Edmond van Daële

Edmond van Daële

Movies for Edmond van Daële...

Bonaparte et la révolution
Title: Bonaparte et la révolution
Released: November 24, 1972
Type: Movie
Abel Gance's 1971 sound edition of his epic 1927 'Napoleon', which contains much of the silent original, with new material shot and added in both 1965 and 1971, and with sound synchronization from both the 1932 reissue and this version.
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Sending of Flowers
Title: Sending of Flowers
Character: Verger
Released: May 26, 1950
Type: Movie
Envoi de Fleurs is based on incidents in the life of French composer Paul Delmet. Played by popular French singing star Tino Rossi, Delmet is depicted as a man all too willing to give up personal happiness in favor of blind ambition. After carrying on a romance by correspondence with beautiful young Suzanne (Micheline Francey), Delmet is on the verge of marrying the girl. Instead, he allows himself to be talked out of leaving France to further his own career, with disastrous results for all concerned.
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Adieu Léonard
Title: Adieu Léonard
Character: Engraver
Released: September 1, 1943
Type: Movie
A bungling thief is threatened by one target with blackmail, unless the thief will kill his own cousin, a wealthy eccentric who is considered the village idiot.
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The Emigrant
Title: The Emigrant
Character: Emigrant
Released: January 29, 1940
Type: Movie
Fearing a gangster's vengeance,his moll sails away to South Africa ,where many emigrants intend to work in the mines there.
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The Puritan
Title: The Puritan
Released: January 13, 1938
Type: Movie
A religious fanatic finds his entire life and philosophy turned upside-down as he falls in love with a girl and kills her in a jealous rage. His search is for peace of mind and a desire to justify the murder of the girl to himself. His mind becomes distraught as he gropes trying to rationalize his deed and his world falls apart around him. A police inspector patiently and tirelessly stays on Barrault's trail, without putting him under arrest, though convinced he is the murderer, and waiting for the moment when he feels Barrault will break under the strain of his own religious fanaticism (IMDb).
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The Phantom Gondola
Title: The Phantom Gondola
Released: April 10, 1936
Type: Movie
A femme fatale falls in love with a Venetian count, implacable enemy of Selim, who pursues his sister with his diligence. This one makes stop and condemn to death the count who made an attempt on his life. Then he offers the woman her father's salvation in exchange for her favors. A snake kills him, the count is shot and the woman finally takes the veil.
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Napoléon Bonaparte
Title: Napoléon Bonaparte
Character: Robespierre
Released: November 5, 1935
Type: Movie
A second version of Gance's Napoléon, with sound.
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Behold the Man
Title: Behold the Man
Character: Gerson
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
The final days of Jesus from the time he enters the city of Jerusalem. Viewed as a threat, it is decided that he must be captured, tried, and executed as a criminal, a plan aided and abetted by disciple Judas Iscariot.
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Maria Chapdelaine
Title: Maria Chapdelaine
Character: Le Docteur
Released: December 14, 1934
Type: Movie
A young woman has three suitors on her father's logging ranch on the Quebec frontier.
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Le Tunnel
Title: Le Tunnel
Character: Le contremaître
Released: December 15, 1933
Type: Movie
An engineer is hired to plan and oversee the construction of a undersea tunnel between Europe and the US. However, certain interests don't want to see the tunnel built and use every means at their disposal, including sabotage and murder, to stop its construction. French-language version of the 1933 German DER TUNNEL, q.v.
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Children of Montmartre
Title: Children of Montmartre
Character: Pantin
Released: September 15, 1933
Type: Movie
When her father files bankruptcy and then dies, Rose's fiancé jilts her; she takes a job as a maid in a Montmartre kindergarten with 150 poor children. Rose gives each child loving attention, and soon she's their favorite. An especially needy child is Marie, a prostitute's daughter. Rose and she bond, and Marie is jealous of all attentions paid Rose, especially those of Dr. Libois, the school's physician. When Rose inadvertently guides the children through the educational experiment of a visiting scholar, and then discloses she has a college degree and is working beneath her station, the principal wants to fire her. Is there any way she can stay? And what will happen to Marie?
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Scent of the Woman in Black
Title: Scent of the Woman in Black
Character: Robert Darzac
Released: November 6, 1931
Type: Movie
The story takes place on the Riviera, where the title character may or may not be involved in various shades of skullduggery, including murder.
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Dance House
Title: Dance House
Character: Benito
Released: January 9, 1931
Type: Movie
Three men vie for a pretty young lady in a small Spanish port town: The boss of a dance hall who encourages her aspirations at performing, a married fisherman, and that man's unmarried younger brother.
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room
Title: The Mystery of the Yellow Room
Character: Robert Darzac
Released: September 18, 1930
Type: Movie
Mathilde Strangerson, the daughter of an eminent scientist, narrowly escapes being murdered in her own bedroom by an unknown assailant. As the room was locked from the inside, no one can understand how the attacker managed to enter or leave the room. Reporter and amateur sleuth Joseph Rouletabille arrives on the scene to protect Mathilde and resolve the mystery of the yellow room.
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The Two Worlds
Title: The Two Worlds
Released: September 12, 1930
Type: Movie
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The Shark
Title: The Shark
Character: Radio operator
Released: March 14, 1930
Type: Movie
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Cagliostro
Title: Cagliostro
Character: Louis XVI
Released: April 8, 1929
Type: Movie
Paris, France, 1784. After living many tribulations, Joseph Balsamo, known as Count Cagliostro, an infamous adventurer, enigmatic magician and necromancer, experienced physician and ruthless swordsman, triumphs among the members of the decadent French aristocracy. But a bold foretelling about a very prominent noblewoman causes his fall in disgrace… (Partially lost film.)
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Princesse Mandane
Title: Princesse Mandane
Released: November 23, 1928
Type: Movie
Brazen embrace of fashionable costume and glamour creates a witty celebration of Orientalism and cinema itself.
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Madame Récamier
Title: Madame Récamier
Character: Joseph Fouché
Released: June 28, 1928
Type: Movie
The film displays Madame Récamier 's conflict with Napoleon. Twice she was pressed to become one of the Empress's ladies. In revenge for her refusal Napoleon declined to save her husband from ruin.
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Sables
Title: Sables
Released: June 3, 1928
Type: Movie
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La lueur dans les ténèbres
Title: La lueur dans les ténèbres
Released: January 27, 1928
Type: Movie
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Six and a Half by Eleven
Title: Six and a Half by Eleven
Character: Jérome de Ners
Released: June 3, 1927
Type: Movie
A renowned doctor and his brother live and work together until the brother falls in love with Marie, a singer, and gives up medicine to be with her. After a time however, she misses her old life and goes back on the stage - an act which leads her lover to commit suicide. Later the doctor and Marie also meet, and she becomes his mistress. He finds out about his brother's suicide and goes through his artifacts looking for a clue as to what might have been the cause. He finds a photograph of Marie and realizes the truth, which decimates their relationship.
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Revelation
Title: Revelation
Character: Jean-Louis Verdier dit Sirias
Released: April 8, 1927
Type: Movie
A former professor and devout Catholic living in Jerusalem is unaware that his son supposedly studying in Paris has actually become the leader of an anarchist network under the codename Sirias.
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Napoléon
Title: Napoléon
Character: Maximilien Robespierre
Released: April 7, 1927
Type: Movie
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.
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Nène
Title: Nène
Character: Corbier
Released: April 4, 1924
Type: Movie
Michel Corbier, a widower, remarries Madeleine. His children, Lalie and Jo, see her as their second mother and call her "Nène."
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The Flood
Title: The Flood
Character: Broc
Released: January 2, 1924
Type: Movie
In a village on the banks of the Rhone river, Alban, a young farmer, is about to marry Margot. Monsieur Broc, a town hall employee, discovers his daughter is taken with Alban. When he rejects her, she collapses. Suddenly, the river rises and floods the village. One evening, Margot disapears… This peasant drama, adapted from a novel by André Corthis and shot during an actual flood of the Rhone, was Delluc’s last. The human madness is an echo to nature’s fury, magnified by moving images of a Provence submerged by water and mist.
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Cœur fidèle
Title: Cœur fidèle
Character: Little Paul
Released: November 23, 1923
Type: Movie
The good guys win out in this sweet tale about a young orphan who is abused for much of her life but who eventually finds happiness when she marries an honest man who extricates her from her situation.
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The Hunted Beast
Title: The Hunted Beast
Released: March 9, 1923
Type: Movie
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Les Roquevillard
Title: Les Roquevillard
Character: Maître Frasne - un notaire
Released: April 28, 1922
Type: Movie
A family of strict magistrates holds firm in protecting one of their members,who commits an error which provokes a storm of outrage.
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Fièvre
Title: Fièvre
Character: Militus
Released: January 1, 1921
Type: Movie
Militis, a sailor, returns to a bar where he finds Sarah, the girl he once loved and is still attracted to. However, he is now married to an exotic woman who took care of him during an illness.
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Narayana
Title: Narayana
Character: Jacques Hébert
Released: October 22, 1920
Type: Movie
Loosely based on Balzac's novel "La peau de chagrin", the story revolves around a man who steals a small, magical figurine named Narayana.
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La croisade
Title: La croisade
Released: April 9, 1920
Type: Movie
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Le fils de Monsieur Ledoux
Title: Le fils de Monsieur Ledoux
Released: April 11, 1919
Type: Movie
Gérard, who grew up without parents, has become a doctor and has made an important medical discovery. But he needs substantial funding. One night he finds a brochure about the life of actress Mariette Ducros, now dead, and her child. Her father, Ledoux, lives in Blois. He is a rich collector. Gérard pretends he is Mariette's child. Mr. et Mrs. Ledoux greet him warmly. Out of shame he confesses the truth to Mrs. Ledoux. When she tells her husband, he decides to go to Gérard's office. He talks to Gérard's patients, mothers who claim his medicine saved their children. Mr. Ledoux realizes he found an adopted son in Gérard.