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Georges-Alain Vuille
Georges-Alain Vuille (1948–99) was a Swiss film producer. In the late 1970s he tried to finance a film version of the James Clavell novel ''Tai-Pan''. Filmography *'' Ashanti'' (1979) - producer *''Womanlight ''Womanlight'' (french: Clair de femme) is a 1979 film by Costa-Gavras based on the 1977 novel ''Clair de femme'' by Romain Gary.Razón y fe: Revista hispano-americana de cultura 1979 En la actualidad Costa— Gavras trabaja en el rodaje de su nue ...'' (1979) - producer *'' The Favorite'' (1989) - producer References External links * Swiss film producers {{film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Clavell
James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1921 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian-born British (later naturalized American) writer, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best known as the author of his Asian Saga novels, a number of which have had television adaptations. Clavell also wrote such screenplays as those for '' The Fly'' (1958) (based on the short story by George Langelaan) and '' The Great Escape'' (1963) (based on the personal account of Paul Brickhill). He directed the popular 1967 film '' To Sir, with Love'' for which he also wrote the script. Biography Early life Born in Australia, Clavell was the son of Commander Richard Charles Clavell, a Royal Navy officer who was stationed in Australia with the Royal Australian Navy from 1920 to 1922. Richard Clavell was posted back to England when James was nine months old. Clavell was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School. World War II In 1940, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai-Pan (novel)
''Tai-Pan'' is a 1966 novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1842 following the end of the First Opium War. It is the second book in Clavell's Asian Saga, and the first to feature the fictional Struan family. Plot summary The novel begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large natural harbour that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded in mainland China, a highly lucrative market. Although the novel features many characters, it is Dirk Struan and Tyler Brock, former shipmates and the owners of two massive (fictional) trading companies who are the main focal points of the story. Their rocky and often abusive relationship as seamen initiated an intense amount of competitive tension. Throughout the novel, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashanti (1979 Film)
''Ashanti'' (also called ''Ashanti, Land of No Mercy'') is a 1979 action adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Beverly Johnson, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, and William Holden. It is based on the 1974 novel ''Ébano'' by Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, with a screenplay written by Stephen Geller and an uncredited George MacDonald Fraser. The story is set against the background of modern-day slave trading, with a man who determinedly takes on a perilous journey in order to find his beautiful wife, who has been kidnapped by brutal slave traders. Despite its impressive cast and setting (on location in the Sahara, and in Kenya, Israel, and Sicily), ''Ashanti'' was widely panned by critics upon release. Michael Caine was reportedly very disappointed with the project and claims it was the third worst film along with his previous films '' The Magus'' and '' The Swarm'' (despite appearing in other failures in the 1980s). It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Womanlight
''Womanlight'' (french: Clair de femme) is a 1979 film by Costa-Gavras based on the 1977 novel ''Clair de femme'' by Romain Gary.Razón y fe: Revista hispano-americana de cultura 1979 En la actualidad Costa— Gavras trabaja en el rodaje de su nuevo film, Claire de Femme, basado en una novela de Roman Gary, e interpretado por el inevitable Yves Montand y Romy Schneider. Una película que no tiene nada que ver con ... Cast * Yves Montand as Michel Follin * Romy Schneider as Lydia Tovalski * Romolo Valli as Galba * Lila Kedrova as Sonia Tovalski * Heinz Bennent as Georges * Roberto Benigni as The barman * Dieter Schidor as Sven Svensson * Catherine Allégret as The prostitute * François Perrot as Alain * Daniel Mesguich as Inspector Curbec * Gabriel Jabbour as Sacha * Jean-Claude Bouillaud as The pilot * Gabriel Dussurget as The theater director * Jacques Dynam as The taxi * Jean Reno as The cop * Michel Robin as The doctor * Miranda Campa as The maid * Giuliana Calandra Giuliana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Favorite (1989 Film)
''The Favorite'' (also titled ''Intimate Power'') is a 1989 Swiss-American historical drama film based on the unsubstantiated story of Aimée du Buc de Rivéry that takes place at the dawn of the 19th century. It was the final film of director Jack Smight. Premise A young French woman named Aimee is kidnapped and forced into a Sultan's harem in the Ottoman Empire. Fiercely independent, she resists, but must make choices in order to survive. She begins to influence the Sultan toward more fair manners of solving his conflicts, but finds herself at odds with another one of his wives, who wants her son Mustafa to become the new sultan. As the years pass, she must deal with the new Sultan's advances while protecting her adopted son Mahmud, and helping the Ottoman Empire against Russia during the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792. The source for the story is a novel by Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark titled ''Sultana - La Nuit du Serail''. Cast * F. Murray Abraham as Abdul Hami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |