André Hunebelle was a French maître verrier and film director.
Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.
Rocambole is a fictional adventurer created by Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, a 19th-century French writer. The word rocambolesque has become common in French and other languages to label any kind of fantastic adventure.
Denys de La Patellière was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series.
Cruise for the Unknown One is a French film from 1948, directed by Pierre Montazel, written by Pierre Montazel, and starring Claude Dauphin. Louis de Funès had an uncredited role. The film was based on the novel of G. Vidal L'aventure est à bord.
My Wife Is Formidable is a 1951 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Simone Valère. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.
Life Together is a 1958 French comedy film directed by Clément Duhour. It features an ensemble star cast including Fernandel, Pierre Brasseur Lilli Palmer, Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Edwige Feuillère, Gérard Philipe and Sophie Desmarets. The screenplay was written by Sacha Guitry, his final work before his death the same year.
Roland Armontel was a French actor.
Rasputin is a 1938 French historical film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal and Pierre Richard-Willm. It depicts the rise and fall of the Russian mystic Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, the advisor to the Romanov royal family. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.
Dialogue with the Carmelites is a 1960 French-Italian historical drama film written and directed by Raymond Léopold Bruckberger and Philippe Agostini and starring Jeanne Moreau, Alida Valli, Madeleine Renaud, Pascale Audret, Pierre Brasseur and Jean-Louis Barrault. It is based upon the play by Georges Bernanos, which in turn was adapted from the novel by Gertrud von Le Fort. It's the story of the Martyrs of Compiègne, Carmelite nuns who were guillotined in Paris in 1794 in the waning days of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution, after refusing to renounce their vocation.
Jericho is a 1946 French war film directed by Henri Calef based on Operation Jericho. During the Second World War the Royal Air Force and the French Resistance take part in a joint operation known as "Jericho" to free fifty civilians being held as hostages by the occupying German Army in Amiens.
The Captain is a 1946 French historical adventure film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Pierre Renoir, Claude Génia, and Jean Pâqui. It was based on a novel by Michel Zévaco. The film's sets were designed by René Renoux. It is a swashbuckler set in the reign of Louis XIII.
Sophie Desmarets (1922–2012) was a French film actress.
The Bureaucrats is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Noël-Noël, Philippe Clay and Jean Richard. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Roger Briaucourt. It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title, with both based on a novel by Georges Courteline.
The Fenouillard Family is a 1960 French historical comedy film directed by Yves Robert and starring Sophie Desmarets, Jean Richard and Annie Sinigalia. It is based on a pioneering nineteenth century text comic, La Famille Fenouillard, by Georges Colomb.
My Husband Is Marvelous is a 1952 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Elina Labourdette. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. While a follow-up to the 1951 film My Wife Is Formidable which had the same director and cast, it is not a sequel.
Two Timid Souls is a 1943 French historical comedy film directed by Yves Allégret, Marcel Achard and Marc Allégret and starring Pierre Brasseur, Jacqueline Laurent and Claude Dauphin. It was based on the 1860 play by Eugène Labiche which had previously been turned into a 1928 silent film version by René Clair. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand.
The Revenge of Baccarat is a 1948 French-Italian historical thriller film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Pierre Brasseur, Sophie Desmarets and Lucien Nat. It portrays the adventures of the popular character Rocambole. It was a sequel to the film Rocambole (1948). It was the director's final film of a lengthy career.
Lucien Nat was a French film, stage and television actor. He was married to the actress Marie Déa.
Rocambole is a French drama created by Jean-Pierre Decourt based on the novel of the same name by Ponson du Terrail.
