Les Films Corona was a French

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company based in

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. Active between the 1930s and the 1970s, it also took part in film production during its later years under the guidance of

Robert Dorfmann Robert Dorfmann (3 March 1912 – 11 August 1999) was a French film producer who worked from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is the father of French film producer Jacques Dorfmann. His notable films include Luis Buñuel's '' Tristana'' (1970), Jean- ...

. It enjoyed its greatest success in the postwar era. Many of its films such as 1968's ''

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'' were co-productions.Goble p.16

Selected filmography

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François Villon François Villon ( Modern French: , ; – after 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these ...

'' (1945) * ''

Bethsabée ''Bethsabée'' is a 1947 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Danielle Darrieux, Georges Marchal and Jean Murat. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Le Deserter''. It is based on a novel by Pierre Benoît, set in Fr ...

'' (1947) * ''

Crossroads of Passion ''Crossroads of Passion'' (French: ''Carrefour des passions'', Italian: ''Gli uomini sono nemici'') is a 1948 French-Italian drama film directed by Ettore Giannini and Henri Calef and starring Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour and Valentina Cortese ...

'' (1948) * ''

Woman Without a Past ''Woman Without a Past'' (german: Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Sybille Schmitz, Albrecht Schoenhals, and Maria von Tasnady Maria von Tasnady (16 November 1911 – 16 March ...

'' (1948) * '' Mademoiselle Has Fun'' (1948) *''

Manon ''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was fi ...

'' (1949) * '' Une si jolie petite plage'' (1949) * '' Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * ''

At the Grand Balcony ''At the Grand Balcony'' (French: ''Au grand balcon'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Pierre Fresnay, Georges Marchal and Félix Oudart.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.275 It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festiva ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Perfume of the Lady in Black ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' ( it, Il profumo della signora in nero) is a 1974 giallo-horror film directed by Francesco Barilli. The film had nothing to do with the similarly-titled novel by Gaston Leroux. Plot Silvia (Mimsy Farmer) is ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Lovers Of Verona ''The Lovers of Verona'' (french: Les amants de Vérone) is a 1949 French romantic drama film co-written and directed by André Cayatte, loosely based on the William Shakespeare play ''Romeo and Juliet''. The film was a joint project of screenwr ...

'' (1949) * ''

Thus Finishes the Night ''Thus Finishes the Night'' (French: ''Ainsi finit la nuit'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Anne Vernon, Claude Dauphin and Henri Guisol.Rège p.540 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film' ...

'' (1949) * '' Miquette'' (1950) * ''

A Man Walks in the City ''A Man Walks in the City'' (French: ''Un homme marche dans la ville'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero, and starring Jean-Pierre Kérien, Ginette Leclerc and Robert Dalban.Magnan, Henry (27 March 1950). "Un homme mar ...

'' (1950) * ''

We Will All Go to Paris ''We Will All Go to Paris'' (French: ''Nous irons à Paris'') is a 1950 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer. The film stars Ray Ventura, Philippe Lemaire and Françoise Arnoul Françoise Arnoul (born Françoise Annette Marie Mathilde ...

'' (1950) * '' Bed for Two; Rendezvous with Luck'' (1950) * '' The Chocolate Girl'' (1950) * '' Beauty and the Devil'' (1950) * ''

The Glass Castle ''The Glass Castle'' is a 2005 memoir by American author Jeannette Walls. Walls recounts her dysfunctional and nomadic yet vibrant upbringing, emphasizing her resilience and her father's attempts toward redemption. Despite her family's flaws, ...

'' (1950) * ''

La Marie du port ''La Marie du port'' (Marie of the Port) is a 1950 French romantic drama film directed by Marcel Carné. The screenplay was written by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes and Jacques Prévert, based on a novel by Georges Simenon. The music score is by Jose ...

'' (1950) * ''

Without Leaving an Address ''Without Leaving an Address'' (french: ...Sans laisser d'adresse) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois. At the 1st Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bear (Comedies) award. The film's sets were design ...

'' (1951) * ''

Mr. Peek-a-Boo ''Mr. Peek-a-Boo'' or ''Garou-Garou, le Passe-muraille'' (often shortened to just ''Le Passe-muraille'') is a 1951 French comedy film, directed by Jean Boyer. The film is based on the short story by Marcel Aymé about a "man who could walk thr ...

'' (1951) * ''

Adventures of Captain Fabian ''Adventures of Captain Fabian'' or ''Adventure in New Orleans'' is a 1951 American adventure film directed by William Marshall and starring Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead and Victor Francen. Plot George Brissac ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Turkey "The Turkey" is an early short story by the American author Flannery O'Connor. It is one of the six stories included in O'Connor's 1947 master's thesis ''The Geranium: A Collection of Short Stories'' and was published in ''Mademoiselle'' in 1948 ...

'' (1951) * ''

Matrimonial Agency A dating agency, also known as a marriage bureau, marriage agency, matrimonial bureau or matrimonial agency, is a business which provides matchmaking services to potential couples, with a view toward romance and/or marriage between them. Variat ...

'' (1952) * ''

Forbidden Games ''Forbidden Games'' (french: Jeux interdits) is a 1952 French war drama film directed by René Clément and based on François Boyer's novel ''Jeux Interdits''. While not initially successful in France, the film was a hit elsewhere. It won the ...

'' (1952) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1952) * ''

Les Compagnes de la nuit ''Les Compagnes de la nuit'' en, Companions of the Night, is a French drama film from 1953, directed by Ralph Habib, written by Paul Andréota, starring Françoise Arnoul and Louis de Funès. Cast * Françoise Arnoul : Olga Viterbo * Raymo ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Virtuous Scoundrel ''The Virtuous Scoundrel'' (French: ''La Vie d'un honnête homme''), is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed and written by Sacha Guitry and starring Michel Simon, Marguerite Pierry and Laurence Badie.Crisp p.263 It was shot at Photosonor ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Air of Paris ''The Air of Paris'' (French: ''L'air de Paris'') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Marcel Carné and starring Jean Gabin, Arletty and Roland Lesaffre. Gabin won the Volpi Cup at the 1954 Venice International Film Festival. It ...

'' (1954) * '' Tempest in the Flesh'' (1954) *''

Touchez pas au grisbi ''Touchez pas au grisbi'' (, French for "Don't touch the loot"), released as ''Honour Among Thieves'' in the United Kingdom and ''Grisbi'' in the United States, is a 1954 French-Italian crime film based on a novel by Albert Simonin. It was direc ...

'' (1954) * '' The Lovers of Lisbon'' (1955) * '' Magic Village'' (1955) * ''

House on the Waterfront ''House on the Waterfront'' (French: ''Port du désir'') is a 1955 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Jean Gabin, Andrée Debar and Henri Vidal.Block p.49 It was made at the Billancourt Studios with some location ...

'' (1955) * '' Gervaise'' (1956) * '' Virginie'' (1962) * '' Relax Darling'' (1964) * ''

La Grande Vadrouille ''La Grande Vadrouille'' (; literally "The Great Stroll"; originally released in the United Kingdom as ''Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!'') is a 1966 French-British comedy film set in 1942 about French civilians who help the crew of a Royal ...

'' (1966) * ''

Col cuore in gola ''Col cuore in gola'' () is a 1967 ''giallo'' film directed by Tinto Brass. It is loosely based on the novel ''Il sepolcro di carta'' ( The Paper Tomb) written by Sergio Donati. The film used storyboards from cartoonist Guido Crepax. It has bee ...

'' (1967) * ''

The Day of the Owl ''The Day of the Owl'' ( it, Il giorno della civetta ) is a crime novel about the Sicilian Mafia by Leonardo Sciascia, finished in 1960 and published in 1961. As the author wrote in his preface of the 1972 Italian edition, the novel was writt ...

'' (1968) * ''

Death Laid an Egg ''Death Laid an Egg'' ( it, La morte ha fatto l'uovo) is a 1968 ''giallo'' film directed by Giulio Questi. Written by Questi and Franco Arcalli, the film stars Ewa Aulin, Gina Lollobrigida and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Plot Married couple Anna ...

'' (1968) * ''

The Great Silence ''The Great Silence'' ( it, Il grande silenzio) is a 1968 revisionist Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Corbucci. An Italian-French co-production, the film stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Vonetta McGee (in h ...

'' (1968) * ''

The Most Beautiful Month ''The Most Beautiful Month'' (French: ''Le mois le plus beau'') is a 1968 French comedy film, comedy drama film directed by Guy Blanc and starring Georges Géret, Michel Galabru and Muriel Baptiste.Monaco p.216 Cast * Georges Géret as Cyprien Bor ...

'' (1968) * ''

Manon 70 ''Manon 70'' is a 1968 drama film directed by Jean Aurel, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Elsa Martinelli, Sami Frey, Robert Webber, Paul Hubschmid and Jean-Claude Brialy. The screenplay by Aurel and Cécil Saint-Laurent is loosely based on the ...

'' (1968) * ''

Army of Shadows ''Army of Shadows'' (french: L'Armée des ombres; it, L'armata degli eroi) is a 1969 World War II suspense-drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, and starring Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse and Jean-Pierre Cassel ...

'' (1969) * ''

The Conspirators In the English language, a conspirator is a party to a conspiracy. In a criminal conspiracy, each alleged party is a "co-conspirator". Conspirator(s) may refer to: Books * ''The Conspirators'' (novel), 1843 French historical novel by Alexandre D ...

'' (1969) * '' Tristana'' (1970) * ''

Red Sun ''Red Sun'' (french: Soleil rouge, it, Sole rosso) is a 1971 Franco-Italian international co-production Spaghetti Western film directed by Terence Young and starring Charles Bronson, Toshirō Mifune, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress, and Capucine ...

'' (1971) * ''

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' ( it, Una lucertola con la pelle di donna) is a 1971 ''giallo'' film directed by Lucio Fulci and produced by Edmondo Amati and Robert Dorfmann. It stars Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Leo Genn, and ...

'' (1971) * ''

Long Live Robin Hood ''Long Live Robin Hood'' ( it, L'arciere di fuoco) is a 1971 swashbuckler film directed by Giorgio Ferroni. It is based on the Robin Hood legend. It also has been known under its translated Italian name ''Archer of Fire''. Cast *Giuliano Gemm ...

'' (1971) * ''

Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman ''Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman'' ( it, La spada normanna) is a 1971 Capa e spada film directed by Roberto Mauri. Plot After the death of King Henry I of England, Henry I in 12th-century England, the throne is taken by Stephen Cunningham who clai ...

'' (1971) * ''

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire ''L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco'' () is a 1971 '' giallo'' film. It is directed by Riccardo Freda, who was unhappy with the film and had his name replaced with the pseudonym "Willy Pareto". Cast * Luigi Pistilli as Detective John Norton * D ...

'' (1971) * ''

Trafic ''Trafic'' (''Traffic'') is a 1971 Italian-French comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. ''Trafic'' was the last film to feature Tati's famous character of Monsieur Hulot, and followed the vein of earlier Tati films that lampooned modern society. ...

'' (1971) * ''

Un flic ''Un flic'' ( en, A Cop; also known as ''Dirty Money'') is a 1972 French crime film, the last directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It stars Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve and Richard Crenna. Delon had previously worked with Melville on '' Le Samour ...

'' (1972) * '' Papillon'' (1973) * ''

Challenge to White Fang ''The Return of White Fang'' ( it, Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca) is a 1974 Northern film. A sequel to ''White Fang'', it was directed, as was its predecessor, by Lucio Fulci, as part of a trend of films inspired by ''Call of the Wild'' (1972), wh ...

'' (1974) * ''

The Blue Ferns ''The Blue Ferns'' (French: ''Les fougères bleues'') is a 1977 French drama film directed by Françoise Sagan and starring Françoise Fabian, Gilles Ségal and Jean-Marc Bory.Pallister p.96 It was one of the final films released by Les Films Coro ...

'' (1977) * '' Womanlight'' (1979)

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, C.G. ''The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960''. Indiana University Press, 1993 French film studios Film production companies of France Film distributors of France {{film-studio-stub