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The Duel (1939 Film)
''The Duel'' is a French film directed by Pierre Fresnay, released in 1939. It is the only film directed by Pierre Fresnay. Résumé A widow is loved by a doctor whose brother, a priest, unwittingly falls in love with the young woman, who is persuaded to enter the convent. Put on the right path by a missionary, the priest blesses the marriage of his brother. Details 1939 comedy: Length 84'- B&W * Co-writer Jean Villard * Director : Pierre Fresnay * Writers : Henri-Georges Clouzot and Henri Lavedan * Year : 1939 * After the novel by Henri Lavedan * Director of photography Robert Juillard and Christian Matras * Music by Maurice Yvain Starring * Pierre Fresnay : Père Daniel Maurey * Raimu : Père Bolène * François Périer : François * Anthony Carretier : Jaillon * Yvonne Printemps : Thérèse Jaillon * Raymond Rouleau : Dr. Pierre Maurey * Paul Demange : le narrateur * Nina Sinclair : la patiente * Arlette Balkis * Raymond Destac * Marfa Dhervilly * Gabrielle Fontan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company at what later was the Théatre de Paris, only to shortly after at the Conservatoire, becoming a pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française in early 1915, returning to it after three years military service in 1919.Obituary: Pierre Fresnay. The Times, 11 January 1975. Before his departure from the Comédie-Française in 1926 Fresnay had played 80 parts in Paris, excelling especially in the works of Alfred de Musset. After playing small roles, in 1915 he was engaged as a pensionnaire without taking an audition at the Comédie-Française, moving up to Mario in '' Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard'' and the title role in '' Britannicus''. After the armistice he appeared as Clitandre in '' Les Femmes savantes'', as well as other juvenile leads. These in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Dhervilly
Marfa Dhervilly (1876–1963) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.182 Selected filmography * ''Orange Blossom'' (1932) * ''Beauty Spot'' (1932) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * ''Paris'' (1937) * '' The Red Dancer'' (1937) * '' Fort Dolorès'' (1939) * ''Monsieur Hector'' (1940) * '' The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * ''The Lost Woman ''The Lost Woman'' (Spanish: ''La mujer perdida'') is a 1966 drama film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Giancarlo Del Duca and Massimo Serato.King & Torrents p.138 It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain. T ...'' (1942) * '' Last Chance Castle'' (1947) * '' To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) * '' The Passenger'' (1949) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1876 births 1963 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses Actresses from Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films With Screenplays By Henri-Georges Clouzot
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Comedy-drama Films
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Comedy-drama Films
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Black-and-white Films
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Films
The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten Best Picture-nominated films that year include classics in multiple genres. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1939 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events Film historians often rate 1939 as "the greatest year in the history of Hollywood". Hollywood films produced in Southern California were at the height of their Golden Age (in spite of many cheaply made or undistinguished films also being produced, something to be expected with any year in commercial cinema), and during 1939 there are the premieres of an outstandingly large number of exceptional motion pictures, many of which become honored as all-time classic films. ** June 10 – MGM's first successful animated character, Barney Bear, made his debut in ''The Bear That Couldn't Sleep''. ** August 15 – ''The Wizard of Oz'' premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. ** October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Numès
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * Bulgarian: Andrei, |
Alexandre Mihalesco
Alexandre Mihalesco (; born Alexandru Mihăilescu, ; 19 October 1883 – 28 December 1974) was a Romanian film actor who largely appeared in French productions.Goble p.2 Selected filmography * ''The Independence of Romania'' (1912) * ''On the Waves of Happiness'' (1920) * ''The Crystal Submarine'' (1927) * ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' (1928) * '' Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) * ''Levy and Company'' (1930) * '' Nights of Princes'' (1930) * '' Little Lise'' (1930) * '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * ''Southern Cross'' (1932) * ''The Levy Department Stores'' (1932) * '' Buridan's Donkey'' (1932) * ''Night of Temptation'' (1932) * '' Judex'' (1934) * ''The Uncle from Peking'' (1934) * ''The Call of Silence'' (1936) *''Bach the Detective'' (1936) * ''Mercadet'' (1936) * ''The Phantom Gondola'' (1936) * ''Woman of Malacca'' (1937) * '' The Secrets of the Red Sea'' (1937) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (; rus, links=no, Григ� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Marceau
Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 song originally recorded by Pat Simon and covered by Sylvie Vartan *Georges (store), a department store in Melbourne, Australia from 1880 to 1995 * Georges (''Green Card'' character) People with the surname * Eugenia Georges, American anthropologist *Karl Ernst Georges (1806–1895), German classical philologist and lexicographer, known for his edition of Latin-German dictionaries. See also * École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, a high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada * École secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval, Quebec, Canada * French cruiser ''Georges Leygues'', commissioned in 1937 * French frigate ''Georges Leygues'' (D640), commissioned in 1979 *George (other) *Georges Creek (other) *Georges Creek Coal and Iro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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