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André Tabet
André Tabet (1902–1981) was a French Algerian screenwriter.Hayward p.243 He was the elder brother of Georges Tabet. Selected filmography * ''That's Not the Way to Die'' (1946) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1947) * '' Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) * '' One Night at the Tabarin'' (1947) * ''Fandango'' (1949) * '' The Heroic Monsieur Boniface'' (1949) * '' Gunman in the Streets'' (1950) * '' The Hunted'' (1950) * '' Rendezvous in Grenada'' (1951) * ''Village Feud'' (1951) * '' In the Land of the Sun'' (1952) * ''My Wife, My Cow and Me'' (1952) * ''Full House'' (1952) * '' Daughters of Destiny'' (1954) * ''Mata Hari's Daughter'' (1954) * ''Dangerous Turning'' (1954) * ''Stain in the Snow'' (1954) * ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (1954) * '' The Price of Love'' (1955) * '' The Road to Paradise'' (1956) * '' Folies-Bergère'' (1957) * ''Women's Prison'' (1958) * ''The Violet Seller'' (1958) * ''The Night They Killed Rasputin'' (1960) * '' Son of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algiers
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web). and an estimated 3,004,130 residents in 2025 in an area of , Algiers is the largest city in List of cities in Algeria, Algeria, List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, the third largest city on the Mediterranean, List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixth in the Arab World, and List of cities in Africa by population, 11th in Africa. Located in the north-central portion of the country, it extends along the Bay of Algiers surrounded by the Mitidja Plain and major mountain ranges. Its favorable location made it the center of Regency of Algiers, Ottoman and French Algeria, French cultural, political, and architectural influences for the region, shaping it to be the diverse met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Feud
''Village Feud'' or ''The Hunting Ground'' (French: ''La Table-aux-Crevés'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Maria Mauban and Andrex. It is based on the 1929 novel '' The Hollow Field'' by Marcel Aymé.Goble p.19 It was filmed at the Marseille Studios and on location in Cabriès in Provence. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. It was Verneuil's first feature film after directing a number of shorts. Synopsis When the wife of farmer and village politician Urbain Coindet commits suicide, his political rivals all allege that she was really murdered. Meanwhile, Urbain courts the daughter of a local tobacco smuggler who hates him. Cast * Fernandel as Urbain Coindet * Maria Mauban as Jeanne Gari * Andrex as Frédéric Gari * Antonin Berval as Le père Gari * René Génin as Le curé * Fernand Sardou as Forgeral * Alexandre Arnaudy as Miloin * Marcel Charvey as Rambarde * Jenny Hélia as La Corne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Violet Seller
''The Violet Seller'', better known under its Spanish title ''La Violetera'', is a 1958 Spanish–Italian historical jukebox musical film produced by Benito Perojo, directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Sara Montiel, Raf Vallone, Frank Villard, Tomás Blanco and Ana Mariscal. The film was inspired by the song " La Violetera" composed by José Padilla in 1914, with lyrics by Eduardo Montesinos, that is incarnated in the film by Montiel as Soledad, a street violets seller who, after meeting and breaking with Fernando, the love of her life, becomes a famous singer who sings the song in her concerts. ''The Violet Seller'' received excellent reviews upon its release on 6 April 1958, although some reviewers found the plot too trite and conventional. Montiel's performance was widely praised while the production and the remaining main cast received generally positive reviews. It was immensely popular in Spain and it had a wide international release making it the worldwide highes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Prison (1958 Film)
''Women's Prison'' (French: ''Prisons de femmes'') is a 1958 French crime film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Danièle Delorme, Jacques Duby and Vega Vinci. It is based on the 1930 novel of the same title by Francis Carco previously made into the 1938 French film ''Women's Prison'' and the 1947 Swedish film ''Two Women''.Goble p.70 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani and Jean Mandaroux. Cast * Danièle Delorme as Alice Rémon ou Dumas * Jacques Duby as René * Vega Vinci as Gigi * Jane Marken as Mme Rémon, la belle-mère d'Alice * Mireille Perrey as Mme Vertin - la mère de René * Gabriel Cattand as L'avocat * Germaine Kerjean as La directrice * Louis Arbessier as Le directeur de la prison * Joëlle Bernard as Une détenue * George Cusin as Le juge d'instruction * Dominique Davray as Une collègue d'Alice * Jacques Dynam as Le médecin * Michel Etcheverry as Le substitut * Henri-Jacques Huet as Mario * Nicolas Amato as Un jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To Paradise (1956 Film)
''The Road to Paradise'' (French: ''Le chemin du paradis'') is a 1956 French-German romantic comedy film directed by Willi Forst and Hans Wolff and starring Georges Guétary, Christine Carère and Claude Farell. The film is the French version of the 1955 German film '' The Three from the Filling Station'', which was itself a remake of an identically named 1930 film.Bock & Bergfelder p.129 Cast See also *''The Road to Paradise ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...'' (1930) References Bibliography * Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1956 films 1956 musical comedy films German musical comedy films West German films 1950s French-language films French musical co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price Of Love (1955 Film)
''The Price of Love'' (French: '' Interdit de séjour'') is a 1955 French crime film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Claude Laydu, Joëlle Bernard, Pierre Destailles and Renaud Mary.Burnett p.192 The film's sets were designed by the art director Maurice Colasson. Plot An outcast everywhere, particularly in the normal world in which he used to live in, a naive young man tries to find some help in the underworld. Cast * Claude Laydu as Pierre Ménard * Joëlle Bernard as Suzy * Pierre Destailles as Jojo * Renaud Mary as Fernando * Daniel Cauchy as Paulo * Liliane Bert as Monique * Henri Crémieux as Le juge d'instruction * Robert Dalban as L'inspecteur Chennier * Arlette Merry as Raymonde * Michel Piccoli as Georges * Clara Tambour as L'auditrice * Jean Clerens as Himself * Isabelle Eber as Himself * René Havard as Himself * Robert Le Béal as L'avocat de Pierre * Jean Morel as Himself * Marcel Raine as L'avocat général * Paul Frankeur as Commissaire Bernard See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves (1954 Film)
''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (French: ''Ali Baba et les 40 voleurs'') is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Fernandel, Samia Gamal and Dieter Borsche.Spaas p.148 It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Georges Wakhévitch. Some scenes were shot location shooting, on location in French Morocco. Cast * Fernandel as Ali Baba * Samia Gamal as Morgiane * Dieter Borsche as Abdel, bandit chief * Henri Vilbert as Cassim * Édouard Delmont as Père de Morgiane * Edmond Ardisson as Mendiant * Manuel Gary as Mendiant * Julien Maffre as Mendiant * Leopoldo Francés * Gaston Orbal as Mufti * Bob Ingarao as Un bandit * Yôko Tani * Fanfan Minucci * José Casa as Mendiant * Abdelhaq Chraibi * Mohamed Gabsi * Piella Sorano * Micheline Gary * Abdelkader Belkhodja as Mendiant References Bibliography * Lieve Spaas. ''Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity''. Manchester University Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stain In The Snow
''Stain in the Snow'' (French: ''La neige était sale'') is a 1954 French crime film directed by Luis Saslavsky and starring Daniel Gélin, Valentine Tessier and Marie Mansart. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. It is based on a 1948 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon. It attracted audiences of over two million at the French box office. The setting was shifted from Nazi-occupied France to a fictional country under German occupation during the Second World War.Walker-Morrison p.241 Synopsis Frank is brought up in a brothel by his prostitute mother. As he grows up he becomes increasingly criminal and violent. Cast * Daniel Gélin as Frank Friedmayer * Valentine Tessier as Mme Irma * Marie Mansart as Suzy Holtz * Daniel Ivernel as Krommer * Véra Norman as Moune * Nadine Basile as Bertha * Paul Faivre as Le concierge * Joëlle Bernard as Une fille * Camille Guérini as Le commissaire * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Turning
''Dangerous Turning'' (French: ''Le tournant dangereux'') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Robert Bibal and starring Viviane Romance, Philippe Lemaire and Armand Mestral.Chiti & Poppi p.70 Cast * Viviane Romance as Lucienne Courtois * Philippe Lemaire as Freddy * Armand Mestral as Daniel Courtois * Maria Pia Casilio Maria Pia Casilio (5 May 1935 – 10 April 2012) was an Italian film actress, best known for major roles in ''Umberto D.'' and ''An American in Rome''. Born in San Pio delle Camere, L'Aquila, Casilio was quite active between 1952 and 1960, ... as Paquita Simoni * Enrico Glori as Simoni, le brigadier * Guy Decomble as Monsieur Léon * Georges Aminel * Charles Blavette * Dany Caron * Robert Berri * Huguette Doriane * Henri Arius * Antonin Berval References Bibliography * Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. External links * 1954 films Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Hari's Daughter
''Mata Hari's Daughter'' () is a 1954 French-Italian adventure film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Ludmilla Tchérina, Erno Crisa and Frank Latimore.Chiti & Poppi p.158 It is based on a novel of the same title by Jacques Laurent. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. Cast * Ludmilla Tchérina as Elyne * Erno Crisa as Prince Anak * Frank Latimore as Douglas Kent * Milly Vitale as Angela * Enzo Biliotti as Von Hopen * Valéry Inkijinoff as Naos * Valentine Olivieri as Zia Giulia * Gian Paolo Rosmino as Colonello Stretten * Henri Vidon Henri is the French form of the masculine given name Henry, also in Estonian, Finnish, German and Luxembourgish. Bearers of the given name include: People French nobles * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * ... as Il generale americano * Guido Lauri as a ballet star * Béatrice Arnac * Mirela Horiuchi * Bajoagin Haiopan References Bibliography * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughters Of Destiny (film)
''Daughters of Destiny'' (UK title: ''Love, Soldiers and Women'', French title: ''Destinées'' and Italian title: ''Destini di donne'') is a 1954 Franco-Italian co-production motion picture comedy drama directed by Marcello Pagliero, Jean Delannoy and Christian-Jaque. The film stars Claudette Colbert (segment "Elisabeth"), Michèle Morgan (segment "Jeanne") and Martine Carol (segment "Lysistrata"). It tells three stories, which are unrelated, but each deal with a woman and war. Plot In this trilogy of stories, the episode "Elizabeth" is about an American war-widow who goes to Italy where her husband was in World War II. The episode "Jeanne" tells the life of Jeanne d'Arc. The episode "Lysistrata" is about Athenian wives, an adaptation of the Greek play. Principal cast ;segment "Elisabeth" *Claudette Colbert as Elizabeth Whitefield *Eleonora Rossi Drago as Angela Ascari/Farmgirl *Mirko Ellis as Anthony ;segment "Jeanne" *Michèle Morgan as Jeanne d'Arc/Joan of Arc *Michel Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
