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Philippe Hersent
Philippe Hersent (26 July 1912 – 30 December 1982) was a French actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1930 to 1978. Filmography References External links * 1912 births 1982 deaths French male film actors {{France-film-actor-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Écommoy
Écommoy () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. The municipality covers . Population See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 352 communes of the Sarthe department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Sarthe Maine (province) {{Sarthe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammy (1951 Film)
''Mammy'' is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Gaby Morlay, Pierre Larquey and Françoise Arnoul.Rège p.939 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart. Synopsis Madame Pierre, known as Mammy, dotes on her grandson Maurice. He has been away in Canada for ten years, and is a disreputable lowlife. However her husband has created a false image of a decent, happily married architect for her benefit. When news comes of Maurice's disappearance in a plane crash, Mammy is so distraught that her husband hires a young couple to pose as Maurice and his invented wife Marthe, in the hope that his wife will accept them as real. Cast * Gaby Morlay as Mme Pierre dite Mammy * Pierre Larquey as Dr. André Pierre * Françoise Arnoul as Marthe Roux * Andrée de Chauveron as Geneviève * Claude Nicot as Le petit ami * Micheline Gary as Lucette * Solange Varenne as Marie * Michel Jourdan as Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Huns (film)
''The Huns'' ( is a 1960 adventure film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Chelo Alonso and Jacques Sernas about Attila the Hun. Plot Cast * Chelo Alonso as Tanya * Jacques Sernas as Malok * Folco Lulli as Igor * Mario Petri as Timur * Philippe Hersent as Kathierma * Piero Lulli as Seikor * Andrea Scotti as Chagatai * Ciquita Coffelli as Oruska * Pietro Tordi as Morobas * Raf Baldassarre as Prisoner Release ''The Huns'' was released in Italy on 5 October 1960. It was released in the United States on 14 November 1962. References Footnotes Sources * External links * 1960 adventure films Italian historical adventure films French historical adventure films Films directed by Sergio Grieco Sword-and-sandal films 1960s French films 1960s Italian films Films scored by Bruno Canfora {{1960s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goliath And The Dragon
''Goliath and the Dragon'' () is a 1960 sword-and-sandal film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Mark Forest and Broderick Crawford. The name of the main character was changed from Hercules to Emilius (known in the film as Goliath) for release in North America by American International Pictures to sell it as a sequel to their earlier ''Goliath and the Barbarians'' (1959). American International Pictures had announced plans to create a sequel to ''Goliath and the Barbarians'' called ''Goliath and the Dragon'' based on a script by Lou Rusoff for star Debra Paget, but the project fell through, so they bought the rights to an already-made Italian film called '' Revenge of Hercules'' and retitled it ''Goliath and the Dragon''. American International Pictures also added a Wah Ming Chang stop-motion animation sequence inserting a dragon sub-plot into the story. The dragon sequence is only in the Americanized English-dubbed print, not in the original Italian version. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Giant Of Marathon
''The Giant of Marathon'' () is a 1959 international co-production sword and sandal film, loosely based on the Battle of Marathon. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and Mario Bava. It starred Steve Reeves as Phillipides. The film was a co-production between Italy's Titanus and Galatea Film and France's Lux Compagnie Cinematographique de France and Societe Cinematographique Lyre. Plot The story is set in 490 BC, the time of the Medic Wars, during which Persian armies sweep through the Ancient world. Having brought home to Athens the Olympic victor's laurel crown, Phillippides becomes commander of the Sacred Guard, which is expected to defend the city-state's liberty, a year after the expulsion of the tyrant Hippias. Athenian supporters of Hippias conspire, hoping to sideline Phillippides with a marriage to Theocrites' expensive servant Charis, and thus neutralize the guard. She fails to seduce him, as his heart is already taken by a young girl before he learns her name is Andr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Of The Isles
''Marie of the Isles'' (, ) is a 1959 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Georges Combret and starring Belinda Lee, Alain Saury and DarÃo Moreno. It was also known as ''The Wild and the Wanton''. Plot Cast * Belinda Lee as Marie Bonnard * Alain Saury as Jacques du Parquet * DarÃo Moreno as Desmarais – le traître * Magali Noël as Julie * Folco Lulli as Le capitaine Le Fort * Jacques Castelot as Le comte Cheneau de Saint-André * Noël Roquevert as Barracuda – le pirate * Philippe Hersent as Baillardel * Jean Clarieux as Le moine * Charles Bouillaud as Un excité * Alexandre Rignault as Bonnard * Luciano Benetti as La Perrière * Jean Tissier as Le père Hampteau Production The film was based on a novel by Robert Gaillard about the real life Jacques Dyel du Parquet Jacques Dyel du Parquet (1606 – 3 January 1658) was a French soldier who was one of the first governors of Martinique. He was appointed governor of the isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sword And The Cross
''The Sword and the Cross'' () is a 1958 Italian religious drama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Yvonne De Carlo as Mary Magdalene. Shot in English and later dubbed in Italian, the film was released in the United States in 1960 as ''Mary Magdalene''. Cast * Yvonne De Carlo as Mary Magdalene * Jorge Mistral as Gaius Marcellus * Rossana Podestà as Martha * Massimo Serato as Anan * Andrea Aureli as Barabbas * Mario Girotti as Lazarus * Nando Tamberlani as Caiaphas * Philippe Hersent as Pontius Pilate * Rossana Rory as Claudia Production De Carlo was signed for the film in May 1958. The film's director, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, later remembered that the "producer, Ottavio Poggi, had sent the provisional script to America, so Yvonne De Carlo could read it and decide on her participation in the film. She read it and got very excited, agreeing to play the role of Magdalene." Edgar G. Ulmer was reportedly preparing another project on Magdalene wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Trovatella Di Pompei
''La trovatella di Pompei'' ( ''The Foundling of Pompei'') is a 1957 Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Massimo Girotti and Alessandra Panaro. Plot Pompeii. Maria, is a girl raised by the loving care of a poor couple but without knowing anything about her real parents. She is in love with Giorgio, a boy from a good family, who however has also aroused the interest of the intriguing Edvige who frequents bad company including jealous Roberto. Edvige wants to meet Giorgio with the intention of telling him that Maria is a foundling therefore not worthy to be by his side but later has a clash with Roberto who hits her and kills her. There would be a witness but Roberto, threatening him with death, succeeds in obtaining his silence, the blame therefore falls on Maria, who arrived shortly after the crime attracted by the noises with the intention of bringing help. During the trial Guglielmo, the public prosecutor, lashes out with fury again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dragon's Blood
''The Dragon's Blood'' () is a 1957 Italian fantasy film co-written and directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It is based on Richard Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen''. Plot The dying Siegland reaches the house of the dwarf Mime, begging him to raise her baby, called Sigfried, and giving him in custody the sword of Sigfried's father. Years later, the grown up Siegfried leaves in search of the , and kills a dragon thanks to his invincible sword. Bathing in its blood, the resulting almost invulnerability makes him the bravest fighter of his time. He discovers a magic ring and obtains Alberich's magic hat, which can make him invisible. He then goes to the court of the King Gunther of Burgund, where he wins the tournament for the hand of the beautiful princess Kriemhild, but finds an implacable opponent in Hagen von Tronje, who was defeated by him in a duel. Thanks to his magic hat, Siegfried helps Gunther to subjugate the beautiful Brunhild, the queen of Iceland, and to make her Gunth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mighty Crusaders (film)
''The Mighty Crusaders'' () is a 1957 film about the First Crusade (1096–1099), based on the 16th-century Italian poem ''Jerusalem Delivered'' by Torquato Tasso. This film was directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. The Italian version was written by Sandro Continenza and the English translation was written by Annalena Limentani and Frederica Nutter. Plot The film is based on the poem by Torquato Tasso, and is set in the time of the Crusades in Jerusalem. The commander Godfrey of Bouillon, Christian blessed by the pope, is attacking the Holy City for years, with no victory. In fact, his work is to free the Holy Sepulchre of Christ from the hands of the Muslim infidels. The best soldier of Godfrey's troop is Tancredi, who during a battle, confronts a Muslim soldier. While this soldier is very strong, Tancredi discovers that "he" is a young woman, named Clorinda. The two fall in love while the war rages; but unfortunately their love does not last long; the witch Armida, with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of Intrigue (1956 Film)
The House of Intrigue is an Italian wartime espionage film released in 1956 under the Italian title of Londra Chiama Polo Nord (London calling North Pole). It was written and directed by Duilio Coletti. The film score was composed by Nino Rota. Synopsis The film stars Philippe Hersent as Landers (code name North Pole), a British radio operator and cryptographer captured in occupied Holland. Under the watchful eye of Colonel Bernes ( Curd Jurgens) and other Nazi officials he is forced to send false and misleading radio messages to London in an attempt to undermine British intelligence. This results in the capture of numerous British operatives and resistance fighters. Meanwhile, in Britain Lt Mary Wintergreen, a pretty female officer (Dawn Addams), says goodbye to her agent boyfriend Cpt John Guinness (Dario Michaelis). Through the radio deception, John and other agents are captured. When John escapes he sends messages to Britain to contradict North Pole's messages but the Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Violent Patriot
''The Violent Patriot'' () is a 1956 Italian adventure film directed by Sergio Grieco. It is loosely based on real life events of the Italian condottiero Giovanni dalle Bande Nere. Cast *Vittorio Gassman as Giovanni dalle Bande Nere *Constance Smith as Lady Emma * Anna Maria Ferrero: Anna * Gérard Landry as Gasparo * Silvio Bagolini as Lumaca, the hunchback servant * Ubaldo Lay as Stefano, Anna's father *Philippe Hersent as Friar Salvatore *Andrea Aureli as Count de Lautrec See also *''Condottieri Condottieri (; singular: ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian military leaders active during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The term originally referred specifically to commanders of mercenary companies, derived from the ...'' (1937) *'' The Profession of Arms'' (2001) References External links * 1956 films 1950s historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films Films directed by Sergio Grieco Films set in the 16th century 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |