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Henri Debain
Henri Debain (3 August 1886 – 15 January 1983) was a French film actor. He first appeared in ''The Little Cafe (1919 film), Le Petit café'' in 1919, and appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1956. He directed three films including ''Méphisto (1930 film), Mephisto'' in 1931. Filmography As director * 1927 : ''Chantage (1927 film), Chantage'' * 1928 : ''Hara-Kiri (film), Hara-Kiri'', achevé par Marie-Louise Iribe * 1930 : ''Mephisto (1930 film), Méphisto'' As actor * Châtelaine du Liban, La (1956) .... Un Invité * Mon curé chez les pauvres (1956) * ''Private Life (1942 film), Private Life'' (1942) .... Le dialoguiste * ''Itto (film), Itto'' (1934) .... Le sergent * La Maternelle, La (1933) .... Dr. Libois * Le Béguin de la garnison, Le (1932) .... Le colonel * ''La dame de chez Maxim's (1933 film), La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) .... Etienne * Gisèle and Partner (1932) * Léon tout court (1932) .... Le speaker * Maruche (1932) .... Pinchot * ''The Foreigner ...
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The Foreigner (1931 Film)
''The Foreigner'' (French: ''L'étrangère'') is a 1931 French drama film directed by Gaston Ravel and starring Fernand Fabre, Elvire Popesco and Henri Debain. It is based on the 1876 play of the same title by Alexandre Dumas fils.Goble p.137 It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lazare Meerson, Jacques Colombier and Tony Lekain. Separate German ('' The Stranger'') and Italian-language versions were also produced. Cast * Fernand Fabre as Le duc de Septmonts * Elvire Popesco as Dora Clarkson * Henri Debain as Mister Clarkson * Cady Winter as La duchesse de Septmonts * Tonia Navar as La métisse * Max Maxudian as Le colon * Olga Day as La suivante * Émile Drain Émile Drain (1890–1966) was a French actor and comedian. In 1925, he starred as Napoleon with Gloria Swanson in '' Madame Sans-Gêne''. In 1927 he played ''Napoleon'' in the Donald Crisp directed '' The Fighting Eagle''. In 1948, he appeared, ... as Ma ...
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French Male Film Actors
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1983 Deaths
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican City, Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American re ...
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1886 Births
Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella '' Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). February * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. ...
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A Son From America (1924 Film)
''A Son from America'' (French:''Un fils d'Amérique'') is a 1925 French silent comedy film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Gabriel Gabrio, Henri Debain and Alice Tissot.''Rediscovering French film''. Museum of Modern Art, 1983. p.178 It was remade as a sound film of the same title. Cast * Gabriel Gabrio as Léon Verton * Henri Debain * Marie-Louise Iribe * Alice Tissot * Paulette Berger * Max Bonnet (actor) * Albert Bras * Léon Courtois Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ... * Gilbert Dacheux * Guerineau * Émile Saint-Ober References External links * 1925 films French comedy films 1925 comedy films French silent films Films directed by Henri Fescourt French films based on plays French black-and-white films 1920s French films ...
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Marquitta
''Marquitta'' is a 1927 French silent drama film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Angelo, Marie-Louise Iribe and Henri Debain.O'Shaughnessy p.234 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. It was shot at the Gaumont studios in Paris and on location in Nice. Cast * Jean Angelo as Prince Vlasco * Marie-Louise Iribe as Marquitta * Henri Debain as Dimitrieff * Félix d'Aps as Granval * Simone Cerdan as Jeune femme * Andrée Vernon * Lucien Mancini as Père adoptif * Pierre Lestringuez Pierre Lestringuez (October 17, 1889 – October 18, 1950) was a French screenwriter and film actor. He wrote the screenplays for several Jean Renoir silent films during the 1920s. Biography Lestringuez was born on 17 October 1889 in Levallois-Pe ... as Directeur du casino * Pierre Champagne as Chauffeur de taxi References Bibliography * Martin O'Shaughnessy. ''Jean Renoir''. Manchester University Press, 2000. External links * 1927 films F ...
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Monte Cristo (1929 Film)
''Monte Cristo'' (1929), also known as ''Le Comte de Monte-Cristo'' in France and ''The Count of Monte-Cristo'' in the US, is a French silent film directed by Henri Fescourt, and is a film adaptation of the 1844 novel ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' by Alexandre Dumas, père. Long forgotten, the film underwent a restoration effort from 1999 to 2006 under the direction of Lenny Borger, with funding by the Arte channel. A nearly complete reconstruction was assembled from four prints in Eastern European archives. The restored film received its North American premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival on 3 May 2015. Fescourt used four cameramen to best capture movement, and often filmed in real locations mentioned in the novel, including the prison of Chateau d'If. The film has been critically praised as "an epic triumph of the silent cinema at its height," distinguished by its combination of commercial cinema dramatics and techniques used by French impressionist filmm ...
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La Dame De Chez Maxim's (1933 Film)
''La dame de chez Maxim's'' (''The Girl from Maxim's'') is a 1933 British French-language comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Florelle, Esther Kiss and Ady Cresso. The film is a French-language version of the 1933 film ''The Girl from Maxim's'' made by London Film Productions. Both films were directed by Korda, and were based on the 1899 farce '' La Dame de chez Maxim'' by Georges Feydeau.Kulik p.347 Cast * Florelle - La Môme Crevette * Esther Kiss - Eléonore * Ady Cresso - Mme Virette * Jeanne Frédérique - La sous-préfète * Maryanne - Mme Vibaudan * Charlotte Lysès - Gabrielle Petypon - la femme de Lucien * André Lefaur - Le général Petypon du Grêlé * André Alerme - Le docteur Lucien Petypon * Pierre Palau - Le docteur Mongicourt * Maurice Rémy - Le lieutenant Corignon * Marcel Meral - Le duc * Henri Debain - Etienne * Marcel Maupi - Le sous-préfet * Jean Delmour - Marollier * Félix Mayol - L'évêque * Madeleine ...
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The Little Cafe (1919 Film)
''The Little Cafe'' (French: ''Le petit café'') is a 1919 French silent comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Max Linder, Armand Bernard and Joffre. It was based on the 1911 play '' The Little Cafe'' by Tristan Bernard.Bradley p. 118 Synopsis After inheriting a large sum of money, a Parisian waiter has to keep working in a cafe to honour his contract to his unscrupulous employer. While working there, he falls in love with his employer's daughter. Cast * Max Linder as Albert * Armand Bernard as Bouzin * Joffre as Philibert * Wanda Lyon as Yvonne * Flavienne Merindol as Edwige * Halma as Bigredon * Major Heitner as Pianiste Tzigane * Andrée Barelly as Bérangère d'Aquitaine * Henri Debain Henri Debain (3 August 1886 – 15 January 1983) was a French film actor. He first appeared in ''The Little Cafe (1919 film), Le Petit café'' in 1919, and appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1956. He directed three films including ' ... as Le plongeur ...
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Itto (film)
''Itto'' is a 1934 French drama film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and Marie Epstein and starring Simone Berriau, Simone Bourday and Hubert Prélier.Kennedy-Karpat p.9 It was shot on location in Morocco. Cast * Simone Berriau as Itto * Simone Bourday as Françoise * Hubert Prélier as Doctor Darieux * Pauline Carton as Tante Anna * Sylvette Fillacier as La blédarde * Moulay Ibrahim as Hamou * Aisha Fadah as Aisha * Ben Brick as Miloud * Maïa Severin as Madame Dumontier * Gina Yanne as La journaliste * Mohand Youssef as Le père de Miloud * Si Saïd as Saïd * Camille Bert as Le colonel * Roland Caillaux as Lieutenant Jean Dumontier * Pierre Sarda as L'officier des renseignements * Dalrès as Le caporal * Bernard Rédor as L'officier aviateur * Mériel as Monsieur Dumontier * Henri Debain as Le sergent See also *Cinema of Morocco Cinema of Morocco (Arabic: السينما المغربية) refers to the film industry of Morocco. Aside from Arabic- ...
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Private Life (1942 Film)
''Private Life'' (French: ''Vie privée'') is a 1942 French drama film directed by Walter Kapps and starring Marie Bell, Jean Galland, Robert Le Vigan and Ginette Leclerc.Siclier p.89 The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Gabutti. Synopsis A celebrated and popular actress once had a brief affair with a man leading to the birth of her child. Her reputation and possible marriage to a film director are threatened by a rival spreading slander about her private life. Cast * Marie Bell as Florence * Jean Galland as Jean Dorcier * Robert Le Vigan as Rémi Géraud * Ginette Leclerc as Ginette * Blanchette Brunoy as Sylvie * Claude Amaya as Claudine * Alfred Baillou as Un assistant * Brigitte Bargès as L'habilleuse * Jacqueline Carlier as Une journaliste * Marfa d'Hervilly as La directrice * Henri Debain as Le dialoguiste * Eugène Frouhins as Un ami de Rémi * Yves Furet as Le dessinateur * Albert Malbert as Le directeur du journal * Teddy Michaud as ...
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