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Jean-Roger Milo
Jean-Roger Milo (5 June 1957 – 12 October 2023) was a French actor. Biography After learning his craft at the theatre with Sacha Pitoëff, Jean-Roger Milo was noticed by the cinema. He appeared in the 1982 movie Ace of Aces alongside Jean-Paul Belmondo. In 1993, he was nominated for a César Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role of Chaval in the film '' Germinal''. He played a cop in '' L.627''. In addition to blockbusters, he has also held roles in more modest productions such as Prison at home or the Sagards movie. Milo's earliest works were minor appearances in ''The Key to the Door'' (1978), ''Rosy the Gale'' (1979), and ''Mario Monicelli and the Band of Rex'' (1980). In 1980 he played the role of a criminal in ''The Woman Cop''. Milo worked with renowned directors like Bertrand Tavernier in films like ''A Sunday in the Country'' (1984) and ''The Life And Nothing Other'' (1989). Claude Berri cast Milo in ''Germinal'' (1993). Jean-Roger Milo died on 12 October 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Aces (1982 Film)
''L'as des as'' (''The Ace of Aces''; alternate English title: ''The Super Ace'') is a 1982 French-German action comedy film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and directed by Gérard Oury. ''The Ace of Aces'' was a huge public success, reaching five and a half million spectators in France, which was the second best box office (after The Brain) for Jean-Paul Belmondo. Plot In 1916, during World War I, a German and a French fighter ace by the names of Gunther von Beckman (Hoffman) and Jo Cavalier (Belmondo) manage to drag each other out of the sky. An argument and subsequent fistfight about who is to be whose prisoner is interrupted by an artillery barrage on their position, forcing both to work together in order to survive. In a humorous side scene, Corporal Adolf Hitler (Meisner) is berated by his frustrated First Lieutenant Rosenblum for his clumsiness. In 1936, 20 years later, Jo and his team of boxers travel to Germany to participate in the Olympic Games in Berlin. On the train Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Marginal
''Le Marginal'' is a 1983 French crime film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. The music for the film was composed by Ennio Morricone. Plot Policeman Philippe Jordan works in Marseille. He intercepts the delivery of a shipload of heroin by jumping out of a helicopter onto a speedboat and throws all drugs into the sea. Drug lord Mecacci is desperate to get rid of Jordan and arranges an incident which leads to Jordan's disciplinary transfer. Jordan continues to fight against the drug cartel after all. He finds a valuable witness named "Freddy, the chemist" but Mecacci has Freddy killed before he can testify. When Mecacci's henchmen also murder Jordan's old friend Francis Pierron, Jordan retaliates immediately. Now Mecacci tries to lure him into a deadly trap. After Jordan has outsmarted Mecacci's killers he confronts their boss. The time for the final showdown has come. Cast * Jean-Paul Belmondo as Philippe Jordan * Henry Silva as Sauveur Mecacci * Carlos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having handled the ball, in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macbeth'', is released in Japan. * January 20 ** Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula (captured from Egypt on October 29, 1956). * January 26 – The Ibirapuera Planetarium (the first in the Southern Hemisphere) is inaugurated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San-Antonio (film)
''San-Antonio'' is a 2004 French action comedy film, directed by Frédéric Auburtin and starring Gérard Lanvin as the titular protagonist, police commissioner San-Antonio, and Gérard Depardieu as his sidekick, lieutenant Bérurier. Based on Frédéric Dard's popular book series and produced by Claude Berri, the film had high budget by French standards. It had a troubled production history, received mostly negative reviews and bombed at the box-office. Plot As the World is facing a mysterious terrorist menace, dashing police commissioner San-Antonio and his deputy, overweight and bumbling lieutenant Bérurier, must ensure the protection of the French ambassador to the United Kingdom during a stay at a luxury hotel. But due to Bérurier's negligence, the ambassador is kidnapped by a female member of the terrorist organization. San-Antonio takes the blame for this failure and is dismissed from the police forces. But when the president of France is kidnapped, the minister of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarraounia (film)
''Sarraounia'' is a 1986 historical drama film written and directed by Med Hondo. It is based on a novel of the same name by Nigerien author Abdoulaye Mamani, who co-wrote the screenplay. The novel and film concern the real-life Battle of Lougou between Azna (remnant animist-Hausa people) queen Sarraounia and the advancing French Colonial Forces of the Voulet-Chanoine Mission in 1899. Sarraounia was one of the few African tribal leaders that resisted the advances of French expansionists Paul Voulet and Julien Chanoine. The film won the first prize at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) and was critically well received. Synopsis The film takes place in Niger and the surrounding region of the Sahel. The film begins with the initiation and establishment of a young girl as queen of the Aznas. The young queen, Sarraounia, becomes an accomplished warrior when she defends her tribe from an enemy tribe. Accomplished in archery and herbalism, she is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Among Wolves
''Among Wolves'' (or ''Les Loups entre eux'') is a French drama, crime film directed by José Giovanni. Plot A group of terrorists kidnap a US general of NATO. The viewer follows the recruitment of a commando of mercenaries (by the Secret Service) to deliver the training of the latter and the conduct of the mission. Cast * Claude Brasseur : Lacier * Jean-Hugues Anglade : Richard Avakian * Robert Arden : General Lee W. Simon * Niels Arestrup : Mike * Gérard Darmon : The Cavale * Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu : De Saintes * Daniel Duval : The Gitan * Paul Giovanni : Paul * Lisa Kreuzer : Carla * Jean-Roger Milo : Bastien * Gabriel Briand : Spartacus * Manuel Cauchi : The Italian * : Jennifer * * Bernard Giraudeau Bernard René Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French sailor, actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer. Early life He was born on 18 June 1947 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. In 1963 he enlisted in the French na ... References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Sunday In The Country
''A Sunday in the Country'' ( French: ''Un Dimanche à la Campagne'') is a 1984 French drama film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Bertrand Tavernier, based on Pierre Bost's 1945 novel ''Monsieur Ladmiral va bientôt mourir''. The film stars Louis Ducreux, Michel Aumont, Sabine Azéma, Geneviève Mnich, and Monique Chaumette. It explores family dynamics in a clan on the eve of World War I. The film was theatrically released in France on 11 April 1984, and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 37th Cannes Film Festival, where Tavernier was awarded Best Director. It received generally positive reviews from critics. The film won Best Actress for Azéma, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography from a total of eight nominations, including Best Film, at the 10th César Awards. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Golden Globe Awards and the 38th British Academy Film Awards. Plot The sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dog Day (film)
''Dog Day'' () is a 1984 film by French director Yves Boisset starring Lee Marvin. A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his possession. The supporting cast includes Tina Louise and Juliet Mills. The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Jean Vautrin, published in 1982. Cast *Lee Marvin as Jimmy Cobb *Miou-Miou as Jessica *Jean Carmet as Socrate *Victor Lanoux as Horace * David Bennent as Chim *Bernadette Lafont as Ségolène * as Lily *Tina Louise as Noémie Blue *Jean-Claude Dreyfus as Le Barrec *Muni as Gusta *Juliet Mills as Maggy *Julien Bukowski as Rojinski *Jean-Roger Milo as Julio *Joseph Momo as Doudou Cadillac *Henri Guybet as Marceau References External links ''Dog Day''in the Internet Movie Database IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toutes Griffes Dehors
''Toutes griffes dehors'' is a 1982 French TV serial directed by Michel Boisrond, and starring Sophie Desmarets and Serge Avedikian. It was broadcast on channel A2, now France 2, for six episodes starting on 22 October 1982. Cast * Sophie Desmarets as Fanny * Serge Avedikian as Gilles Dautun * Jany Holt as Mlle Monelle * Jacques François as Alain * Pierre Tornade as Barbazan * Claudia Demarmels as Bénédicte * Christian Marin as Bob Loiseau * Blanchette Brunoy as Francine * Gérard Hernandez as Simonès * Maria Sebaldt as Monique * François Perrot as M. Merlin * Marco Perrin as Uncle Fernand * Patricia Elig as Josyane * Marc Bassler as Jean-Claude * Marie-Noëlle Eusèbe as Toura * Sylvie Granotier as Lorraine * Charlotte Maury-Sentier as Zouzou * Luc Florian as Mourad * Walter Buschhoff as M. Azam * Roland Oberlin as Didier * Carolin Ohrner as Gwendoline * Fred Personne as M. Cuvier * Jacques Sereys as Lionel Desforges * Catherine Jacob * Hélène Duc * Jeanne Herviale * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (; 9 April 19336 September 2021) was a French actor. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward, frequently portraying police officers and criminals in action thriller films. His best known credits include '' Breathless'' (1960), '' That Man from Rio'' (1964), '' Pierrot le Fou'' (1965), '' Borsalino'' (1970), and '' The Professional'' (1981). An undisputed box-office champion like Louis de Funès and Alain Delon of the same period, Belmondo attracted nearly 160 million spectators in his 50-year career. Between 1969 and 1982 he played four times in the most popular films of the year in France: '' The Brain'' (1969), '' Fear Over the City'' (1975), ''Animal'' (1977), '' Ace of Aces'' (1982), being surpassed on this point only by Louis de Funès. Belmondo frequently played heroic, brave, and virile characters, which made him popular with a wide audience both in France an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Aces (1982 Film)
''L'as des as'' (''The Ace of Aces''; alternate English title: ''The Super Ace'') is a 1982 French-German action comedy film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and directed by Gérard Oury. ''The Ace of Aces'' was a huge public success, reaching five and a half million spectators in France, which was the second best box office (after The Brain) for Jean-Paul Belmondo. Plot In 1916, during World War I, a German and a French fighter ace by the names of Gunther von Beckman (Hoffman) and Jo Cavalier (Belmondo) manage to drag each other out of the sky. An argument and subsequent fistfight about who is to be whose prisoner is interrupted by an artillery barrage on their position, forcing both to work together in order to survive. In a humorous side scene, Corporal Adolf Hitler (Meisner) is berated by his frustrated First Lieutenant Rosenblum for his clumsiness. In 1936, 20 years later, Jo and his team of boxers travel to Germany to participate in the Olympic Games in Berlin. On the train Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
