Pierre Frédéric Magnier (February 22, 1869 – October 15, 1959) was a French actor who began on the stage in the 1890s and became a prominent silent film actor in France. He was the second actor to portray ''

Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th ce ...

'' in any film in 1925. He continued acting until the 1950s. He is most remembered for the role of the General in

Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. His '' La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and '' The Rules of the Game'' (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greate ...

's '' La règle du jeu'', where he has one of the films more poignant quotes (''and the film's final line'') when he praises

Marcel Dalio Marcel Dalio (born Marcel Benoit Blauschild; 23 November 1899 in Paris – 18 November 1983) was a French movie actor. He had major roles in two films directed by Jean Renoir, '' La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and '' The Rules of the Game'' (1939) ...

's character as one of "''a vanishing breed''."

Selected filmography

* '' Le Duel D'Hamlet'' with

Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt (; born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including by Alexandre Dumas fils, ...

(1900) * '' André Cornélis'' (1918) *''

La Roue ''La Roue'' (, 'The Wheel') is a French silent film, directed by Abel Gance, who also directed '' Napoléon'' and ''J'accuse''. It was released in 1923. The film used then-revolutionary lighting techniques, and rapid scene changes and cuts. ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

'' (1925) * '' Tossing Ship'' (1932) * '' Antoinette'' (1932) * '' All for Love'' (1933) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1933) * '' Mam'zelle Spahi'' (1934) * '' Second Bureau'' (1935) * ''

Wolves Between Them ''Wolves Between Them'' (French: ''Les loups entre eux'') is a 1936 French spy thriller film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Roger Duchesne, Jules Berry and Renée Saint-Cyr.Crisp p.322 The film's sets were designed by the art director J ...

'' (1936) * '' Lady Killer'' (1937) * ''

The Lie of Nina Petrovna ''The Lie of Nina Petrovna'' (French: ''Le mensonge de Nina Petrovna'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Isa Miranda, Fernand Gravey and Aimé Clariond.Gundle p.131 It is a remake of the 1929 silent film '' T ...

'' (1937) * '' Double Crime in the Maginot Line'' (1937) * '' The Cheat'' (1937) * '' Ignace'' (1937) *'' The Forsaken'' (1937) * '' A Man to Kill'' (1937) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1937) * ''

Golden Venus ''Golden Venus'' (French: ''La Vénus de l'or'') is a 1938 French adventure film directed by Jean Delannoy and Charles Méré and starring Jacques Copeau, Daniel Lecourtois and Mireille Balin.Goble p.402 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1938) * '' Captain Benoit'' (1938) * '' Personal Column'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''

Serenade In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honour of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Ital ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Woman I Loved Most ''The Woman I Loved Most'' (French: ''La femme que j'ai le plus aimée'') is a 1942 French drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Arletty, Mireille Balin and Lucien Baroux. https://www.unifrance.org/film/2824/la-femme-que-j-ai-le-pl ...

'' (1942) * '' Jeannou'' (1943) * '' Mahlia the Mestiza'' (1943) * '' White Wings'' (1943) * '' Lessons in Conduct'' (1946) * ''

The Misfortunes of Sophie ''The Misfortunes of Sophie'' (French: ''Les Malheurs de Sophie'') is a 1946 French comedy drama film directed by Jacqueline Audry and starring Madeleine Rousset, Marguerite Moreno and Michel Auclair.Palmer & Michael p.69 The film is based on th ...

'' (1946) * '' The Captain'' (1946) * ''

Mirror A mirror, also known as a looking glass, is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror forms an image of whatever is in front of it, which is then focused through the lens of the eye or a camera ...

'' (1947) *''

Judicial Error ''Judicial Error'' (French: ''Erreur judiciaire'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Michèle Alfa, Jimmy Gaillard and Lucienne Le Marchand.Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français ...

'' (1948) * ''

The Murdered Model ''The Murdered Model'' (French: ''Le mannequin assassiné'') is a 1948 French-Belgian comedy crime film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Blanchette Brunoy, Gilbert Gil and Julien Carette.Goble p. 440 It is based on the 1932 novel ''The ...

'' (1948) * '' Colomba'' (1948) * ''

Ruy Blas ''Ruy Blas'' () is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play was initially met with only ave ...

'' (1948) * '' The Nude Woman'' (1949) * '' Paris Still Sings'' (1951) * ''

The Priest of Saint-Amour ''The Priest of Saint-Amour'' (French: ''Le curé de Saint-Amour'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Émile Couzinet and starring Frédéric Duvallès, Pierre Larquey and Jeanne Fusier-Gir.https://www.unifrance.org/film/5086/le-cure-de-sa ...

'' (1952) * '' Monsieur Leguignon, Signalman'' (1952) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1953)

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