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The Oldest Profession
''The Oldest Profession'' () is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages. Plot *''The Prehistoric Era'' – The cavewoman Brit is unable to attract a visiting trader until the wall painter Rak has the idea of making up her face. *''Roman Nights'' – In ancient Rome, the Emperor Flavius makes an excuse to leave the Empress Domitilla and go with the poet Menippus to a brothel. There he meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who turns out to be his wife, the Empress. *''Mademoiselle Mimi'' – During the French Revolution, Philibert asks to visit Mimi and from her window watches an old aristocrat being guillotined, saying it was his childless uncle. Promising to pay her as soon as the lawyers have settled the estate, he disappears. *''The Gay Nineties'' – In Paris in the 1890s, Nini goes to bed with a lonely old man and, looking through his wallet once h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Autant-Lara
Claude Autant-Lara (; 5 August 1901 – 5 February 2000) was a French film director, screenwriter, set designer and costume designer who worked in films for over 50 years. He made films characterised by bourgeois Realism (arts), realism, anti-clericalism and sexual frankness, often from literary sources. His career was frequently marked by controversy. Even though he was considered left-wing during most of his life, in his late 80s he was elected to the European Parliament as a member for the far-right National Rally, National Front: he stepped down two months later after making antisemitism, antisemitic statements. Early life Claude Autant-Lara was born on 5 August 1901 at Luzarches in Val-d'Oise. Édouard Autant, his father, was an architect, and his mother, Louise Lara, was an actress from the Comédie-Française. They were founders of the cultural group "Art et Action", which gave their son an early introduction to the theatre.Joël Magny"Autant-Lara, Claude (1901–2000)" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michèle Mercier
Michèle Mercier (born 1 January 1939 as Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier) is a French actress. at the In the course of her career she has worked with leading directors like , , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegfried Schürenberg
Siegfried Schürenberg (12 January 1900 – 31 August 1993) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1933 and 1974. He was born in Detmold, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany in 1993, at age 93. Although he never played leading roles, he was a well-known supporting actor who played the role of Sir John in numerous Edgar Wallace films during the 1960s. He was also a busy dubbing actor, for example as the German voice for Clark Gable in most of his films, including Rhett Butler in ''Gone with the Wind''. Selected filmography * '' The Marathon Runner'' (1933) * '' A Man Wants to Get to Germany'' (1934) - Conner, British friend * '' Master of the World'' (1934) - Werner Baumann * '' Asew'' (1935) - Sawinkoff * '' The Cossack and the Nightingale'' (1935) - Herr von Tremoliere * '' Forget Me Not'' (1935) - Hellmut von Ahrens - Erster Offizier * ''The Higher Command'' (1935) - Lord Beckhurst * '' The Traitor'' (1936) - Neumann * '' Men Without a Fatherlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilly Lauenstein
Tilly Lauenstein (1916–2002) was a German film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ... and television actress. She appeared as Gerda Hofer in the b/w TV series "Alle Meine Tiere" as wife of veterinary surgeon Dr. Karl Hofer (Gustav Knuth). Partial filmography * ''Herbstmanöver'' (1936) - Magd * ''Das große Abenteuer'' (1938) * '' Chemistry and Love'' (1948) - Martina Höller * ''Das Mädchen Christine'' (1949) - Courasche * '' Anonymous Letters'' (1949) - Anita Grauberg * '' The Stronger Woman'' (1953) - Dr. Hanna Claassen * '' Stresemann'' (1957) * '' Escape from Sahara'' (1958) * ''Madeleine Tel. 13 62 11'' (1958) - Thekla - Aging Call Girl * '' For Love and Others'' (1959) - Maria von Stammer * '' Menschen im Hotel'' (1959) - Madame Grusinskaja (voice, uncredit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Held
Martin Held (1908–1992) was a German television and film actor. Partial filmography * '' Dark Eyes'' (1951) - Alexander Grabner * ''Homesick for You'' (1952) - Direktor Petermann * '' Canaris Master Spy'' (1954) - Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich * ''Alibi'' (1955) - Dr. Kurt Overbeck * ''Before Sundown'' (1956) - Erich Klamroth * '' The Captain from Köpenick'' (1956) - Dr. Obermüller * ' (1956) - Falkenstein * '' Spy for Germany'' (1956) - Erich Gimpel * ' (1957) - Herbert Burkhardt * '' The Fox of Paris'' (1957) - Gen. Quade * '' Nasser Asphalt'' (''Wet Asphalt'') (1958) - Cesar Boyd * '' My Daughter Patricia'' (1959) - Heinz Roland, Apotheker * ''Roses for the Prosecutor'' (1959) - Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Wilhelm Schramm * ''Boomerang'' (1960) - Hauptkommissar Stern * '' The Last Witness'' (1960) - Direktor Werner Rameil * '' The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'' (1961) - Frédéric René Saint-Claude * '' The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'' (1961) - Charles * '' The Dream of Lieschen Mueller' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raquel Welch
Jo Raquel Welch (; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress. Welch first gained attention for her role in ''Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made ''One Million Years B.C.'' (1966). Although Welch had only three lines of dialogue in the film, images of her in the doe-skin bikini became bestselling posters that turned her into an international sex symbol. She later starred in '' Bedazzled'' (1967), '' Bandolero!'' (1968), ''100 Rifles'' (1969), '' Myra Breckinridge'' (1970), ''Hannie Caulder'' (1971), '' Kansas City Bomber'' (1972), ''The Last of Sheila'' (1973), ''The Three Musketeers'' (1973), '' The Wild Party'' (1975), and '' Mother, Jugs & Speed'' (1976). She made several television variety specials. Through her portrayal of strong female characters, helping her break the mold of the traditional sex symbol, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Monod (actor)
Jacques Monod (21 August 1918 – 25 December 1985) was a French actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1947 to 1985. Filmography References External links * 1918 births 1985 deaths French male film actors French expatriates in Morocco {{France-film-actor-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Richard (actor)
Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's ''Maigret'' in the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities. Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. In the 1970s–1980s, he owned and managed three major circuses, two theme parks near Paris, La Mer de Sable and La Vallée des Peaux-Rouges, and a private zoo in his property of Ermenonville, Oise. He died on 12 December 2001 in Senlis, aged 80. Filmography *1947: '' Six heures à perdre'' (directed by Alex Joffé Jean Lévitte) – Le sergent de ville *1949: '' Mission à Tanger'' (directed by André Hunebelle) – Le président *1949: ''I Like Only You'' – Un passager de l'avion *1950: '' King Pandora'' (directed by André Berthomieu) – Quichenette *1950: '' Adémaï au poteau-frontière'' (directed by Paul Colline) *1951: '' The King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Early life Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942. He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National Militaire. When he was 21 years old, he went to Paris to work as an actor. Career In 1956, Brialy acted in his first role in the short film ''Le coup du berger'' ('' Fool's Mate'') by Jacques Rivette. By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific actors in the French '' nouvelle vague'' and a star. He appeared in films of ''nouvelle vague'' directors such as Claude Chabrol ('' Le Beau Serge'', 1958; '' Les Cousins'', 1959), Louis Malle ('' Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'', 1958; '' Les Amants'', 1958), François Truffaut ('' Les 400 Coups'', 1959), Jean-Luc Godard, ('' Une femme est une femme'', 1961), Éric Rohmer ('' Claire's Knee'', 1970), as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. Moreau began playing small roles in films in 1949, later achieving prominence with a starring role in Louis Malle's ''Elevator to the Gallows'' (1958). She was most prolific during the 1960s, winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for ''Seven Days... Seven Nights'' (1960) and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for ''Viva Maria!'' (1965), with additional prominent roles in ''La Notte'' (1961), ''Jules et Jim'' (1962), and ''Diary of a Chambermaid (1964 film), Le journal d'une femme de chambre'' (1964). Moreau worked as a director on several films beginning with 1976's ''Lumière (film), Lumière''. She continued to act into the 2010s, winning the César Award for Best Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giancarlo Cobelli
Giancarlo Cobelli (12 December 1929 – 16 March 2012) was an Italian actor and stage director. He was considered one of the most important directors of Italian theatre. Life and career Born in Milan, Cobelli studied acting at Giorgio Strehler's Piccolo Teatro, then obtained some success as actor and mime, on stage and on television. Cobelli later was primarily active as theater director, especially devoting himself to operas alongside names such as Riccardo Muti, Roberto Abbado and Riccardo Chailly. He won several UBU Awards as best director. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cobelli, Giancarlo Italian male film actors 1929 births 2012 deaths Italian male stage actors Italian theatre directors Italian opera directors Male actors from Milan Italian mimes Theatre people from Milan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastone Moschin
Gastone Moschin (; 8 June 1929 – 4 September 2017) was an Italian stage, television and film actor. Career Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto (Veneto), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began his career in the 1950s as a theatre actor, first with the Teatro Nazionale di Genova, Teatro Stabile in Genoa and then with the Piccolo Teatro di Milano in Milan. In the same period Moschin also began to appear in feature films and on television.Enrico Lancia. "Moschin, Gastone". ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli Attori''. Gremese, 2003. . In his film career Moschin alternated character roles and, more rarely, leading roles, such as in ''Seven Times Seven'' and ''Caliber 9''. His most famous role is that of Rambaldo Melandri in the ''Amici miei'' film series (1975–1985). He won two Nastro d'Argento Awards for Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor, in 1967 for Pietro Germi's ''The Birds, the Bees and the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
