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Pierre Blanchar
Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He played Napoleon in the 1938 British film '' A Royal Divorce'' alongside Ruth Chatterton as Josephine. He later appeared alongside Michèle Morgan in the 1946 film '' Pastoral Symphony''. Selected filmography * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * '' The Thruster'' (1924) * '' The Promised Land'' (1925) * '' Le Joueur d'échecs'' (1927) * ''The Farewell Waltz'' (1928) * '' The Wedding March'' (1929) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) * '' Les Croix de bois'' (1932) * '' The Beautiful Sailor'' (1932) * '' L'Atlantide'' (1932) * '' The Devil in the Bottle'' (1935) * '' The Volga Boatman'' (1936) * '' Street of Shadows'' (1937) * ''Culprit'' (1937) * ''The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Life Dances On'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Former Mattia Pascal
'' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (Italian: ''Il fu Mattia Pascal'') is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Blanchar, Isa Miranda and Irma Gramatica.Landy p.155 It is based on the 1904 novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal'' by Luigi Pirandello. The film was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. A separate French-language version was also made, under the title '' The Man from Nowhere''. The film's art direction was by Guido Fiorini. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Mattia Pascal * Isa Miranda as Luisa Paleari * Irma Gramatica as La vedova Pescatore * Nella Maria Bonora as Romilda Pescatore Pascal * Olga Solbelli as Silvia Caporale * Enrico Glori as Il conte Papiano * Adele Garavaglia as Angelica Bonafede Pascal * Silvio Bagolini as Il portiere dell'hotel Luxor * Pina Gallini as Zia Scolastica * Luigi Pralavorio as Pomino * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Il bibliotecario anziano * Luigi Zerbinati as L'idiota della pensione * Cesare Zoppetti as Pale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Promised Land (1925 Film)
''The Promised Land'' (french: La terre promise) is a 1925 French silent film directed by Henry Roussel and starring Pierre Blanchar, Raquel Meller and André Roanne.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.280 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as David * Raquel Meller as Lia * André Roanne as André d'Orlinsky, le jeune ingénieur * Max Maxudian Max Algop Maxudian (12 June 1881 – 20 July 1976) was a French stage and film actor. Born in the Ottoman Empire to an Armenian family, Max Maxudian emigrated to France with his parents in 1893 at the age of twelve. Maxudian became a famous theat ... as Moise Sigoulim * Henriette Moret as La rabbitzine Binnah * Jean De Sauvejunte as Le rabbin Samuel * Marie-Louise Vois as Madame Sigoulim * Albert Bras as Le rabbin Samuel Sigoulim * Robby Guichard as André * Pierrette Lugand as Lia * Jean Rauzena as David * Uribe (actress) as Esther References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Nowhere (1937 Film)
''The Man from Nowhere'' (French: ''L'Homme de nulle part'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Blanchar, Isa Miranda and Catherine Fonteney.Goble p.800 It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome, and based on Luigi Pirandello's 1904 novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal''. A separate Italian-language version of the film was also produced. It was a popular success, and was re-released in 1942. The film's sets were designed by Guido Fiorini. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis * Isa Miranda as Louise Paléari * Catherine Fonteney as La veuve Pescatore * Ginette Leclerc as Romilda Pescatore Pascal * Maximilienne as Tante Scholastique * Palau as Le chevalier Titus * Marcel Vallée as Le maire * Charles Granval as Octavio Meis * Pierre Alcover as Malagna * Charlotte Barbier-Krauss as Angelica Bonafede Pascal * Jean Hébey as Pomino * René Génin as L'ivrogne * Georges Douking as Le domestique simpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Dances On
''Life Dances On'' or ''Christine'' or ''Dance Program'' (French: ''Un carnet de bal'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Marie Bell, Françoise Rosay and Louis Jouvet. It was partly shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Jean Douarinou. Duvivier's American film ''Lydia'' (1941) is to some extent a remake of this one. Plot Twenty years after her debut ball when she was sixteen years old, recently widowed Christine is disposing of papers and other effects belonging to her late husband. Living in a mansion on an Italian lake, she has had a comfortable and affluent but unfulfilling life. Coming across her dance card from that debut ball, she gets lost in nostalgic memories of that night, and decides to find out what has happened to the dance partners who signed that card. Her beaus, living in different locations throughout France, have generally not fared well, with lives that range from the tragic to the comic to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culprit (1937 Film)
''Culprit'' (French: ''Le coupable'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Pierre Blanchar, Gabriel Signoret and Suzet Maïs.Andrew p.211 It is a remake of the 1917 silent film ''Culprit'', which was based on a novel by François Coppée. Partial cast * Pierre Blanchar as Jérôme Lescuyer * Gabriel Signoret as Monsieur Lescuyer * Suzet Maïs as Marie-Louise Gaude * Junie Astor as Louise Donadieu * Palmyre Levasseur Palmyre Levasseur (24 December 1888 – 4 August 1963) was a French stage and film actress.Aping p.234 Selected filmography * ''Culprit'' (1937) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * ''The S ... as Rosalie * Gilbert Gil as Jérôme Forgeat * Marcel André as Edouard * Jean Joffre as Le bâtonnier * Henri Échourin as Donadieu * Daniel Clérice as Anatole * Henri Richard as Le président des assises * Charles Fallot as Jude Nicolet * Pierre Finaly as Le minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Of Shadows (1937 Film)
''Street of Shadows'' (french: Mademoiselle Docteur or ) is a 1937 French spy film directed by G. W. Pabst. An English-language version with exactly the same plot was filmed at the same time under the direction of Edmond T. Gréville, but with some changes in the cast. Dita Parlo remained as Mademoiselle Docteur, but Erich von Stroheim took over the part of the German spy chief. The English-language version was released in the United States under the title '' Under Secret Orders''. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Hubert and Serge Piménoff. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Grégor Courdane * Dita Parlo as Mademoiselle Docteur * Pierre Fresnay as Le capitaine Georges Carrère * Roger Karl as Le colonel Bourget * Viviane Romance as Gaby * Jean-Louis Barrault as Le client fou * Marcel Lupovici as Alexandre * Gaston Modot as Le patron du café * Robert Manuel as Un invité au consulat * Ernest Ferny as Le ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Volga Boatman (1936 Film)
''The Volga Boatman'' (French: ''Les bateliers de la Volga'') is a 1936 French drama film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky and starring Pierre Blanchar, Véra Korène and Charles Vanel. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Serge Piménoff and Pierre Schild. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Le lieutenant Vadime Borzine * Véra Korène as Lydia Goreff * Charles Vanel as Le colonel Goreff * Valéry Inkijinoff as Kiro * Raymond Aimos as Broïnka * Léon Courtois * Albert Duvaleix as Un batelier * Pierre Labry Pierre Labry (1885–1948) was a French stage and film actor.Capua p.122 He was active in the French film industry between 1920 and 1948, appearing in more than a hundred films. Selected filmography * ''La croisade'' (1920) * ''Gigolette'' (1921 ... as Kouproff * Georges Marceau * Jean Marconi as Le jeune officier * Georges Prieur as Le juge * Edouard Rousseau * Maurice Tillet as Un batelier Release References Bibliography * Parish, Robert. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil In The Bottle
''The Devil in the Bottle'' (French: ''Le diable en bouteille'') is a 1935 French-German drama film directed by Heinz Hilpert, Reinhart Steinbicker and Raoul Ploquin. It stars Käthe von Nagy, Pierre Blanchar and Gina Manès.Goble p.736 It was made by the German studio UFA as a French-language remake of its 1934 film '' Liebe, Tod und Teufel''. Both films are based on Robert Louis Stevenson's story ''The Bottle Imp''. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. Cast * Käthe von Nagy as Kolua * Pierre Blanchar as Keave * Gina Manès as Rubby * Paul Azaïs as Lopaka * Gabriel Gabrio as Mounier * Roger Karl as Le marchand * Marguerite de Morlaye as La comtesse * Suzy Pierson as Bertie - La femme de chambre * Georges Malkine as Vikhom * Roger Legris as Tirill * Daniel Mendaille as Jerry * Bill Bocket as Balmez * Léon Roger-Maxime as Hein * Philippe Richard as Macco * Gaston Dubosc as Le comte * Henri Richar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Atlantide (1932 Film)
''L'Atlantide'' is a 1932 German-French adventure and fantasy film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Brigitte Helm. It is based on the novel '' L'Atlantide'' by Pierre Benoît. Production The film is a remake of the 1921 film of the same name directed by Jacques Feyder. After Feyder refused to create a sound remake of ''L'Atlantide'', Pabst took to directing the film.Frey, 2005. p. 292 Both Pabst and Feyder's film adaptations were shot in the Sahara Desert , photo = Sahara real color.jpg , photo_caption = The Sahara taken by Apollo 17 astronauts, 1972 , map = , map_image = , location = , country = , country1 = , .... To compete with American films, the film was shot in three languages: English, French and German. Cast References Notes * External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atlantide 1932 films 1932 adventure films 1930s English-language films 1930s German-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful Sailor
''The Beautiful Sailor'' (french: La belle marinière) is a 1932 French drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine Renaud and Jean Gabin.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.177 It was made by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures at the company's Joinville Studios. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Sylvestre * Madeleine Renaud as Marinette * Jean Gabin as Le capitaine / The captain * Rosine Deréan as Mique * Charles Lorrain * Jean Wall as Valentin * Hubert Daix Hubert Daix (1889–1960) was a Belgian film actor.Goble p.355 Selected filmography * '' Prince Jean'' (1928) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1927) * ''The Maelstrom of Paris'' (1928) * '' The Ladies in ... as Braquet References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1932 films French drama films 1932 drama films 1930s French-language film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wooden Crosses
''Wooden Crosses'' (french: Les Croix de Bois) is a 1932 French war film by Raymond Bernard, based upon a novel by Roland Dorgelès. Plot Patriotic student Demachy enlists in the French army in 1914 at the start of World War I. He and his comrades soon experience the terrifying, endless trench war in Champagne, where more and more wooden crosses have to be erected for this cannon fodder. Cast (in credits order) * Pierre Blanchar as Adjudant Gilbert Demachy * Gabriel Gabrio as Sulphart * Charles Vanel as Caporal Breval * Raymond Aimos as Soldat Fouillard * Antonin Artaud Antoine Marie Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud (; 4 September 1896 – 4 March 1948), was a French writer, poet, dramatist, visual artist, essayist, actor and theatre director. He is widely recognized as a major figure of the E ... as Soldat Vieuble * Paul Azaïs as Soldat Broucke * René Bergeron as Soldat Hamel * Raymond Cordy as Soldat Vairon * Marcel Delaitre as Sergent Berthier * Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Fracasse (1929 Film)
''Captain Fracasse'' (French:''Le capitaine Fracasse'') is a 1929 French silent adventure film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and Henry Wulschleger and starring Pierre Blanchar, Lien Deyers and Charles Boyer. It is based on the 1863 novel of the same name by Théophile Gautier. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erik Aaes. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Baron de Sigognac / Le capitaine Fracasse * Lien Deyers as Isabelle * Charles Boyer as Duc de Vallombreuse * Daniel Mendaille as Agostin * Pola Illéry as Chiquita * Marie-Thérèse Vincent as Séraphine * Odette Josylla as Zerbine * Marguerite Moreno as Dame Léonarde * Armand Numès as Blazius * Paul Quevedo as Leander * Paul Velsa as Matamore * René Bergeron as Scapín * Léon Courtois as Herode * Georges Benoît * Clairette de Savoye * Alexandre Vargas Alexandre may refer to: * Alexandre (given name) * Alexandre (surname) * Alexandre (film) See also * Alexander * Xano (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |