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Le Vieux Fusil
''Le vieux fusil'' (English title: ''The Old Gun'' or ''Vengeance One by One'') is a 1975 French-West German war drama film directed by Robert Enrico, and starring Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider and Jean Bouise. It won the 1976 César Award for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Music, and was nominated for best director, supporting actor, Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation, cinematography, editing and sound. The film is based on the Massacre of Oradour-sur-Glane in 1944. Plot In Montauban in 1944, during the Invasion of Normandy, Julien Dandieu a pacifist surgeon and convinced humanist, leads a comfortable middle class life with his wife Clara and his daughter Florence, born from a previous union. As a member of the French Resistance, he provides treatment to the maquisards in his hospital and is regularly threatened by the French Milice. Worried about the advances of German troops entering Montauban, Dandieu asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Enrico
Robert Georgio Enrico (April 13, 1931 – February 23, 2001) was a French film director and scriptwriter best known for making the Oscar-winning short '' An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (1961). He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France, to Italian immigrant parents, and died in Paris. Filmography as director * '' Paradiso terrestre'' (1956) (co-director) * '' Jehanne'' (1956) * '' Thaumetopoea'' (1960) * '' Thaumetopoea, la vie des chenilles processionnaires du pain et leur extermination contrôlée'' (1961) * '' Chickamauga'' (1962) * '' L'oiseau moqueur'' (1962) * '' Montagnes magiques'' (1962) * ''La Rivière du hibou'' (1962) – "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' (1964) * '' La Belle vie'' (1963) – Prix Jean Vigo * ''Au coeur de la vie'' (1963) – feature film comprising the Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – ) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montauban
Montauban (, ; ) is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, and the sixth most populated of Occitanie behind Toulouse, Montpellier, Nîmes, Perpignan and Béziers. In 2019, there were 61,372 inhabitants, called ''Montalbanais''. The town has been classified in the French Towns and Lands of Art and History network since 2015. The town, built mainly of a reddish brick, stands on the right bank of the Tarn at its confluence with the Tescou. History Montauban is the second oldest (after Mont-de-Marsan) of the '' bastides'' of southern France. Its foundation dates from 1144 when Count Alphonse Jourdain of Toulouse, granted it a liberal charter. The inhabitants were drawn chiefly from Montauriol, a village which had grown up around the neighbouring monastery of St Théodard. In the 13th century the town suffered much from the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s War Drama Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial canal between the Tigris a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Films
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events. 20th Century-Fox will celebrate their 40th anniversary. Highest-grossing films North America The top ten 1975 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: *Because of its long theatrical lifespan, the figure for The Rocky Horror Picture Show is not 100% accurate. International The highest-grossing 1975 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1975. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1975. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases. Events *March 26: The film version of The Who's '' Tommy'' premieres in London. *May 26: In order to create the necessary special effects for his film, '' Star Wars'', George Lucas forms Industrial Light and Magic. *June 20: '' Jaws ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Bruniquel
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowadays, a ''château'' may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France. Definition The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word ''château'' denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. Care should therefore be taken when translating the French word ''château'' into English, noting the nature of the building in question. Most French châteaux are "palaces" or fine "country houses" rather than "castles", and for these, the word "château" is appropria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn (river), Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name. The area was originally part of the former Provinces of France, provinces of Quercy and Languedoc. The department was created in 1808 under Napoleon, with territory taken from the neighbouring Lot (department), Lot, Haute-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Gers and Aveyron departments. The department is mostly rural with fertile agricultural land in the broad river valley, but there are hilly areas to the south, east and north. The departmental Prefectures in France, prefecture is Montauban; the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture is Castelsarrasin. In 2019, it had a population of 260,669. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruniquel
Bruniquel (; Languedocien: ''Borniquèl'') is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It is in the Quercy natural region, on the departmental border with Tarn. The commune is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) association. Geography The tiny fortified village of 561 inhabitants is at an altitude of by the river Aveyron. The river Vère flows northward through the commune, then flows into the Aveyron, which forms most of the commune's northern border. Sights The village is a picturesque mixture of old pink stone and red tile with a dramatic belfry, medieval gateways and defensive walls. Two feudal medieval castles dominate the village and the valley, one of which is the Château de Bruniquel. The 'old' castle was built in the 12th century on the ruins of an earlier fortress said to have been founded by Queen Brunehaut in the 6th century and remained occupied until the 20th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Ozeray
Madeleine Ozeray (13 September 1908 – 28 March 1989), was a Belgian stage and film actress. She appeared in many films between 1932 and 1980. Biography Magdeleine Marie Catherine Elisabeth Ozeray was born in Bouillon-sur-Semois, Belgium, to Camille Ozeray (1855–1938), a lawyer and Liberal member of parliament for the province of Luxembourg, and his wife, Marie Deymann. She studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels where she won first prize for comedy. At twenty-seven she joined the theater company of Louis Jouvet where she played the role of Helen in ''The Trojan War Will Not Take Place'' by Jean Giraudoux at the Théâtre de l'Athénée. In 1939, she appeared opposite Jouvet in the film ''The End of the Day'' produced by Julien Duvivier, in the role of young Jeannette. She plays with such delicate grace characteristic, both fragile and fierce, she had already filled the role of Rosalie in the film Victor Trivas 1933, in the streets. In April 1939, Jean Giraudoux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Michael Vogler
Karl Michael Vogler (28 August 1928 – 9 June 2009) was a German actor, probably best known for his appearances in several big-budget English language films. In '' The Blue Max'' (1966), he co-starred with George Peppard and Ursula Andress as the squadron commander, and in '' Patton'' (1970), he portrayed General Erwin Rommel. In between, he was in Robert Redford's '' Downhill Racer'' (1969) as a ski company owner. Career Born in Remscheid, Germany and raised in Bregenz, Austria, Vogler was the son of a blacksmith. After graduation, he started his career as a theatre actor and made his debut in Innsbruck in 1950. Between the 1970s and 2005 he made appearances on German TV and European films. Vogler primarily worked in German film and television, often typecast as authority figures. He was also an acclaimed stage actor, perhaps best remembered for playing Horatio to Maximilian Schell's '' Hamlet'' in 1960's Munich August Festival and a subsequent television adaptation. V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hoffmann
Robert Hoffmann (30 August 1939 – 4 July 2022) was an Austrian actor, best known to British audiences for his title role performance in '' The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'' (1964). Hoffmann was born in Salzburg. ''Crusoe'' was his screen debut, but he later worked in film (including a number of giallo horror-thrillers) and TV throughout Europe, in Germany, Italy, France the UK, and appeared in films by directors such as Marcel Carné, Antonio Pietrangeli, Robert Siodmak, and Robert Enrico. In 1997, he was interviewed by the BBC for TV and radio when the ''Robinson Crusoe'' series was first released on video. Selected filmography * '' The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'' (1964, TV miniseries) * '' Angélique, Marquise des Anges'' (1964) * '' Marvelous Angelique'' (1965) * '' Up from the Beach'' (1965) * '' I Knew Her Well'' (1965) * '' Three Rooms in Manhattan'' (1965) * '' Neues vom Hexer'' (1965) * '' The Gentlemen'' (1965) * ''Wake Up and Die'' (1966) * '' How I Learned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Hansen (actor)
Joachim Hansen (28 June 1930 – 13 September 2007) was a German actor. He was best known for film roles in the 1960s and 1970s in which he often portrayed Nazi officers and World War II German officials. Of nearly sixty five film credits, Hansen's most notable roles include '' Der Stern von Afrika'' as Hans-Joachim Marseille, Jürgen Stroop in '' The Eagle Has Landed'', and ''Generaloberst'' Alfred Jodl in '' The Winds of War'' and '' War and Remembrance'' mini-series. Selected filmography * '' Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs'' (1955) - Erzherzog Karl von Österreich, Kaiserin Elisabeths Bruder (uncredited) * '' Der Stern von Afrika'' (1957) - Hans-Joachim Marseille * ''Escape from Sahara'' (1958) - Kurt Gerber * '' Laila'' (1958) - Anders Lind * ' (1958) - Lorenz Ophofen * '' Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?'' (1959) - Oberleutnant Gerd Wisse * ''The Forests Sing Forever'' (1959) - Young Dag * ' (1959) - Heinz Horbach * ' (1959) - Reporter Wolfgang Löhd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schutzstaffel
The ''Schutzstaffel'' (; ; SS; also stylised with SS runes as ''ᛋᛋ'') was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II. It began with a small guard unit known as the ''Saal-Schutz'' ("Hall Security") made up of party volunteers to provide security for party meetings in Munich. In 1925, Heinrich Himmler joined the unit, which had by then been reformed and given its final name. Under his direction (1929–1945) it grew from a small paramilitary formation during the Weimar Republic to one of the most powerful organisations in Nazi Germany. From the time of the Nazi Party's rise to power until the regime's collapse in 1945, the SS was the foremost agency of security, mass surveillance, and state terrorism within Germany and German-occupied Europe. The two main constituent groups were the '' Allgemeine SS'' (General SS) and ''Waffen-SS'' (Armed SS). The ''Allgemeine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
