Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim was an Austrian-American director, screenwriter, actor, and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. His 1924 film Greed is considered one of the finest and most important films ever made. After clashes with Hollywood studio bosses over budget and workers' rights problems, Stroheim found it difficult to find work as a director and subsequently became a well-respected character actor, particularly in French cinema.
Denise Vernac, was a French film actress. She appeared in seventeen films, between 1939 and 1966.
Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon.
Maurice Dekobra was a French writer. His real name was Ernest-Maurice Tessier.
Friends and Lovers is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film released by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Victor Schertzinger, and starring Adolphe Menjou, Lili Damita, Laurence Olivier, Erich von Stroheim, and Hugh Herbert.
The Chocolate Girl is a 1950 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Giselle Pascal, Claude Dauphin and Henri Genès. It is based on a play by Paul Gavault. An earlier adaptation The Chocolate Girl was released in 1932.
Gisèle Pascal was a French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.
Ultimatum is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Robert Wiene and Robert Siodmak and starring Dita Parlo, Erich von Stroheim and Abel Jacquin. The film's plot is set in 1914 against the backdrop of the July Crisis between the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the beginning of the First World War. It focuses on the relationship between a Serbian officer and his Austrian-born wife and their involvement in espionage between the countries.
The Phantom Gondola is a 1936 French-Italian drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Marcelle Chantal, Henri Rollan and Paul Bernard. The film was a co-production between the two countries shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and based on a 1926 novel by Maurice Dekobra.
Personal Column is a 1939 French thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Maurice Chevalier, Pierre Renoir, Marie Déa and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Maurice Colasson and Georges Wakhévitch. Lured, an American re-make, directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Lucille Ball, was released in 1947.
Madonna of the Sleeping Cars is a 1928 French silent film directed by Marco de Gastyne and Maurice Gleize and starring Claude France, Olaf Fjord and Maurice Dekobra. It is an adaptation of Maurice Dekobra's 1925 novel of the same title, which was later turned into a 1955 sound film.
Dropped from Heaven is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Jacqueline Gauthier, Claude Dauphin and Giselle Pascal. A singer jokingly tells one of her bandmates that he is the father of her child, who is really not her daughter at all but belongs to a friend.
Henri Valbel (1885–1956) was a French film actor. Valbel was also noted for his work as voice actor.
Change of Heart is a 1928 French silent film directed by Marco de Gastyne and starring Philippe Hériat, Annette Benson and Olaf Fjord. It is based on the novel Mon coeur au ralenti by the French writer Maurice Dekobra.
The Dance of Death, is a 1948 French-Italian drama film directed by Marcel Cravenne and starring Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac and Palau. It is based on August Strindberg's The Dance of Death. It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome and the Icet Studios in Milan. The film's sets were designed by Georges Wakhévitch.
Alarm in Morocco is a 1953 French-Italian adventure film directed by Jean-Devaivre and starring Jean-Claude Pascal, Gianna Maria Canale and Erich von Stroheim. Partly shot on location in Morocco, it was made using the Gevacolor process.
The Other Side of Paradise is a 1953 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Erich von Stroheim, Jacques Sernas and Denise Vernac. Much of the film was shot on location in Provence. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.
That's Not the Way to Die is a 1946 French mystery crime film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Erich von Stroheim, Anne-Marie Blanc and Denise Vernac. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. It borrows its main plot device from the 1932 American film The Death Kiss. von Stroheim was not happy with the film, but felt it received good reviews and was popular with audiences.
Rail Pirates is a 1938 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Charles Vanel, Suzy Prim and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location in the Camargue. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. It is based on a novel of the same title by the Belgian writer Oscar Paul Gilbert, who also contributed to the screenplay.
The World Will Tremble is a 1939 French science fiction film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Claude Dauphin, Madeleine Sologne and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Léon Barsacq and Jean Perrier.
