Émile Drain

Born: 1890-02-01


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Royal Affairs in Versailles

as Napoléon Ier
Released: 1954-02-10

Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by...

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Panic

as Monsieur Breteuil dit le petit caporal
Released: 1947-01-15

Proud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire has always kept to himself. But after a woman...

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Gates of the Night

as (uncredited)
Released: 1946-12-03

In post-Liberation Paris, a man reunites with a friend and meets the woman of his dreams, only...

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Antoine & Antoinette

as Le père du marié
Released: 1947-09-27

1947, in France, Antoine and Antoinette, a young couple living in Paris, lead a monotonous...

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The Devil Who Limped

as Emperor Napoléon I
Released: 1948-07-11

The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles...

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If Paris Were Told to Us

as Victor Hugo
Released: 1956-01-27

Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its...

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Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées

as Napoléon Premier
Released: 1938-12-02

The history of one of France's most famous streets is retold, featuring multiple performances...

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Monelle

as Critic
Released: 1948-09-15

A beautiful young pianist falls for her mentor.

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The Pearls of the Crown

as L'empereur Napoléon Ier (1815)
Released: 1937-05-12

The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937 – three of them missing.

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Life Is Ours

as Un ouvrier
Released: 1936-04-07

A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing how the comrades help the...

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Justice Is Done

as Professor Dutoit
Released: 1950-09-20

Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly....

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The Revenge of Roger

as uncredited
Released: 1946-10-23

Roger Laroque is now a rich man. He returns to France under the name of William Farnell. There,...

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Marie of the Port

as Doctor
Released: 1950-02-27

Henri Chatelard is well into his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city, and...

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Cruise for the Unknown One

as A shareholder
Released: 1948-09-01

Kohlman, the attorney for the Fournil bank, diverts money from the institution. To hide his...

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Le diamant de cent sous

as Jeweler
Released: 1948-01-07

For fun and to dazzle his wife, the novelist Morgan steals a ring and gets rid of it in the...

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Street Without Joy

as President
Released: 1938-04-13

Jeanne supports supports his family on his modest salary. Her boss is arrested for fraud. Jeanne...

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The Scarlet Bazaar

as The Dominican Reverend
Released: 1947-04-23

Agnès Bonnardet leaves her parents to marry Claude Sironi, a painter who becomes famous but...

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Madame Sans-Gêne

as Napoleon
Released: 1925-01-02

A French washerwoman becomes a duchess and a friend of Napoleon.

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The Eagle

as Napoléon
Released: 1931-08-28

An adaptation of the play L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand, which portrays the life of Napoleon I.

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Casanova

as uncredited
Released: 1934-04-13

Talkie remake of a 1927 silent about the adventures of the notorious womaniser and venetian...

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Le bal des passants

as Doctor Baudouin
Released: 1944-04-01

Fabienne believes herself to be cheated on by her husband Claude and divorces her. He leaves for...

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Violettes impériales

as Napoléon III
Released: 1932-12-16

During a stay in Seville, Empress Eugénie was charmed by the song of Violetta, a flower girl of...

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Master Love

as uncredited
Released: 1946-07-24

Director of a music hall, the dubious Ribero, to save himself from bankruptcy, only hopes for...

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