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Roland Quignon
Roland Quignon (1897–1984) was a French art director.Crisp p.151 He designed the sets for more than fifty films during his career. He also directed four films. Selected filmography * ''The Dying Land'' (1936) * ''The House Across the Street'' (1937) * ''Women's Prison'' (1938) * '' His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * ''President Haudecoeur'' (1940) * ''Happy Days'' (1941) * ''Patricia'' (1942) * ''My Last Mistress'' (1943) * '' The Man Without a Name'' (1943) * '' The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (1943) * '' Pamela'' (1945) * ''The Black Cavalier'' (1945) * '' Night Warning'' (1946) * '' Rendezvous in Paris'' (1947) * ''Cab Number 13'' (1948) * ''At the Order of the Czar'' (1954) * ''The Count of Bragelonne ''The Count of Bragelonne'' (French: ''Le Vicomte de Bragelonne'', Italian: ''Il Visconte di Bragelonne'') is a 1954 Franco-Italian film directed by Fernando Cerchio. It is a film adaptation of the novel '' Le Vicomte de Bragelonne'' by Alexandre ...'' (1954) * '' Les enquiq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois
''The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (French: ''L'Inévitable Monsieur Dubois'') is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Annie Ducaux, André Luguet and Germaine Reuver.Neupert p.315 It was shot at the Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Similar in style to screwball comedy, it was produced and released during the German Occupation and was a popular success. It was subsequently remade as the 1947 Swedish film '' Dinner for Two''. Synopsis Hélène Mareuil a successful businesswoman running a luxury perfume factory in Southern France. One day she accidentally knocks down the artist Claude Dubois from his bicycle. He sets out to court her, which is a far from easy task. Cast * Annie Ducaux as Hélène Mareuil * André Luguet as Claude Dubois * Germaine Reuver as Sophie * Sinoël as Honoré * Jean Morel as Le valet de chambre * Marcel Melrac as Le garagiste * Janine Viénot as La vendeuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican City, Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh 128K, Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered spac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 23 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only capital case in United States history, where spectral evidence helps secure a conviction. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Count Of Bragelonne
''The Count of Bragelonne'' (French: ''Le Vicomte de Bragelonne'', Italian: ''Il Visconte di Bragelonne'') is a 1954 Franco-Italian film directed by Fernando Cerchio. It is a film adaptation of the novel '' Le Vicomte de Bragelonne'' by Alexandre Dumas père.Klossner p.216 Its cast included Dawn Addams, Georges Marchal and Jacques Dumesnil. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Synopsis Raoul de Bragelonne, son of the musketeer Athos, returns to France from a mission to England to find that his lover Louise de la Vallière is now mistress of Louis XIV. Instead he now falls in love with Hélène de Winter and with the assistance of D'Artagnan foils a plot by Cardinal Mazarin to put the King's secret twin brother on the throne. Cast * Georges Marchal as Raoul de Bragelonne * Dawn Addams as Hélène de Winter * Jacques Dumesnil as d'Artagnan * Franco Silva as Boissière * Florence Arnaud as Louise de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Order Of The Czar
''At the Order of the Czar'' (French: ''Par ordre du tsar'') is a 1954 French-West German historical drama film directed by André Haguet and starring Michel Simon, Colette Marchand and Jacques François.Mitchell, p. 107 A separate German-language version ''Hungarian Rhapsody'' was also produced. Shooting took place at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location in Paris and the French Riviera. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. It was shot in Gevacolor. Cast * Michel Simon as Prince de Sayn-Wittgenstein * Colette Marchand as Princess Caroline * Jacques François as Franz Liszt * Jacqueline Gay as Nathalie * Willy Fritsch as Le Grand-Duc * Lucienne Legrand as Maria Paulovna * Yves Brainville as d'Ingelstedt * Margot Leonard as Wanda * as Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cab Number 13
''Cab Number 13'' ( it, Il fiacre n. 13) is a 1948 Italian crime-melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Vera Carmi. Cast * Vera Carmi - Jeanne Herblet (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Ginette Leclerc - Claudia (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Sandro Ruffini - Pietro Thefar (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Marcel Herrand - Georges de la Tour Vaudieu (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Leonardo Cortese - Andrea (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Vira Silenti - Mathilde * Flavia Grande - Olivia * Pierre Larquey - Pierre Loriot, il cocchiere (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Raymond Bussières - Jean Jeudi (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Achille Millo - Louis * Patrizia Muriel - Berthe Marois * Achille Majeroni - Le professeur Charcot * Paul Demange - Plume d'Oie * Galeazzo Benti - Le commissaire Portier * Henri Nassiet - Le duc de la Tour Vaudieu (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Roldano Lupi - L'amant de Claudia (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rendezvous In Paris (1947 Film)
''Rendezvous in Paris'' (French: ''Rendez-vous à Paris'') is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Annie Ducaux, Claude Dauphin and Marguerite Moreno.Rège p.113 It was shot at the Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Synopsis While travelling of a liner famous singer Catherine Laurence encounter a fellow passenger and falls in love. However, it soon appears that he isn't all that he claims to be. Cast * Annie Ducaux as Catherine Laurence * Claude Dauphin as Robert Chesnay aka Michel Trévines * Marguerite Moreno as Honorine Leclercq * Jean Debucourt as Raymond Aubour * Marcel Vallée as Raoul Bedeau * Gabrielle Robinne as Lady Mermor * Daniel Lecourtois as Le commissaire du bord * Paul Faivre as M. Dumas * André Chanu as Me Villerose * Odette Talazac as Mme Gomez * André Wasley as Martinez * Robert Balpo as Moussinot * Jacques Berlioz as Morazini aka Van Goolart * Marcel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Warning (1946 Film)
''Night Warning'' (French title: ''Nuits d'alerte'') is a 1946 French war drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Hélène Perdrière, Roger Pigaut and Pierre Dudan.Rège p.99 The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Synopsis A waitress helps an escaped French resistance fighter to evade capture and make it to Britain. Cast * Hélène Perdrière as Hélène * Roger Pigaut as Pierre * Pierre Dudan as Klaus * Philippe Hersent as Stefan Hess * Régine Montlaur as Lily * Marcelle Monthil * Henry Murray * Pierre Collet * Howard Vernon as L'aviateur anglais * Abel Tarride as L'aubergiste * Alexandre Mihalesco * Georges Jamin * Marc Cassot * Charles Lemontier as Le cheminot * Jane Marken as Madame Morizot * Marcel Delaître Marcel Delaître (1888–1963) was a French film and stage actor.Crisp p.94 Selected filmography * '' Happy Hearts'' (1932) * ''Poliche'' (1934) * ''Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''Crime and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Cavalier
''The Black Cavalier'' (French: ''Le cavalier noir'') is a 1945 French historical adventure film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Georges Guétary, Mila Parély and Jean Tissier.Powrie & Cadalanu p.130 It also marked the screen debut of Nicole Maurey who appeared in a supporting role. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Location shooting took place at the Château de Vaudémont in Eastern France. It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 3,672,572.French box office of 1945 at Box Office Story Synopsis In in the early |
Pamela (film)
''Pamela'' (French: ''Paméla'') is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Fernand Gravey, Renée Saint-Cyr and Georges Marchal. It is based on an 1898 play of the same title by Victorien Sardou which portrays an attempt to rescue the young Louis XVII from prison during the French Revolution. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. It recorded admissions in France of 1,649,882. at Box Office Story Cast * Fernand Gravey as Paul Barras * |
