Jean Brunel

Jean Brunel

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La salamandre d'or
Title: La salamandre d'or
Released: December 31, 1962
Type: Movie
In 1525, on the evening of the Battle of Pavia, François 1er was taken prisoner by the armies of Charles-Quint, with the Constable de Bourbon on their side. His mother, regent of the kingdom, commissioned the king's loyal equerry, Antoine de Montpezat, to raise a ransom of two million ecus and send it to Madrid. Despite the treachery of Vandoeuvre, governor of Languedoc and supporter of the connétable de Bourbon, who has his eye on the French throne, Montpezat accomplishes his mission and is reunited with his fiancée, who had almost married the traitor Vandoeuvre.
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The Pavements of Paris
Title: The Pavements of Paris
Released: February 19, 1961
Type: Movie
Arlette has too provincial parents to whom she announces her plan about own independence. After her departure, Marc, her absent fiance seek for her in vain in Paris until he discovers her picture on the magazine cover.
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The Living Bread
Title: The Living Bread
Released: January 28, 1955
Type: Movie
The practice of Eucharistic Adoration brought a group of San Antonio groups closer to Jesus. Hear the stories from those who experienced the Lord's presence through their devotion.
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Les Dents longues
Title: Les Dents longues
Character: (uncredited)
Released: March 15, 1953
Type: Movie
A young, talented and ambitious journalist, Louis heads off to try his luck in Paris. He's spotted by Walter, editor-in-chief for a major daily newspaper, who takes to him and furthers his career. What he doesn't realise is that Louis is ready to betray anyone to achieve his ends...
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Dr. Schweitzer
Title: Dr. Schweitzer
Released: November 14, 1952
Type: Movie
In 1912, the Alsatian Albert Schweitzer, missionary doctor and musician, goes to Gabon, a French colony, to fight malaria, which is ravaging the population. Administrator Leblanc takes a dim view of his arrival. But Albert can count on the devoted Marie Winter and Father Charles to assist him in his task.
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Trial at the Vatican
Title: Trial at the Vatican
Released: August 29, 1952
Type: Movie
In 19th-century France, a little girl follows her two sisters into a Carmelite monastery with the goal of becoming a saint.
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Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
Title: Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
Character: Le substitut #2
Released: May 8, 1952
Type: Movie
A railway worker, Leguignon, and his wife are forced to move into a house located in a shaggy part of town. What Leguignon doesn't know is that a group of children have discovered a treasure and keeps it stored in the house. Trouble ensues when he discovers the cache and tries to claim it as his own.
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Trafic sur les dunes
Title: Trafic sur les dunes
Released: April 20, 1951
Type: Movie
On the Franco-Belgian border, large and small traffickers engage in their illicit activities. For his part, a policeman is working to put an end to smuggling in the area.
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Paris Vice Squad
Title: Paris Vice Squad
Character: (uncredited)
Released: April 18, 1951
Type: Movie
Identite Judiciare stars Raymond Souplex as wily French police inspector Basquier. The villain is Berthet (Jean Debucourt), a high-ranking government official. Basquier suspects that Berthet is a vicious murderer, but is unable to prove anything thanks to bureaucratic interference. Thus, the good inspector plays a waiting game a la Columbo, hoping for that one fatal slip on the part of the killer. Certain portions of Identite Judiciare proved a bit too intense for American audiences, and were accordingly snipped by the censors.
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Under the Paris Sky
Title: Under the Paris Sky
Character: Un examinateur (uncredited)
Released: March 28, 1951
Type: Movie
Fates of multiple otherwise disconnected characters intertwine miraculously under the sky of Paris. And it all happens in one day.
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No Pity for Women
Title: No Pity for Women
Character: (uncredited)
Released: August 30, 1950
Type: Movie
The wealthy industrialist Alain de Narbois has disappeared. Michel Dunant, an idle man who passed by and who looks exactly like the deceased, is taken for Alain by a young woman and her servant. He jumps at the chance but quickly realizes that, in this hushed little world, masters and servants play comedy and know very well that he is only a double of Alain. In fact, the industrialist was assassinated.
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L'échafaud peut attendre
Title: L'échafaud peut attendre
Character: President of the Assizes
Released: February 9, 1949
Type: Movie
A trio of criminals gradually become entangled in theft and crime. Serge is arrested, his mistress, Hélène, and his accomplice, Michel, both become lovers, try to exonerate him and use false fingerprints first, then after Serge's conviction, gloves covered with the same fingerprints of the prisoner.
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The Secret of Monte-Cristo
Title: The Secret of Monte-Cristo
Released: September 17, 1948
Type: Movie
One of Alexandre Dumas's most popular adventure novels is "The Count of Monte-Cristo". What is little known is that the famous writer made up neither its plot nor its characters. Dumas actually heard the true story of a man named François Picault during a stay at a private mansion and only adapted it into the novel everybody knows . Picault (who in the book would become Edmond Dantès) was about to marry the beautiful Marguerite (Mercédès in the novel) when he was denounced by three jealous friends who falsely accused him of being a spy for England. Picault was placed under a form of house arrest. In his prison, he made friends with an Italian abbot. When the man died, he left his fortune to Picault whom he had begun to treat as a son. On his release, Picault, who had become wealthy, was able to pursue his ruthless revenge on the three men who were responsible for his misfortune.
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Monelle
Title: Monelle
Character: (uncredited)
Released: September 15, 1948
Type: Movie
A beautiful young pianist falls for her mentor.
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Convicted
Title: Convicted
Released: April 13, 1948
Type: Movie
After losing her only child and falling for another man, a wife no longer loves her husband, but he thinks if he takes her back to some of the places they enjoyed in earlier years, it might rekindle their doomed marriage.
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Not Guilty
Title: Not Guilty
Released: September 24, 1947
Type: Movie
An alcoholic doctor accidentally kills someone and manages to make the death look like an accident. The episode triggers a sense of confidence and he resolves to correct the miseries of his life.
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Clockface Cafe
Title: Clockface Cafe
Released: June 27, 1947
Type: Movie
Julien Couturier (Bernard Blier) and his wife Louise (Blanchette Brunoy), a young couple from Auvergne who have come to Paris to try their luck for the first time in their lives, become the owners of the "Café du Cadran" ("Clockface Cafe"). On opening day, they meet the people who will become their clientele. It's a busy place, with regular customers served by two waiters, Jules (Robert Le Fort) and Victor (Charles Vissières). While Julien is comfortable in his role as boss, Louise doesn't quite get used to this urban world, where everything moves faster, especially human feelings. She often misses Marcenait, the village in Auvergne where she and her husband ran the "Café du Commerce". Mr. Luigi (Aimé Clariond), a café customer and violinist who performs at the "Café de Paris", has undertaken Louise's cultural education. He teaches her how to dress and do her hair, while recounting his musical successes and travels, skilfully playing on his undeniable seductiveness...