Georges Combret (1906–1998) was a French
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...
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producer and
screenwriter
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Selected filmography
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Duel in Dakar
''Duel in Dakar'' (French: ''Duel à Dakar'') is a 1951 French film directed by Georges Combret and Claude Orval and starring Maurice Régamey, Pierre Cressoy and Lysiane Rey.Rège p.241
Cast
* Maurice Régamey as Robert Vernier
* Pierre ...
'' (1951)
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The Fighting Drummer
''The Fighting Drummer'' (french: Tambour battant) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Georges Combret.Rège p.245 The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez.
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Alfred Adam as Favrol
* Rol ...
'' (1953)
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Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (; rus, links=no, Григорий Ефимович Распутин ; – ) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, thus ga ...
'' (1954)
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The Contessa's Secret
''The Contessa's Secret'' (french: La Castiglione, it, La Contessa di Castiglione) is a 1954 French-Italian film starring Yvonne De Carlo as Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione.
Plot
Cast
* Yvonne De Carlo as Virginia Oldoini
* Georges ...
'' (1954)
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The Whole Town Accuses
''The Whole Town Accuses'' (French: ''Toute la ville accuse'') is a 1956 French comedy drama film directed by Claude Boissol and starring Jean Marais, Etchika Choureau and Noël Roquevert. Andrew & Gillain p.253 The film was known under the workin ...
'' (1956)
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Marie of the Isles'' (1959)
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Hot Frustrations'' (1965)
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Ring Around the World
''Ring Around the World'' ( it, Duello nel mondo, french: Duel dans le monde) is a 1966 Italian-French Eurospy film written and directed by Luigi Scattini (here credited as Arthur Scott) and starring Richard Harrison.
The French director Georg ...
'' (1966)
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Fire of Love
''Fire of Love'' is the debut album of the American rock band the Gun Club, released in 1981 on Ruby Records.
Production
The Flesh Eaters' singer Chris D. produced five tracks on the album ("Sex Beat", "Preaching the Blues", "Fire Spirit", " ...
'' (1967)
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The Curse of Belphegor'' (1967)
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Hot and Naked'' (1974)
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Le plumard en folie'' (1974)
References
Bibliography
* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.
External links
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1906 births
1998 deaths
20th-century French screenwriters
French film producers
Film directors from Paris
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