor
A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle. They are also called open razors and cut-throat razors. The predecessors of the modern straight razors include bronze razors, with cutting edges and fixed handles, produced by Artisan, craftsmen from Ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom (1569 — 1081 BC). Solid gold and copper razors were also found in Ancient Egyptian tombs dating back to the 4th millennium BC. The first steel-edged cutthroat razors were manufactured in Sheffield in 1680. By the late 1680s, early 1690s, razors with silver-covered handles along with other Sheffield-made products known as "Sheffield wares" were being exported to ports in the Gulf of Finland, approximately 1200 miles (1931km) from Sheffield. From there, these goods were probably sent to Finland and even Russia. By 1740, Benjamin Huntsman was making straight razors complete with decorated handles and hollow-ground blades made from cast steel, using a process he invented. Huntsma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir.Rège p. 442 Selected filmography * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * ''The Devil's Holiday'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * '' Beauty Spot'' (1932) * ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''The Champion Cook'' (1932) * '' The Fish Woman'' (1932) * ''The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * '' The Decoy'' (1935) * ''Divine'' (1935) * '' Marinella'' (1936) * ''A Hen on a Wall'' (1936) * '' Excursion Train'' (1936) * '' The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * '' Claudine at School'' (1937) * ''Life Dances On'' (1937) * '' Miarka'' (1937) * '' The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * ''Gargousse'' (1938) * ''Fire in the Straw'' (1939) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * ''Le Corbeau'' (1942) * '' The Guardian Angel'' (1942) * ''Marie-Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvie (actress)
Louise Pauline Mainguené, known as Sylvie (3 January 1883 – 5 January 1970), was a French actress. The daughter of a sailor and a teacher, Sylvie entered an acting conservatory where she won a class comedy award unanimously. She started her professional career in 1903 and she earned her first success with ''The Old Heidelberg''. She first appeared in French silent films. She was an actress known for ''Don Camillo'' (1952), '' The Shameless Old Lady'' (1965), and ''Le Corbeau'' (1943). She was born on 3 January 1883 in Paris and died on 5 January 1970 in Compiègne, France. She won the first National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1966 for her performance in ''The Shameless Old Lady''. Partial filmography * '' Germinal'' (1913) - Catherine * ''Le coupable'' (1917) - Louise Rameau * '' Roger la Honte'' (1922) - Henriette Laroque * '' Crime and Punishment'' (1935) - Catherine Ivanova * ''Life Dances On'' (1937) - La maîtresse de Thierry * '' The Lafarge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Lancret
Bernard Lancret (4 September 1912 – 5 September 1983) was a French film actor. He appeared in over thirty films between 1935 and 1956 in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the composer Franz Schubert in the 1940 film '' Sérénade''. He played the painter Julien Breughel in the 1935 film '' Carnival in Flanders''.Grossvogel p.90 Selected filmography * '' The Queen and the Cardinal'' (1935) * '' Carnival in Flanders'' (1935) * ''Valse royale'' (1936) * '' The Two Girls'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) * ''Ménilmontant'' (1936) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) * '' The Drunkard'' (1937) * ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * '' Maman Colibri'' (1938) * ''The Chess Player'' (1938) * ''Ultimatum'' (1938) * '' Le héros de la Marne'' (1938) * ''Immediate Call'' (1939) * ''Latin Quarter'' (1939) * ''Entente cordiale'' (1939) * '' Serenade'' (1940) * ''Twisted Mistress'' (1942) * '' Pierre and Jean'' (1943) * ''Le Corbeau'' (1943) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Gallet
Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cartoons * Gustav (''Zoids''), a transportation mecha in the ''Zoids'' fictional universe *Gustav, a character in ''Sesamstraße'' *Monsieur Gustav H., a leading character in ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' Weapons *Carl Gustav recoilless rifle, dubbed "the Gustav" by US soldiers *Schwerer Gustav, 800-mm German siege cannon used during World War II Other uses *Gustav (pigeon), a pigeon of the RAF pigeon service in WWII *Gustave (crocodile), a large male Nile crocodile in Burundi *Gustave, South Dakota *Hurricane Gustav (other), a name used for several tropical cyclones and storms *Gustav, a streetwear clothing brand See also *Gustav of Sweden (other) *Gustav Adolf (other) *Gustave Eiffel (other) * * *Gustavo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Brochard
Jean Brochard (12 March 1893 – 17 June 1972) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' A Man's Neck'' (1933) - Petit rôle (uncredited) * ''Boubouroche'' (1933) * ''La femme invisible'' (1933) * ''Son autre amour'' (1934) * ''Une femme chipée'' (1934) * ''Minuit... place Pigalle'' (1934) * ''Le diable en bouteille'' (1935) * ''Les époux scandaleux'' (1935) - Un ouvrier * ''Un soir de bombe'' (1935) * ''Le secret de l'émeraude'' (1935) - Le sergent Irving * ''Jonny, haute-couture'' (1935) * ''Inspecteur Grey'' (1936) - L'inspecteur Poussin * ''Bach the Detective'' (1936) - Le voyageur indisposé * ''Tout va très bien madame la marquise'' (1936) * ''The Mysterious Lady'' (1936) * ''À minuit, le 7'' (1937) - L'inspecteur Belenfant * ''Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ?'' (1937) - Le balayeur * ''À nous deux, madame la vie'' (1937) * ''Champs-Elysees'' (1937) - Un agent * '' The Cheat'' (1937) - Félicien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married to stage and film actress Paulette Noizeux. He died in Douarnenez, France, aged 80. Partial filmography * '' Miarka'' (1937) * '' Barnabé'' (1938) * ''Three Waltzes'' (1938) * ''Thérèse Martin'' (1939) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * ''Paris-New York'' (1940) * ''Sing Anyway'' (1940) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * ''The Trump Card'' (1942) * ''La Main du diable'' (1943) * ''Le Corbeau'' (1943) * '' Pierre and Jean'' (1943) * '' The Last Penny'' (1946) * '' The Sea Rose'' (1946) * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' The Lost Village'' (1947) * ''Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) * ''Antoine and Antoinette'' (1947) * ''Dernier refuge'' (1947) * ''Croisière pour l'inconnu'' (1948) * ''Return to Life'' (1949) * ''Cage of Girls'' (1949) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Seigner
Louis Seigner (23 June 1903 – 20 January 1991) was a French actor. He was born in Saint-Chef, Isère, France, the son of Louise (Monin) and Joseph Seigner, and died in Paris. He was the father of actress Françoise Seigner, with Marie Cazeaux, and the grandfather of Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathilde Seigner Mathilde Seigner (born 17 January 1968) is a French actress. Early life Seigner was born in Paris. She is the granddaughter of actor Louis Seigner (1903–1991). She is the sister of Emmanuelle Seigner and a niece of Françoise Seigner. Car ... and Marie-Amélie Seigner. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seigner, Louis 1903 births 1991 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française People from Isère 20th-century French male actors French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni category:Burials at Ivry Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Balpêtré
Antoine Balpêtré (3 May 1898 – 28 March 1963) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1963. Partial filmography * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) - Le commandant Thiéry * '' The House of Mystery'' (1933) - Rudeberg * ''Gaspard de Besse'' (1935) - Cabasse * ''Le monde tremblera'' (1939) * ''Le duel'' (1941) - Le constructeur Bugnet * ''The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' (1942) - Albert, le ministre de l'Intérieur (uncredited) * ''Picpus'' (1943) - Le grand patron * ''La Main du diable'' (1943) - Denis * ''Le Corbeau'' (1943) - Le docteur Delorme * ''Le visiteur'' (1946) - Louberger * ''Fort de la solitude'' (1948) - Le commissaire * ''La figure de proue'' (1948) - Le père Morfouage * ''Paysans noirs'' (1948) - Le médecin * ''Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (1949) - Le président du conseil * ''Suzanne and the Robbers'' (1949) - Bevardel * ''Le paradis des pilotes perdus'' (1949) - Révérend-Père Spach * ''Millionaires for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Blin
Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 – Évecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's '' Waiting for Godot'' in 1953 and ''Endgame'' in 1957.C. J. Ackerley and S. E. Gontarski, ''The Grove Companion to Samuel Beckett'' (New York: Grove Press, 2004), 63. Biography Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their conception of revolutionary art.:35 He was initially part of the left-wing theatre collectives ''The Company of Five'' and ''The October Group''. In 1935 Blin served as Antonin Artaud's assistant director for his production of '' Les Cenci'' .html" ;"title="'The Cenci''/nowiki>">'The Cenci''/nowiki> at the Folies-Wagrams theatre in 1935.:35 Following his work with Artaud, Blin focused on 'political street-theatre.':46 During the war, Blin was a liaison between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliane Maigné
Liliane Maigné (1 March 1928 – 20 December 2004) was a French actress. Biography Liliane Maigné was born 1 March 1928. Her father was André Maigné (1903–1936), her mother Madeleine Paroissien (1908–1983). She married Jean-Charles Tacchella in 1950. The couple had two children, and divorced 1956. Filmography * ''Le Corbeau'' (1943) * ''Cecile Is Dead'' (1944) * ''Au royaume des cieux Au, AU, au or a.u. may refer to: Science and technology Computing * .au, the internet country code for Australia * Au file format, Sun Microsystems' audio format * Audio Units, a system level plug-in architecture from Apple Computer * Adobe Audi ...'' (1949) * '' Nous sommes toutes des assassins'' (1952) * '' La fête à Henriette'' (1952) Notes and references External links * 1928 births 2004 deaths French film actresses 20th-century French women {{France-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
