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André Versini
André Versini (1923–1966) was a French film actor and screenwriter.Hayward p.404 He also directed a couple of films. Selected filmography * ''The Firemen's Ball'' (1948) * '' Thus Finishes the Night'' (1949) * '' The Widow and the Innocent'' (1949) * '' No Pity for Women'' (1950) * '' They Are Twenty'' (1950) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1950) * '' The Straw Lover'' (1951) * '' Crimson Curtain'' (1952) * '' They Were Five'' (1952) * ''The Secret of Helene Marimon'' (1954) * '' Queen Margot'' (1954) * '' Leguignon the Healer'' (1954) * '' Je suis un sentimental'' (1955) * ''It Happened in Aden'' (1956) * '' The Babes in the Secret Service'' (1956) * ''Anyone Can Kill Me'' (1957) * ''The Cat The Cat may refer to: Nickname * Mathilde Carré (1910-2007), French spy, double and possibly triple agent * Peter Bonetti (1941–2020), English footballer * Greg Cattrano (born 1975), American lacrosse player * Ernest Miller (born 1964), Amer ...'' (1958) * '' Nathalie, Secret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Mandé
Saint-Mandé (; named for Saint Maudez) is a Communes of France, commune in the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, department in Île-de-France, in the high-end eastern inner suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris. Saint-Mandé is one of the smallest communes in Île-de-France by land area, but also one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. It is located on the edge of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, adjacent to the Bois de Vincennes, near the Porte de Vincennes and the Porte de Saint-Mandé. The town motto is ''Cresco et Floresco'', which means "I grow and I flourish" in Latin. History On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, about two-thirds of the commune of Saint-Mandé was annexed to the city and now forms the neighbourhoods of Bel-Air (Paris), Bel-Air and Picpus, Paris, Picpus in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. In 1929, Saint-Mandé lost an addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leguignon The Healer
''Leguignon the Healer'' (French: ''Leguignon guérisseur'') is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Maurice Labro and starring Yves Deniaud, Jane Marken and Nicole Besnard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. It was made as a sequel to the 1952 film '' Monsieur Leguignon, Signalman''.Dyer, Ginette Vincendeau p. 144 Synopsis Leguignon suddenly discovers that he has a magical gift for healing people. These powers cause deep resentment amongst the vested interests in his town such as the physician and some inhabitants hoping their wealthy relative will die. They manage to have him incarcerated in prison for two weeks, but when he is released he still faces pressure. To complicate matters his daughter is in love with the doctor's son. Cast * Yves Deniaud as Diogène Leguignon * Jane Marken as Mme Leguignon * Nicole Besnard as Arlette Leguignon * Michel Roux as Jean * André Versini as Thierry Coq * André Brunot as Dr. Martinet * Louis Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Male Television Actors
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices 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), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) * Justice French (other) Justice French may refer to: * C. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Births
In Greece, this year contained only 352 days as 13 days was skipped to achieve the calendrical switch from Julian to Gregorian Calendar. It happened there that Wednesday, 15 February ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Thursday, 1 March ''(Gregorian Calendar).'' Events January–February * January 9, January 5 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium Occupation of the Ruhr, occupy the Ruhr area, to force Germany to make reparation payments. * January 17 (or 9) – First flight of the first rotorcraft, Juan de la Cierva's Cierva C.4 autogyro, in Spain. (It is first demonstrated to the military on January 31.) * February 5 – Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford makes 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class cricket score for the first time in his third match at this level, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, giving the Victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission To Venice (film)
''Mission to Venice'' is a 1964 French-Italian-West German film starring Sean Flynn loosely based on a novel by James Hadley Chase and directed by André Versini. It is also known as ''Agent Spécial à Venise'' aka ''Voir Venise et... Crever''. Plot A man looking for a missing husband stumbles upon a spy ring. Michael Newman (Sean Flynn) is asked by the wife of a friend of his father to help search for her missing husband. When Michael asks a friend of his father's who was his superior, about the missing man, he tells Michael that the missing man is a traitor. Michael then goes to Venice where the man was last seen. In Venice Michael meets an icy blonde (Karen Baal) and her "husband" who know something about the missing man. After some harrowing experiences, where a girl is murdered, the missing man is found tortured half to death. The missing man has proof of the spy ring and is also proven to be undercover and not a traitor. The man who was not actually the husband of the icy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrin (1962 Film)
''Mandrin'' is a 1962 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Georges Rivière, Silvia Monfort, Jeanne Valérie and Dany Robin.Oscherwitz & Higgins p·378 It is based on the life of the celebrated smuggler and brigand Louis Mandrin who operated during the reign of Louis XV. The film's sets were designed by the art director Anatol Radzinowicz. Location shooting took place around the town of Zakopane in southern Poland as well as the Château de Vigny outside Paris. Cast * Georges Rivière as Louis Mandrin * Silvia Monfort as Myrtille * Jeanne Valérie as Antoinette * Georges Wilson as Bélissard * Dany Robin as La baronne d'Escourt * Maurice Baquet as Court-Toujours * Jess Hahn as Bertrand le braco * Armand Mestral as Sigismond de Moret * Albert Rémy as Grain de sel * André Versini as Le marquis d'Ulrich * Gil Baladou as Le ménestrel * Tadeusz Bartosik as Le gitan Marco * Leon Niemczyk as Le traître Grandville * Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fabiani Affair
''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'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venetian Honeymoon
''Venetian Honeymoon'' (, ) is a 1959 Italian-French romantic comedy film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. It is loosely based on the Abel Hermant novel ''Les noces vénitiennes''. Plot Cast * Martine Carol as Isabelle *Vittorio De Sica as Alfredo * Philippe Nicaud as Gérard Chevalier * Marthe Mercadier as Antoinette Sophronides *Jacques Sernas as Roberto Lo Bello, aka "Bob Lebel" *Claudia Cardinale as Angelica *Giacomo Furia as Stanislao * Don Ziegler as Aristide Sophronides, aka "Soso" *Martita Hunt as Lisa Bradwell * André Versini as Marquis Rodrigo Gutierrez *Ave Ninchi Ave Maria Ninchi (; 14 December 1914 – 10 November 1997) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage, television, and in over 98 feature films that included '' Tomorrow Is Too Late'' (1949) and Louis Malle's '' M ... as Jolanda * Brigitte Juslin as Franca * Ivan Dominique as John References External links *Review of filmat Variety Italian roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathalie, Secret Agent
''Nathalie, Secret Agent'' (French: ''Nathalie, agent secret'' US: ''Atomic Agent'') is a 1959 French-Italian comedy thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Martine Carol, Félix Marten and Darío Moreno.Goble p.306 It is a sequel to the 1957 film ''Nathalie'' starring Carol in the title role with Dany Saval also reprising her role as Pivoine. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. Synopsis After her friend falls in love with an engineer, Parisian model Nathalie attends a demonstration at the top secret factory at which he works. She is then arrested by the security services who believe she is working as a spy for a foreign power. Escaping she enlists the help of a friendly police officer and sets out to trap the real spies. Cast * Martine Carol as Nathalie Princesse * Félix Marten as Jacques Fabre * Darío Moreno as Docteur Alberto / Don José * Noël Roquevert as Pierre Darbon * How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat (1958 Film)
''The Cat'' (French: ''La chatte'') is a 1958 French war drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Françoise Arnoul, Bernhard Wicki and André Versini.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.120 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. The story is loosely based on that of the Resistance operative Mathilde Carré during the Second World War. A commercial success, it was followed by a sequel ''The Cat Shows Her Claws ''The Cat Shows Her Claws'' (French: ''La chatte sort ses griffes'') is a 1960 French war drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Françoise Arnoul, Horst Frank and François Guérin.Bessy & Chirat p.287 It was shot at the Billancourt ...'' in 1960. Cast References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1958 war films French war drama films 1958 films 1950s French-language films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anyone Can Kill Me
''Anyone Can Kill Me'' (French: ''Tous peuvent me tuer'', Italian: ''Tutti possono uccidermi'') is a 1957 French-Italian crime film, crime drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring François Périer, Peter van Eyck and Anouk Aimée.Bock & Bergfelder p.496 It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Gabutti. Synopsis A gang of criminals conduct a robbery and hide the stolen jewels in the base of statue. They are sentenced to a short stretch in prison and plan to recover the proceeds of the robbery once their sentence is finished. However, one by one, the members of the gang meet sudden and unexpected deaths. Cast * François Périer as Paul - le directeur de la prison * Peter van Eyck as Cyril Gad * Anouk Aimée as Isabelle * Darío Moreno as Luigi Falconi * Eleonora Rossi Drago as Odette - la femme du directeur * Pierre Mondy as Émile Chanu * André Versini as Antoine 'Tony' Lefébure * Jean-Pierre Marielle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
