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Les Gorilles
''The Gorillas'' (French: ''Les gorilles'') is a 1964 French comedy film directed by Jean Girault and starring Darry Cowl, Francis Blanche and Bernard Dhéran.Rège p.32 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Sydney Bettex. Plot summary Cast * Darry Cowl as Edouard * Francis Blanche as Félix * Bernard Dhéran as Hubert Loisif * Michel Galabru as Le contractuel débutant * Jean Lefebvre as L'électro * Jess Hahn as Boris, Alexis Alexevitch, le maquilleur * Jean Le Poulain as Le metteur en scène * Patricia Viterbo as Claudine Carter * Maurice Chevit as Le premier contractuel * Clément Harari as Rha-Thé, l'indou magicien * Béatrice Altariba as Sylvie Danlevent * Pierre Doris as Le représentant en vins * Philippe Dumat as Frank Danlevent * Robert Dalban as Montecourt, l'entraîneur * Maria Pacôme as Josépha Dépelouze * Jacques Seiler as Le valet * Grégoire Aslan as Maître Lebavard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Girault
Jean Girault (; 9 May 1924 – 24 July 1982) was a French film director and screenwriter. From 1951 to 1960 he worked as a screenwriter, mainly for comedy films. He made his film debut as a director in 1960. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 1982. In 1982, he died of tuberculosis at the age of 58. Filmography Director * '' Les pique-assiette'' (1960) * '' Les Moutons de Panurge'' (1960) * '' Les Livreurs'' (1961) * '' People in Luck'' (1963) * '' Les Bricoleurs'' (1963) * '' Pouic-Pouic'' (1963) * '' Let's Rob the Bank'' (1964) * '' The Troops of St. Tropez'' (1964) * '' The Gorillas'' (1964) * '' Gendarme in New York'' (1965) * '' Monsieur le président-directeur général'' (1966) * '' Les grandes vacances'' (1967) * '' A Strange Kind of Colonel'' (1968) * '' Le gendarme se marie'' (1968) * '' La maison de campagne'' (1969) * '' Le gendarme en balade'' (1970) * '' Le Juge'' (1971) * '' Jo'' (1971) * '' Les charlots font l'Espagne'' (1972) * '' Le concierge'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Le Poulain
Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director. He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was then recruited by Jean Vilar at the Théâtre national populaire and in 1952 he appeared with Gérard Philipe in '' The Prince of Homburg'' by Heinrich von Kleist at the théâtre des Champs-Élysées. He began as an actor both in theatre and cinema in 1947 and often appeared on the regular theatre show of the French television ''Au théâtre ce soir'' created in 1966. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1978, where he became sociétaire in 1980, then General administrator from September 1986 until his death. Here he portrayed Monsieur Jourdain in '' Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'' by Molière. Theatre Actor *1947: ''Un amour comme le nôtre'' by Guy Verdot, *1949: ''L'Habit vert'' by Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Robert de Flers, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario David (actor)
Mario David (1927–1996) was a French film and television actor.Neupert p.116 A character actor he appeared on screen from the 1950s to the 1990s in supporting roles. Selected filmography * '' Love Is Not a Sin'' (1952) - L'agent dans l'escalier (uncredited) * '' The Tour of the Grand Dukes'' (1953) - Une attraction au 'Balajo' (uncredited) * '' The Pirates of the Bois de Boulogne'' (1954) - L'athlète qui court au mois * ''Ah! Les belles bacchantes'' (1954) - L'Homme à 'La création du Monde' (uncredited) * ''Cherchez la femme'' (1955) * ''Impasse des vertus'' (1955) * '' Gas-Oil'' (1955) - Un client des Serin (deleted scenes) * ''Une fille épatante'' (1955) - Mario * '' More Whiskey for Callaghan'' (1955) - Amédée * '' Naughty Girl'' (1956) - The Friesian * ''Pardonnez nos offenses'' (1956) * ''L'Homme et l'Enfant'' (1956) - Alec * ''Et par ici la sortie'' (1957) - Honoré * ''Nous autres à Champignol'' (1957) - Gino un sportif de Fouzy * '' The Tricyclist'' (1957) - Dabek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Carmet
Jean Carmet (; 25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor. Life and career Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film, '' La Victoire en Chantant'' (Black and White in Color). Because of his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with the audiences. During his long career, he appeared in more than 200 films, and although he sometimes played dramatic parts, he more often acted in a supporting role as a comedic character. He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1986 film, '' Miss Mona''. Twice he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated on two other occasions. In February 1994, to celebrate his 50th year in film, he was honored by the French motion picture industry with a special C� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Virlojeux
Henri Virlogeux (22 March 1924 – 19 December 1995) was a French actor. He is known for "The 400 Blows" (1959), "Les rois maudits" (1972) and "Schulmeister, espion de l'empereur" (1971). He was married to Véronique Silver. He died on 19 December 1995 in Paris, France. Selected filmography * '' The Seventh Commandment'' (1957) – Le garçon d'étage de province * ''Let's Be Daring, Madame'' (1957) – Le cantonnier * '' Not Delivered'' (1958) – Le portier de l'hôtel (uncredited) * '' It's All Adam's Fault'' (1958) * ''Le Septième Ciel'' (1958) – Le garçon de café * '' School for Coquettes'' (1958) – Un employé du Racinet * ' (1958) – Lapointe * '' The 400 Blows'' (1959) – Night watchman * ''Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon'' (1959) – Le roi de Prusse (uncredited) * '' Lovers on a Tightrope'' (1960) – Le garçon d'étage * ''Au coeur de la ville'' (1960) * '' The Fenouillard Family'' (1960) – Le commandant * ' (1961) – Drummer * '' A Man Named Rocca'' (1961) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Garrel
Maurice Garrel (24 February 1923 – 4 June 2011) was a French film actor. Garrel was born in Saint-Servais, Isère. He appeared in over a hundred films and was nominated twice for a César Award for best supporting actor: in 1991 for ''La Discrète'' and in 2005 for ''Kings and Queen''. Garrel was the father of producer Thierry Garrel and director Philippe Garrel, and the grandfather of actor Louis Garrel and actress Esther Garrel. Garrel died in Paris, aged 88. Selected filmography * '' The Gorillas'' (1964) * ''To Commit a Murder ''To Commit a Murder'' (France: ''Peau d'espion'') is a 1967 French neo-noir spy film starring Louis Jourdan. It was one of a series of thrillers directed by Edouard Molinaro in the 1960s. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grégoire Aslan
Grégoire Aslan (born Krikor Kaloust Aslanian (); 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian actor and musician. Early life He was born to an Armenian family in Switzerland or in Constantinople, according to different sources. He made his professional début at 18 as a vocalist, trumpeter and drummer with the Paris dance band of Ray Ventura et ses Collegiens, then launched an acting career under the name of Coco Aslan. He also performed with guitarist Django Reinhardt. Career Aslan's first film appearance was uncredited in Marc Didier's 1935 ''Le Billet de mille''. His first credited appearance was in ''Feux de joie'' (1939), along with conductor Ventura. During World War II he toured South America with actor Louis Jouvet and eventually started his own theatre troupe. He became an indispensable feature in many British and American films, usually playing foreigners – Russians, Frenchmen, Italians, Germans, Albanians and Middle Easterners – with equal finesse. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Seiler
Jacques Seiler (1928–2004) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels'' (1957) - Le garçon sortant du 'Bean's' (uncredited) * ''Ces dames préfèrent le mambo'' (1957) - Henri Bates - le steward * ''Le septième ciel'' (1958) - Le curé (uncredited) * '' Be Beautiful But Shut Up'' (1958) - Un inspecteur (uncredited) * '' The Mask of the Gorilla'' (1958) - L'inspecteur-principal Antier * '' A Dog, a Mouse, and a Sputnik'' (1958) - Un brigadier (uncredited) * ''Head Against the Wall'' (1959) - Un infirmier * ''The Road to Shame'' (1959) - Le policier dans la voiture (uncredited) * ''Women Are Like That'' (1960) - Le commissaire * ''Le caïd'' (1960) - Pietro * '' Le Miracle des loups'' (1961) - L'héraut * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1961) - Grimaud * ''La dénonciation'' (1962) - L'homme à la 403 noire * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1962) - Un acolyte * ''Le chevalier de Pardaillan'' (1962) - La Pince * ''Une blonde comme ça'' (1963) * ''Les Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Pacôme
Maria Pacôme (; 18 July 1923 – 1 December 2018) was a French actress and playwright. Biography Born on 18 July 1923 in Paris, Maria Pacôme was the daughter of Maurice Pacôme and Germaine Hivonait. Her father was deported to Buchenwald concentration camp and her brother was shot for being a Communist. When her father came back, Pacôme often found herself defending her mother against her father's violence. Maria began her higher education at Cours Simon in 1941, when she was 18. She was classmates with Michèle Morgan, Danièle Delorme, and her future spouse, Maurice Ronet. Pacôme married Ronet in 1950. She would set aside her career until their divorce in 1956. Theatre She began her stage acting career in 1956 with ''La Reine et les Insurgés'', written by Ugo Betti and directed by Michel Vitold. In 1958, she acted in ''Oscar'', written by . She acted alongside Pierre Mondy and Jean-Paul Belmondo in the play. Pacôme also appeared in '' N'écoutez pas, mesdames !'' b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban (born Gaston Barré; 19 July 1903 – 3 April 1987) was a French actor. His work included stage acting, roles in TV shows and dubbing American stars. Moreover, he was a fixture in French cinema for many decades. Selected filmography *1934: '' Gold in the Street'' (by Curtis Bernhardt) - L'homme à la gare (uncredited) *1937: ''Passeurs d'hommes'' *1939: '' Deuxième bureau contre Kommandantur'' (by René Jayet et Robert Bibal) - Un officier allemand *1945: '' Boule de suif'' by Christian-Jaque : Prussian man called Oskar *1945: '' The Last Judgment'' *1947: ''Quai des Orfèvres'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot : car thief Paulo *1947: ''Les jeux sont faits'' by Jean Delannoy : Georges' *1949: ''Berlin Express'' by Jacques Tourneur : chief of the French secret service' *1949: ''Manon'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot : hotel keeper *1949: '' The Walls of Malapaga'' by René Clément : mariner *1950: '' A Man Walks in the City'' by Marcello Pagliero: Laurent *1951: '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Doris
Pierre Doris (1919–2009) was a French actor and humorist. Selected filmography * '' Comme un cheveu sur la soupe'' (1957) - Le chasseur du 'Néant' * '' Love Is at Stake'' (1957) - Le publiciste * '' The Tricyclist'' (1957) - Le voyageur à la deux-chevaux * ''En légitime défense'' (1958) - Le patron de Dora / Adrienne * '' Mimi Pinson'' (1958) - Le présentateur * '' Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women'' (1959, by Maurice Régamey) - Gustave * '' The Bureaucrats'' (1959) - Léonce *'' Julie the Redhead'' (1959) - L'hôtelier / Hotel Manager * ''Business Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for ...'' (1960) - Papillon * '' Fortunat'' (1960) - M. Dubroc * ''Le Sahara brûle'' (1961) - Joubert * ''Dans la gueule du loup'' (1961) * ''In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béatrice Altariba
Béatrice Altariba (born 18 June 1939) is a French actress who was active between 1956 and 1969. Biography Born in Marseille, she is the niece of Symbolism (movement), symbolist poet Paul Fort.''Le Film Complet'', n° 591, 15 November 1956.''Elle - Spécial cinéma'', 6 August 1956. She started her career in revues and musical theatre, then she made her film debut at 17. Altariba was also active in Italian cinema. Her last French television appearance was in the first episode of the TV series The Aeronauts (TV series), The Aeronauts in 1967. Partial filmography * ''Forgive Us Our Trespasses (film), Forgive Us Our Trespasses'' (1956) - Sassia * ''Lorsque l'enfant paraît'' (1956) - Natacha * ''L'Homme et l'Enfant'' (1956) - Hélène Mercier * ''Women's Club (1956 film), Women's Club'' (1956) - Dominique * ''Les violents'' (1957) - Lisiane Chartrain * ''A Friend of the Family (1957 film), A Friend of the Family'' (1957) - Sophie * ''The Tricyclist'' (1957) - Popeline * ''Les Mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
