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Pierre Nord
Pierre Nord, real name André Léon Brouillard (15 April 1900 – 10 December 1985), was a French writer, spy, and resistance member. Early life Brouillard was born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord. He participated in the First World War as a resistance fighter and in 1916 was arrested by the Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne, condemned to death, and later pardoned. He was educated at Saint-Cyr (1920-1922), Ecole de Guerre (Superior War School) (1932-1934), and Ecole libre des sciences politiques (Free School of Political Science). As an armoured troops' officer, he took part in the campaign against Rif rebels in Morocco and there earned the distinction of knight of the Légion d'honneur. In 1939, Brouillard was appointed chief of intelligence of the 9th and 10th Armies. During the German invasion of 1940, he was again captured, escaped and became commander of one of the most active units of the French resistance. He ended the Second World War as a colonel and was awarded nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Le Cateau-Cambrésis (, before 1977: ''Le Cateau'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. The term Cambrésis indicates that it lies in the county of that name which fell to the Archdiocese of Cambrai, Prince-Bishop of Cambrai. Le Cateau station has rail connections to Paris, Maubeuge and Saint-Quentin, Aisne, Saint-Quentin. History *The Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559), Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, ending the Italian Wars, was agreed there on 2–3 April 1559. * Until 1678, the city belonged to the Spanish Netherlands (now called Belgium). France conquered the city officially by the treaty of Nijmegen signed in 1678. *On 28 March 1794, allied forces under the prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Coburg, defeated French forces at Le Cateau. *Le Cateau formed the right wing of the front of II Corps of the British Expeditionary Force at the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August 1914, during its withdrawal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy Fiction
Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intelligence agencies. It was given new impetus by the development of communism and fascism in the lead-up to World War II, continued to develop during the Cold War, and received a fresh impetus from the emergence of rogue states, international criminal organizations, global terrorist networks, maritime piracy and technological sabotage and espionage as potent threats to Western societies. As a genre, spy fiction is thematically related to the novel of adventure (''The Prisoner of Zenda'', 1894, ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', 1905), the thriller (such as the works of Edgar Wallace) and the politico-military thriller (''The Schirmer Inheritance'', 1953, ''The Quiet American'', 1955). History Commentator William Bendler noted that "Chapter 2 of the He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resistance (1945 Film)
''Resistance'' is a 1945 French drama film directed by André Berthomieu based on a novel by Pierre Nord. It was known in France as ''Peloton d'exécution''. It was one of the most popular films of the year in France with admissions of 3,072,622. at Box Office Story References External links ''Resistance'' at IMDb
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Robert Bibal
Robert Bibal (1900–1973) was a French film director and screenwriter.Goble p.694 Selected filmography * '' The Mad Night'' (1932) * '' A Gentleman of the Ring'' (1932) * ''Double Crime in the Maginot Line'' (1937) * '' The Fugitive'' (1947) * '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1949) * ''The Adventurers of the Air'' (1950) * '' Wedding Night'' (1950) * '' The Darling of His Concierge'' (1951) * '' Little Jacques'' (1953) * ''Dangerous Turning ''Dangerous Turning'' (French: ''Le tournant dangereux'') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Robert Bibal and starring Viviane Romance, Philippe Lemaire and Armand Mestral.Chiti & Poppi p.70 Cast * Viviane Romance as Lucienne C ...'' (1954) * '' Every Minute Counts'' (1960) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1900 births 1973 deaths 20th-century French screenwriters Film directors from Paris {{France-film-director- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Jayet
René Jayet (20 May 1906 – 31 October 1953) was a French film director and producer. He made his debut in 1928 in film, 1928 with ', starring Camille Bardou among others. Followed ''Des quintuplés au pensionnat'', ''Moumou (film), Moumou'', ''Les Aventuriers de l'air'', ''Une nuit de noces'' and ''Le Cabaret du grand large''. Filmography Director * ''Une femme a passé'' (1928) * ''Casaque damier... toque blanche'' (1928) * ''Couturier de mon cœur'' (1935) * ''Le Champion de ces dames'' (1935) * ''Passeurs d'hommes'' (1937) * ''Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur'' (1939) * ''Retour au bonheur'' (1940) *''Ici l'on pêche'' (1941) * ''Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur'' (1943) * ''Le Cabaret du grand large'' (1946) * ''Le Testament'' (1946, short) * ''Cinq à sept'' (1946, short) * ''Mandrin (1947 film), Mandrin'' (1947) * ''L'Homme de la nuit'' (1947) * ''Bichon (film), Bichon'' (1948) * ''Le dernier quart d'heure'' (1949, short) * ''My Aunt from Honfleur (1949 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Gandéra
Félix Gandéra (1885–1957) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Rège p.423 He appeared in silent films from 1911 onwards, but most focused on the stage. A number of his plays were adapted for the screen, and he returned to cinema as a screenwriter and film director from the early 1930s. Selected filmography * ''Quick (1932 film), Quick'' (1932) * ''Nicole and Her Virtue'' (1932) * ''The Mad Night'' (1932) * ''One Night's Secret'' (1934) * ''The Mysteries of Paris (1935 film), The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935) * ''Double Crime in the Maginot Line'' (1937) * ''Tamara (1938 film), Tamara'' (1938) * ''Arlette and Love'' (1943) * ''L'Amour, Madame'' (1952) References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. * Roust, Colin. ''Georges Auric: A Life in Music and Politics''. Oxford University Press, 2020. External links * 1885 births 1957 deaths French film directors French screenwriters French ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monaco
Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a Sovereign state, sovereign city-state and European microstates, microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a Enclave and exclave, semi-enclave bordered by France to the north, east and west. The principality is home to nearly 39,000 residents as of the 2020s, of whom about 9,883 are Monégasque people, Monégasque nationals. It is recognised as one of the wealthiest and most expensive places in the world. The official language of Monaco is French language, French. Monégasque dialect, Monégasque, English language, English and Italian language, Italian are also spoken and understood by many residents. With an area of , Monaco is the List of countries and dependencies by area, second-smallest sovereign state in the world, after Vatican City. Its population of 38,423 in 2024 makes it the List of countries by popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free French Forces
__NOTOC__ The French Liberation Army ( ; AFL) was the reunified French Army that arose from the merging of the Armée d'Afrique with the prior Free French Forces (; FFL) during World War II. The military force of Free France, it participated in the Italian and Tunisian campaigns before joining in the Liberation of France with other Western Allies of World War II. It went on to join the Western Allied invasion of Germany. History The French Liberation Army was created in January 1943 when the Army of Africa () led by General Giraud was combined with the Free French Forces of General de Gaulle. The AFL participated in the campaigns of Tunisia and Italy; during the Italian campaign the AFL was known as the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy ( ''en Italie or CEFI)'' making a quarter of the troops deployed. The AFL was key in the liberation of Corsica, the first French metropolitan department to be liberated. The troops that landed 2 months after D-Day were the 2nd A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Bogarde
Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as ''Doctor in the House (film), Doctor in the House'' (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in Art film, art house films, evolving from "heartthrob to icon of edginess". In a second career, Bogarde wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in ''The Daily Telegraph''. He saw active military duty during World War II, and over the course of five years reached the rank of major and was awarded seven medals. His poetry has been published in war anthologies, and a grey ink brush drawing, "Tents in Orchard. 1944", is in the collection of the British Museum. Having come to prominence in films including ''The Blue Lamp'' in the early 1950s, Bogarde starred in the successful ''Doctor (film series), Doctor'' film s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Fonda
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway theatre, Broadway and in Hollywood. On screen and stage, he often portrayed characters who embodied an everyman image. Born and raised in Nebraska, Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor and made his Hollywood film debut in 1935. He rose to film stardom with performances in films like ''Jezebel (1938 film), Jezebel'' (1938), ''Jesse James (1939 film), Jesse James'' (1939) and ''Young Mr. Lincoln'' (1939). He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Tom Joad in ''The Grapes of Wrath (film), The Grapes of Wrath'' (1940). In 1941, Fonda starred opposite Barbara Stanwyck in the screwball comedy classic ''The Lady Eve''. After his service in World War II, he starred in two highly regarded Westerns: ''The Ox-Bow Incident'' (1943) and ''My Darling Clementine'' (1946), the latter directed by John Ford. He also starred in Ford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yul Brynner
Yuliy Borisovich Briner (; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner (), was a Russian-born actor. He was known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical ''The King and I'' (1951), for which he won two Tony Awards, and later an Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1956 The King and I (1956 film), film adaptation. He played the role 4,625 times on stage, and became known for his shaved head, which he maintained as a personal trademark long after adopting it for ''The King and I''. Considered one of the first Russian-American film stars, he was honored with a ceremony to put his handprints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood in 1956. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. In 1956, Brynner received the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of Rameses II in the Cecil B. DeMille epic ''The Ten Commandments (1956 film), The Ten Commandments'' and Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Flight From Moscow
''Night Flight from Moscow'' (), also known as ''The Serpent'', is a 1973 Cold War spy thriller film produced, co-written and directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret and Michel Bouquet. The score was composed by Ennio Morricone. Plot Aleksey Teodorovic Vlassov, a high-ranking KGB official who defects while he is in France, possesses highly classified information as part of a deal with Western intelligence for his arrival in the United States. The debriefing is held at Langley by DCI Allan Davies and MI6 representative Philip Boyle. Vlassov hands a list that he has of enemy agents in Western Europe, including a deep penetration into NATO. Davies wants to begin operations to arrest the agents, but those on the list suddenly begin to die off. The CIA also has suspicions over the authenticity of Vlassov's claims. The CIA discovers that a defection photo of Vlassov had been taken in the Soviet Union, not in Turkey, because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
