Marcel Magniez (born 1888) was a French
art director who designed the
sets for around forty film productions from the late 1920s to the early 1950s.
[Soister p.281]
Selected filmography
* ''
Parisian Pleasures'' (1927)
* ''
My Aunts and I
''My Aunts and I'' (French: ''Mes tantes et moi'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Yvan Noé and starring René Lefèvre, Marguerite Moreno and Jacqueline Francell.Rège p.381 Three Aunts keep a close watch on their nephew's romantic de ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Chess Player
''The Chess Player'' (french: Le Joueur d'échecs) is a 1927 French silent film directed by Raymond Bernard and based on a novel by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. It is a historical drama set in the late 18th century during the Russian domination of Poli ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Three from St Cyr
''Three from St Cyr'' (French: ''Trois de St Cyr'') is a 1939 French adventure film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Roland Toutain, Jean Mercanton and Jean Chevrier. It was part of a group of big budget war and spy stories made at the tim ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Monsieur Hector
''Monsieur Hector'' is a 1940 French musical comedy film based upon the play by Pierre de Marivaux, directed by Maurice Cammage and starring Fernandel, Denise Grey and Georges Grey.Quinlan p.178 It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Radio Surprises
''Radio Surprises'' (French: ''Les surprises de la radio'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Marcel Aboulker and starring Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard and Grégoire Aslan. It is a revue show.Quinlan p.135 It was shot at the Epinay ...
'' (1940)
* ''Bach en correctionnelle'' (1940)
* ''
The Black Diamond'' (1941)
* ''
Fantastic Night
''La Nuit fantastique'' (''The Fantastic Night'') is a 1942 French fantasy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It is regarded as one of the most successful films made in France during the German occupation.
Plot
Denis, a poor student in philosophy ...
'' (1942)
* ''
The Wolf of the Malveneurs
''The Wolf of the Malveneurs'' (French: ''Le loup des Malveneur'') is a 1943 French mystery horror film directed by Guillaume Radot and starring Madeleine Sologne, Pierre Renoir and Gabrielle Dorziat. It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in ...
'' (1943)
* ''
The Misfortunes of Sophie
''The Misfortunes of Sophie'' (French: ''Les Malheurs de Sophie'') is a 1946 French comedy drama film directed by Jacqueline Audry and starring Madeleine Rousset, Marguerite Moreno and Michel Auclair.Palmer & Michael p.69 The film is based on th ...
'' (1946)
* ''
The Faceless Enemy
''The Faceless Enemy'' (French: ''L'ennemi sans visage'') is a 1946 French crime film directed by Robert-Paul Dagan and Maurice Cammage and starring Louise Carletti, Frank Villard and Jean Tissier. It was based on the novel of the same title by ...
'' (1946)
* ''
The Scarlet Bazaar
''The Scarlet Bazaar'' (French: ''La kermesse rouge'') is a 1947 French historical film, historical drama film directed by Paul Mesnier and starring Albert Préjean, Andrée Servilanges and Jean Tissier.Burnett p.62
It was shot at the Buttes-Chaum ...
'' (1947)
* ''
The Wolf'' (1949)
* ''Fusillé à l'aube'' (1950)
* ''
Cartouche, King of Paris
''Cartouche, King of Paris'' or just ''Cartouche'' (French: ''Cartouche, roi de Paris'') is a 1950 French historical adventure film directed by Guillaume Radot and starring Roger Pigaut, Renée Devillers and Claire Duhamel.Klossner p.64 The f ...
'' (1950)
* ''
The Fighting Drummer
''The Fighting Drummer'' (french: Tambour battant) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Georges Combret.Rège p.245 The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez.
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Alfred Adam as Favrol
* Rolan ...
'' (1952)
* ''
The Drunkard
''The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved'' is an American temperance play first performed on February 12, 1844. '' (1953)
References
Bibliography
* Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958''. Indiana University Press, 2015.
* Soister, John T. ''Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography''. McFarland, 2002.
External links
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1888 births
Year of death unknown
French art directors
Film people from Rouen
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