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The Cavalier Of Croix-Mort
''The Cavalier of Croix-Mort'' (French: ''Le cavalier de Croix-Mort'') is a 1948 French historical crime drama film directed by Lucien Ganier-Raymond and starring Henri Nassiet, Madeleine Robinson and Yves Vincent. Rège p.424 The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Synopsis François d'Anthar returns home to find his wife Élisabeth in the arms of another man, Simon de Chabre. Enraged he wounds the man but Élisabeth's sister Lucile claims that he was there to see her. To maintain the pretence she becomes engaged to Simon. This provokes Élisabeth's jealousy and she arranges to have him kidnapped by hired thugs. The investigating police officer Eugène François Vidocq is able to solve the case and bring Simon and Lucile together again. Cast * Henri Nassiet as Vidocq * Madeleine Robinson as Élisabeth d'Anthar * Yves Vincent as Simon de Chabre * Frank Villard as François d'Anthar * Simone Valère as Lucile * Georges Paulais as Le préfet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Grenier
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (< Latin ''-us'', see Spanish/ Portuguese ''Carlos''). According to Julius Pokorny, the historical linguist and Indo-European studies, Indo-Europeanist, the root meaning of Charles is "old man", from Proto-Indo-European language, Indo-European *wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Valère
Simone Valère (2 August 1921 – 11 November 2010) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valere, Simone 1923 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Paris French film actresses 20th-century French actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s French-language Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar became a Roman Consul. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days. * First year of the ''Xingping'' era during the Han Dynasty in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Historical Films
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) * Justice French (other) Justice French may refer to: * C. G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Films
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1948 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 3 – The Supreme Court of the United States decide in ''United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'' holding that the practice of block booking and ownership of theater chains by film studios constituted anti-competitive and monopolistic trade practices. * Laurence Olivier's ''Hamlet (1948 film), Hamlet'' becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture. Awards Top ten money making stars Notable films released in 1948 List of American films of 1948, United States unless stated # *''3 Godfathers'', directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne A *''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''Act of Violence'', starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh *''Adventures of Don Juan'', starring Errol Flynn *''Albuquerque (film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Diéner
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Jean Luc Picard, fictional character from ''Star Trek Next Generation'' Places * Jean, Nevada, United States; a town * Jean, Oregon, United States Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) * Valjean (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Bary
Léon Bary (6 June 1880 – 7 January 1954) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1955. ''New York Times''. Retrieved 8 February 2015. He was born in Paris, France, and died in Paris, aged 73. Selected filmography References External links * 1880 births 1954 deaths Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery French male film actors French male silent film actors Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors {{france-film-actor-1880s-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot (31 December 1887 – 20 February 1970) was a French actor. For more than 50 years he performed for the cinema working with a number of great French directors. Biography Modot lived in Montmartre at the beginning of the 20th century where he met Picasso and Modigliani. In 1909 he started his career with Gaumont and for the following 20 years he covered all silent film genres. In 1917 he was the main actor in Abel Gance's '' Mater dolorosa''. He played in Germaine Dulac and Louis Delluc's avant-garde films ''La fête espagnole'' (1919) and ''Fièvre'' (1921). With Max Linder, Modot played in Abel Gance's ''Au secours!'' (1924). Towards the end of the 1920s he performed in German-French co-productions. He is still famous for his role of The Man in Luis Buñuel's '' L'Âge d'Or'' (1930). He had his first role in a sound film with René Clair's '' Sous les toits de Paris'' (1930). He and Jean Gabin are main characters in Julien Duvivier's ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Sergeol
Pierre Sergeol (November 22, 1902 – June 18, 1975) was a French film actor.https://www.unifrance.org/annuaires/personne/127325/pierre-sergeol He appeared in numerous films as a character actor in supporting roles. He often played professional figures such as lawyers, judges and police officers. Selected filmography * '' Dans une île perdue'' (1931) * '' He Is Charming'' (1932) * ''Côte d'Azur'' (1932) * '' Transit Camp'' (1932) * '' Dream Castle'' (1933) * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) * '' Song of Farewell'' (1934) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * '' The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * '' The Silent Battle'' (1937) * '' Mollenard'' (1938) * '' The Last Turning'' (1939) * '' Metropolitan'' (1939) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * '' Goodbye Darling'' (1946) * '' A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (1946) * '' Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) * '' Clockface Café'' (1947) * '' False Identity'' (1947) * ''Coincidences'' (1947) * '' The Cavalier of Croix-Mort'' (1948) * '' The Red Signal'' (1949) * ''Thirst of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean D'Yd
Jean Paul Félix Didier Perret, who used the stage name Jean d'Yd, was a French actor and comedian who was born in Paris on 17 May 1880. He died in Vernon, Eure, France on 14 May 1964. Selected filmography *1923: ''La Dame de Monsoreau (film), La Dame de Monsoreau'' (directed by René Le Somptier) – Chicot *1923: ''Le chant de l'amour triomphant'' (directed by Victor Tourjansky) – Le serviteur hindou *1923: ''La souriante Madame Beudet'' (directed by Germaine Dulac) – Monsieur Labas *1923: ''Gossette'' (directed by Germaine Dulac) – Maître Varadès *1924: ''The Thruster'' (directed by André Hugon) – L'avocat général *1924: ''La main qui a tué'' (directed by Maurice de Marsan and Maurice Gleize) – Inspecteur Bréchet *1926: ''Nitchevo (1926 film), Nitchevo'' (directed by Jacques de Baroncelli) – Commandant Le Gossec *1927: ''Napoléon (1927 film), Napoléon'' (directed by Abel Gance) – La Bussière *1928: ''La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc'' (directed by Carl Dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Valmy
André Valmy (8 October 1919 – 18 November 2015) was a French film actor. He was born André Antoine Marius Dugenet in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1940 and 2001. He is also known in France to be the dubbed voice of Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw and George Kennedy. Selected filmography * ''Après Mein Kampf mes crimes'' (1940) - Ernst * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) - (uncredited) * '' I Am with You'' (1943) - Le gérant de l'hôtel * ''L'aventure est au coin de la rue'' (1944) - Etienne * ''Le jugement dernier'' (1945) * '' Dawn Devils'' (1946) - Serge Duhamel * ''Nuit sans fin'' (1947) - Olivier * ''Le beau voyage'' (1947) * ''The Cavalier of Croix-Mort'' (1948) - Coco-Latour * ''Carrefour du crime'' (1948) - Jacques Marchand * ''Une si jolie petite plage'' (1949) - Georges * ''Manon'' (1949) - Lieutenant Besnard / Bandit Chief * ''Marlene'' (1949) - Laurin * '' Mission in Tangier'' (1949) - Beaudoit * ''Les eaux trouble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |