Pierre Palau (13 August 1883 – 3 December 1966), often known simply as Palau, was a French actor. Palau was born Pierre Palau del Vitri in Paris and died at age 83 in

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, France.

Partial filmography

* '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''

Luck Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The Naturalism (philosophy), naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at a ...

'' (1931) * ''

Côte d'Azur The French Riviera, known in French as the (; , ; ), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is considered to be the coastal area of the Alpes-Maritimes department, extending fr ...

'' (1932) * '' Monsieur Albert'' (1932) * '' Knock'' (1933) * '' La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) * '' Zouzou'' (1934) * '' The Typist Gets Married'' (1934) * ''

The Midnight Prince ''The Midnight Prince'' (French: ''Prince de minuit'') is a 1934 French musical comedy film directed by René Guissart and starring Henri Garat, Edith Méra and Monique Rolland.The A to Z of French Cinema p.196 The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1934) * '' Hotel Free Exchange'' (1934) * '' If I Were Boss'' (1934) * ''

Fanfare of Love ''Fanfare of Love'' (French: ''Fanfare d'amour'') is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Fernand Gravey, Betty Stockfeld and Julien Carette.Ginsberg & Mensch p.403 The film's art direction was by Max Heilbronner. ...

'' (1935) * '' Tovaritch'' (1935) * '' Girls of Paris'' (1936) * '' The Heart Disposes'' (1936) * ''

The Green Jacket ''The Green Jacket'' (French: ''L'habit vert'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Elvire Popesco, Victor Boucher and Jules Berry. It is based on a play by Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Robert de Flers.Forman ...

'' (1937) * '' The Beauty of Montparnasse'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''

Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin ( – ) was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final ye ...

'' (1938) * ''

Crossroads Crossroads is a junction where four roads meet. Crossroads, crossroad, cross road(s) or similar may also refer to: Film and television Films * ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa * ''Cross Roads'' (film), a ...

'' (1938) * '' The Lafarge Case'' (1938) * '' Paid Holidays'' (1938) * ''

The Duraton Family ''The Duraton Family'' (French: ''La famille Duraton'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Christian Stengel and starring Noël-Noël, Jules Berry and Blanchette Brunoy. Crisp p.374 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Phantom Carriage ''The Phantom Carriage'' (, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel '' Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (''Körkarlen'') by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf. In the ...

'' (1939) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * ''

Eight Men in a Castle ''Eight Men in a Castle'' (French: ''Huit hommes dans un château'') is a 1942 French mystery film, mystery crime film, crime directed by Richard Pottier and starring René Dary, Jacqueline Gauthier and Aline Carola. Siclier p.110 It was shot at ...

'' (1942) * '' I Am with You'' (1943) * ''

La Main du diable ''La Main du diable'' ("The Devil's Hand"), also known as ''Carnival of Sinners'', is a 1943 French horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Fresnay as a struggling artist who acquires a supernatural talisman. Eventually, ho ...

'' (1943) * '' Picpus'' (1943) * ''

Florence Is Crazy ''Florence Is Crazy'' (French: ''Florence est folle'') is a 1944 French comedy film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Annie Ducaux, André Luguet and Pierre Palau. Rège p.901 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's ...

'' (1944) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''

Mademoiselle X ''Mademoiselle X'' is a 1945 French drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Madeleine Sologne, André Luguet and Ketti Gallian. It was partly shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1945) * ''

Boule de suif "Boule de Suif" (), translated variously as "Dumpling", "Butterball", "Ball of Fat", "Ball of Lard", or "Small Ball", is a short story by the late-19th-century French writer Guy de Maupassant, first published on 15/16 April 1880. It is arguabl ...

'' (1945) * '' Messieurs Ludovic'' (1946) * '' The Queen's Necklace'' (1946) * ''

Jericho Jericho ( ; , ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. Jericho is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It had a population of 20,907 in 2017. F ...

'' (1946) * '' The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic'' (1946) * '' The Sea Rose'' (1946) * '' Messieurs Ludovic'' (1946) * '' The Grand Hotel Affair'' (1946) *'' Rumours'' (1947) * '' The Royalists'' (1947) * '' The Eleven O'Clock Woman'' (1948) * '' The Dance of Death'' (1948) * '' The Farm of Seven Sins'' (1949) * ''

Dakota 308 ''Dakota 308'' is a 1951 French crime film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Suzy Carrier, Jean Pâqui and Louis Seigner.Rège p.910 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. Synopsis The plot concerns a Da ...

'' (1951) * ''

Gigolo A gigolo ( ) is a male escort, call boy or social companion who is supported by a person in a continuing relationship. The term ''gigolo'' usually implies a man who adopts a lifestyle consisting of a number of such relationships serially rat ...

'' (1951) * '' The Road to Damascus'' (1952) * '' On Trial'' (1954) * '' Nana'' (1955) * ''

Marguerite de la nuit ''Marguerite de la nuit'' (US title: ''Marguerite of the Night'') is a 1955 French language motion picture fantasy drama directed by Claude Autant-Lara, and written by Ghislaine Autant-Lara (screenplay & dialogue) and Gabriel Arout (adaptation), ...

'' (1955) * '' If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956) * '' King of Hearts'' (1966)

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