Albert Dieudonné
Albert Dieudonné was a French actor,screenwriter, film director and novelist. Dieudonné was born in Paris, France, and made his acting debut in silent film in 1908 for The Assassination of the Duke of Guise, with musical score by Camille Saint-Saëns. In 1924, he directed the film drama Catherine, in which he also appeared as a major character. Jean Renoir acted as his assistant director on the film. Between 1915 and 1916, Dieudonné acted in five films for director Abel Gance, including the 1915 film La Folie du Docteur Tube and the 1916 film Le périscope. In 1927 he was hired back to star in the title role in Gance's epic film, Napoléon. In 1929 Dieudonné wrote a novel that was made into a 1930 musical comedy film titled "La Douceur D'Aimer" (Sweetness of Love), and he wrote the script for the 1936 La Garçonne. Albert Dieudonné died in Paris in 1976.
Napoleon
as Napoléon BonaparteA biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a...
Movie pageThe Assassination of the Duke de Guise
as uncreditedThe film portrays the events on the day King Henri III of France arranged for Duke Henri de...
Movie pageThe Madness of Dr. Tube
as Young ManA scientist develops a powder that he believes will have the effect of distorting reality for...
Movie pageMadame Sans-Gêne
as Napoléon 1erDeals with the ordeals of a crude washerwoman in the chic court of Napoleon the First. Based on...
Movie pageBonaparte et la révolution
as uncreditedAbel Gance's 1971 sound edition of his epic 1927 'Napoleon', which contains much of the silent...
Movie pageNapoléon Bonaparte
as Napoléon BonaparteA second version of Gance's Napoléon, with sound.
Movie pageThe Black Diamond
as Luc OgierOn instructions of the French company Pathé Frères, Alfred Machin develops a film industry in...
Movie pageAbel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
as Self - IntervieweeBBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.
Movie pageL'empreinte ou La main rouge
as uncreditedWho killed this man to rob him of his money in this notorious neighborhood of Paris? The usual...
Movie pageBackbiters
as Maurice LaisnéAbout the conflict between social classes through the life of the unhappy Catherine Ferrand, an...
Movie pageAlsace
as Jacques ObeyFrench war propaganda in the form of a family drama in the German government. Nationalist...
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