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Patricia Viterbo
Patricia Viterbo (21 March 1939 – 10 November 1966) was a French film actress. She died in a road accident in Paris when a car being driven by actor Henri Garcin crashed into the River Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres p .... Garcin survived but Viterbo drowned as she was unable to swim. Filmography References Bibliography * Thomas Weisser. ''Spaghetti Westerns: The Good, the Bad, and the Violent''. McFarland, 1992. External links * 1939 births 1966 deaths French film actresses 20th-century French women {{France-film-actor-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Garcin
Henri Garcin (born Anton Albers; 11 April 1928 – 13 June 2022) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1956 to 2022. Selected filmography * '' Mademoiselle and Her Gang'' (1957) * '' Mata Hari, Agent H21'' (1964) * ''A Matter of Resistance'' (1965) * '' Judoka-Secret Agent'' (1966) * '' Les Gauloises bleues'' (1968) * '' The Cop'' (1970) * '' Someone Behind the Door'' (1971) * ''Les Guichets du Louvre'' (1974) * ''Verdict'' (1974) * '' Love at the Top'' (1974) * '' The Common Man'' (1975) * '' The More It Goes, the Less It Goes'' (1977) * '' An Almost Perfect Affair'' (1979) * '' La Femme flic'' (1980) * '' The Woman Next Door'' (1981) * '' A Hundred and One Nights'' (1995) * '' The Eighth Day'' (1996) * '' The Proprietor'' (1996) * '' The Dress'' (1996) * ''The Pink Panther ''The Pink Panther'' is an American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Clouseau, Inspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank). It is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, from the sea. Over 60 percent of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by large barges and most tour boats, and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the river banks in the capital city, Paris. There are 37 bridges in Paris across the Seine (the most famous of which are the Pont Alexandre III and the Pont Neuf) and dozens more outside the city. A notable bridge, which is also the last along the course of the river, is the Pont de Normandie, the ninth longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent
''Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent'' (, ) is a 1963 French-Italian comedy crime film directed by Raoul André that stars Eddie Constantine, Perrette Pradier and Daniel Emilfork Daniel Emilfork (7 April 1924 – 17 October 2006) was a Chilean stage and film actor who made his career in France. Biography Emilfork was born in San Felipe, Chile after his Jewish socialist parents from Kiev fled a pogrom in Odessa. At ....Rège p.16 A caper, it follows the adventures of Jeff Gordon, a tough FBI agent chasing an international jewel thief, who is helped by Lisa, an attractive private investigator. Plot In Paris in 1963 a local gang rob a jewellery shop, getting away with a fortune in diamonds. Their haul is snatched from them by another gang under the notorious Grégori, wanted by several crime-fighting agencies. One is the FBI, whose top man in France is Jeff Gordon, posing as an international gangster. With back-up from the local police, he gets on the trail of Grégori and the loot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Jo
''Lucky Jo'' is a 1964 French crime film directed by Michel Deville and starring Eddie Constantine, Pierre Brasseur and Christiane Minazzoli.Parish p.64 Cast * Eddie Constantine as Christopher "Lucky Jo" Jowett * Pierre Brasseur as Le commissaire Loudéac * Georges Wilson as Simon Archambaut * Christiane Minazzoli as Adeline Archambaut * Jean-Pierre Darras as Napo * André Cellier as Gabriel Farkas * Christian Barbier as Le commissaire Odile * Claude Brasseur as Loudéac Junior * Françoise Arnoul as Mimi Perrin * Anouk Ferjac Anouk Ferjac (born 25 May 1932) is a French actress. She has appeared in 100 films and television shows between 1946 and 2000. Selected filmography * '' City of Hope'' (1948) * '' Scandal on the Champs-Élysées'' (1949) * '' Justice Is Done'' ... as The woman at the bar References Bibliography * Parish, Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External links * 1964 films 1960s crime comedy films 1960s French-language films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gorillas (film)
''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 Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullet In The Flesh
''Bullet in the Flesh'' () is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Marino Girolami. Plot Problems develop when a lumber baron Nathaniel Master's daughter Mabel falls in love with the Indian chief of the Cherokees whose land he wants to steal. Cast *Rod Cameron (actor), Rod Cameron as Nathaniel Masters *Patricia Viterbo as Mabel Masters *Ennio Girolami as Sam Masters *Bruno Piergentili as Chata *Manuel Zarzo as Nelson Masters *Consalvo Dell'Arti as judge *Dante Maggio as Bob Raskin *Enzo Maggio as client *Carla Calò as Peggy *Alfredo Mayo as Mortimer Lasky *Piero Lulli as Jonathan *Tota Alba as Minnie Production ''Bullet in the Fleshs screenplay and story were created by Gino De Santis De Santis' story differed from other European Western's released between 1964 and 1966 which usually depicted cavalry heroes and Indian villains with author Kevin Grant stated that they "showed little interest in Native Americans as people." Grant stated that De Santis's story was a rare exce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ces Dames S'en Mêlent
''Ces dames s'en mêlent'' is a 1965 French-Italian international co-production spy film directed by Raoul André and starring Eddie Constantine in a sequel to '' Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent'' (1963). Plot Jeff Gordon is a financial agent of the FBI section that fights against counterfeiting of dollars. Gordon went to Paris to infiltrate and stop the tape forgers headed by Thomas the printer. His work is so perfect that counterfeits are difficult to detect. One of counterfeiters thinks he recognizes Jeff as a mobster who wants to take revenge on them. Cast * Eddie Constantine as Jeff Gordon * Patricia Viterbo as Angelica * Annie Cordy as Lily * Roger Dutoit as Angelo * Carla Marlier as Wanda * Hubert de Lapparent as Alfred * Philippe Mareuil as Ericson * Dorothée Blanck as Isabelle * Jean Gras as Tony * Guy Marly as Mario * Manuel Vargas as Zacharoff * Alain Nobis as Cora * Jany Clair * Nino Ferrer * Dominique Zardi Dominique Zardi (born Emile Jean Cohen-Zardi; 2 March 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Must Be Joking! (1965 Film)
''You Must Be Joking!'' is a 1965 black and white British comedy film directed by Michael Winner and starring Michael Callan, Lionel Jeffries, and Denholm Elliott. It was written by Alan Hackney, from a story by Winner. The format of the film, four people each doing six tasks linked to a scavenger hunt, allows for 24 otherwise somewhat unconnected comedy vignettes, which jointly create the story line. The items (purportedly representing British identity) include flying ducks for the wall, an English rose, the Spirit of Ecstasy from a Rolls-Royce car, an electric hare from a greyhound race and the Lutine Bell. Plot Major Foskett, a British Army psychologist, assembles four soldiers for a testing task: Sergeant Major McGregor (complete with kilt and bearskin), Captain Tabasco, Sergeant Clegg (a father of nine), Staff Sergeant Mansfield and United States Air Force Lieutenant Morton. They have their initiative tested in a scavenger hunt. Their first task is to escape a maze. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judoka-Secret Agent
''Judoka-Secret Agent'' (, ) is a 1966 French-Italian Eurospy film written and directed by Pierre Zimmer. It is based on the short story ''Le Judoka dans le ville'' by Ernie Clark.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . It had a sequel in 1967, ''Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka'', with a different cast except for Marilù Tolo returning in a different role.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . On her last day of filming actress Patricia Viterbo accidentally backed her sports car into the Seine during a scene and drowned as she was unable to swim. Her accompanying costar Henri Garcin escaped, but there are conflicting versions of whether he was at the wheel while they were returning from lunch. Plot Cast * Jean-Claude Bercq as Marc Saint-Clair, aka The Judoka * Marilù Tolo as Vanessa * Perrette Pradier as Dominique Berg * Patricia Viterbo as Catherine Demange * Michael Lonsdale as Thomas Perkins * Henri Garcin as Jacques Mercier * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two For The Road (film)
''Two for the Road'' is a 1967 romantic comedy-drama directed and produced by Stanley Donen, starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney. The film tells the story of a married couple who reflect on their twelve-year relationship while on a road trip from England to the French Riviera. As they survey their foundering marriage in the present, the evolution of their relationship reveals itself through vignettes from four previous trips they took along the same route. The film was made from an original screenplay by Frederic Raphael. Supporting cast members include Eleanor Bron, William Daniels, Claude Dauphin, and Nadia Gray. ''Two for the Road'' was Hepburn's penultimate film before her semi-retirement in early 1967. Raphael conceived the idea for the film while driving with his wife to the south of France. He suggested the project initially to producer Joseph Janni, who declined it, and then wrote the script for Donen. Originally the film was to be made by Universal, but af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
