Émile Drain
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Napoléon IerWitty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by...
Movie pagePanic
as Monsieur Breteuil dit le petit caporalProud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire has always kept to himself. But after a woman...
Movie pageGates of the Night
as (uncredited)In post-Liberation Paris, a man reunites with a friend and meets the woman of his dreams, only...
Movie pageAntoine & Antoinette
as Le père du marié1947, in France, Antoine and Antoinette, a young couple living in Paris, lead a monotonous...
Movie pageThe Devil Who Limped
as Emperor Napoléon IThe film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles...
Movie pageIf Paris Were Told to Us
as Victor HugoHistorical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its...
Movie pageLet’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées
as Napoléon PremierThe history of one of France's most famous streets is retold, featuring multiple performances...
Movie pageThe Pearls of the Crown
as L'empereur Napoléon Ier (1815)The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937 – three of them missing.
Movie pageLife Is Ours
as Un ouvrierA propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing how the comrades help the...
Movie pageJustice Is Done
as Professor DutoitElsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly....
Movie pageThe Revenge of Roger
as uncreditedRoger Laroque is now a rich man. He returns to France under the name of William Farnell. There,...
Movie pageMarie of the Port
as DoctorHenri Chatelard is well into his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city, and...
Movie pageCruise for the Unknown One
as A shareholderKohlman, the attorney for the Fournil bank, diverts money from the institution. To hide his...
Movie pageLe diamant de cent sous
as JewelerFor fun and to dazzle his wife, the novelist Morgan steals a ring and gets rid of it in the...
Movie pageStreet Without Joy
as PresidentJeanne supports supports his family on his modest salary. Her boss is arrested for fraud. Jeanne...
Movie pageThe Scarlet Bazaar
as The Dominican ReverendAgnès Bonnardet leaves her parents to marry Claude Sironi, a painter who becomes famous but...
Movie pageMadame Sans-Gêne
as NapoleonA French washerwoman becomes a duchess and a friend of Napoleon.
Movie pageThe Eagle
as NapoléonAn adaptation of the play L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand, which portrays the life of Napoleon I.
Movie pageCasanova
as uncreditedTalkie remake of a 1927 silent about the adventures of the notorious womaniser and venetian...
Movie pageLe bal des passants
as Doctor BaudouinFabienne believes herself to be cheated on by her husband Claude and divorces her. He leaves for...
Movie pageViolettes impériales
as Napoléon IIIDuring a stay in Seville, Empress Eugénie was charmed by the song of Violetta, a flower girl of...
Movie pageMaster Love
as uncreditedDirector of a music hall, the dubious Ribero, to save himself from bankruptcy, only hopes for...
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