Les Films Corona was a French

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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. 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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'' (1945) *'' A Lover's Return'' (1946) *'' The Orchid Man'' (1946) * '' The Adventure of Cabassou'' (1946) * '' Bethsabée'' (1947) * '' The Royalists'' (1947) * '' Crossroads of Passion'' (1948) * '' Woman Without a Past'' (1948) * ''

The Cupboard Was Bare ''The Cupboard Was Bare'' (French: ''L'armoire volante'') is a 1948 French comedy crime film directed by Carlo Rim and starring Fernandel, Pauline Carton and Annette Poivre.Rège p.179 It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's s ...

'' (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 f ...

'' (1949) * ''

Une si jolie petite plage ''Une si jolie petite plage'' (English titles: ''Such a Pretty Little Beach'' and ''Riptide'') is a French drama film shot in black-and-white, directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1949. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson an ...

'' (1949) * '' Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * '' At the Grand Balcony'' (1949) * ''

The Perfume of the Lady in Black ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' () is a 1974 ''giallo'' film directed by Francesco Barilli. The film has no relation to the The Perfume of the Lady in Black (novel), novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux. Plot Silvia Hacherman is a succ ...

'' (1949) * '' The Lovers Of Verona'' (1949) * '' Thus Finishes the Night'' (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 marche ...

'' (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.A Companion to Contemporary French Cinema p.533 It was shot a ...

'' (1950) * ''

Bed for Two; Rendezvous with Luck ''Bed for Two; Rendezvous with Luck'' (), is a French comedy film from 1950, directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert, written by André-Paul Antoine, and starring Henri Guisol. The film features Louis de Funès. It is based on Gilles Dupé's novel "Le l ...

'' (1950) * '' The Chocolate Girl'' (1950) * ''

Beauty and the Devil ''La Beauté du diable'' (literally "the beauty of the devil"; originally released in the UK and USA as ''Beauty and the Devil'') is a 1950 Franco-Italian fantasy film drama directed by René Clair. A tragicomedy set in the early 19th century, it ...

'' (1950) * '' The Glass Castle'' (1950) * '' La Marie du port'' (1950) * '' Without Leaving an Address'' (1951) * ''

Never Two Without Three ''Never Two Without Three'' (French: ''Jamais deux sans trois'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Roger Nicolas, Marthe Mercadier and Alice Tissot.Bessy & Chirat p.106 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1951) * '' Adhémar'' (1951) * '' Mr. Peek-a-Boo'' (1951) * '' Adventures of Captain Fabian'' (1951) * ''

Skipper Next to God ''Skipper Next to God'' (French: ''Maître après Dieu'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Pierre Brasseur, Loleh Bellon and Jean-Pierre Grenier. It is based on the 1945 play of the same name by Jan de Hartog.G ...

'' (1951) * '' The Turkey'' (1951) * '' Matrimonial Agency'' (1952) * ''

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

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

Les Compagnes de la nuit ''Les Compagnes de la nuit'' , 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 * Raymond Pellegrin : Jo Verdier ...

'' (1953) * '' The Virtuous Scoundrel'' (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 was ...

'' (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 starring Jean Gabin. Based on a novel by Alber ...

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

The Hotshot ''The Hotshot'' or ''The Show-Off'' (French: ''Le crâneur'') is a 1955 French crime film, crime drama film directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff and starring Marina Vlady, Raymond Pellegrin and Dora Doll. Bessy & Chirat p.288 It was shot at the Billanco ...

'' (1955) * '' Magic Village'' (1955) * ''

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'' (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 f ...

'' (1955) * ''

Je suis un sentimental ''Je suis un sentimental'' is a 1955 French crime film directed by John Berry. Plot Barney Morgan is a reporter who works for a French journal. His editor-in-chief Rupert finds his lover Alice murdered. His boss is the main suspect but Barney ...

'' (1955) * '' Gervaise'' (1956) * '' Plucking the Daisy'' (1956) * '' Man and Child'' (1956) * '' Not Delivered'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1962) * '' The Bamboo Stroke'' (1963) * '' Relax Darling'' (1964) * ''

La Grande Vadrouille ''La Grande Vadrouille'' (; ), originally released in the United Kingdom as ''Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!'', is a 1966 French-British comedy film directed by Gérard Oury about French civilians who, in 1942, help the crew of a Royal Ai ...

'' (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 be ...

'' (1967) * ''

The Day of the Owl ''The Day of the Owl'' ( ) 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 written at a time in which the exi ...

'' (1968) * ''

Death Laid an Egg ''Death Laid an Egg'' () 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 and Marco run a hi-tech aut ...

'' (1968) * '' The Great Silence'' (1968) * ''

'' (1968) * '' The Most Beautiful Month'' (1968) * ''

Manon 70 ''Manon 70'' is a 1968 Drama (film and television), 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-Laure ...

'' (1968) * '' The Battle of El Alamein'' (1969) * ''

Army of Shadows ''Army of Shadows'' (; ) is a 1969 Franco-Italian World War II suspense-drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, and starring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Simone Signoret. It is an adaptation of Joseph Kes ...

'' (1969) * '' The Conspirators'' (1969) * '' Tristana'' (1970) * '' Red Sun'' (1971) * ''

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' () is a 1971 ''giallo'' film co-written and directed by Lucio Fulci and produced by Edmondo Amati and Robert Dorfmann. It stars Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Monti, ...

'' (1971) * '' Long Live Robin Hood'' (1971) * ''

Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman ''Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman'' () 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 claims to possess the myth ...

'' (1971) * '' The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire'' (1971) * ''

Trafic ''Trafic'' (''Traffic'') is a 1971 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. Tati's use o ...

'' (1971) * ''

Un flic ''Un flic'' ('A Cop'), also known as ''Dirty Money'', is a 1972 crime thriller film, the last directed by Jean-Pierre Melville before his death the following year. It stars Alain Delon, Richard Crenna and Catherine Deneuve. Delon had previously ...

'' (1972) * '' Papillon'' (1973) * '' Challenge to White Fang'' (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 Cor ...

'' (1977) * ''

Womanlight ''Womanlight'' () is a 1979 film by Costa-Gavras based on the 1977 novel '' Clair de femme'' by Romain Gary.Razón y fe: Revista hispano-americana de cultura 1979 En la actualidad Costa— Gavras trabaja en el rodaje de su nuevo film, Claire de Fe ...

'' (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