Louis Ducreux

Louis Ducreux

Born: September 22, 1911
Died: December 19, 1992
in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Louis Ducreux (22 September 1911 – 19 December 1992) was a French actor, screenwriter and composer.

He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He made his film debut in 1938 and worked until his death. He received a Best Actor nomination at the César Awards in 1985 for Bertrand Tavernier's A Sunday in the Country. He also worked on Max Ophüls's La Ronde as a lyricist, writing the title theme "La ronde de l'amour". Ducreux died in Paris at the age of 81.

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The Double Life of Véronique
Title: The Double Life of Véronique
Character: Professor
Released: May 15, 1991
Type: Movie
Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.
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Daddy Nostalgia
Title: Daddy Nostalgia
Character: Monsieur Métro
Released: September 5, 1990
Type: Movie
A half English, half French screenwriter visits her parents on the Riviera after her father's heart surgery. Once there, she begins to connect with him in a way she never did before, as each member of the family tries to cope with his imminent death.
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Dial Code Santa Claus
Title: Dial Code Santa Claus
Character: Papy
Released: January 17, 1990
Type: Movie
Home alone with his invalid grandfather on Christmas Eve, Thomas is forced to face a department store Santa Claus who is, in fact, a deranged escapee from a nearby asylum.
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A Sunday in the Country
Title: A Sunday in the Country
Character: Monsieur Ladmiral
Released: April 11, 1984
Type: Movie
In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague, coming with his wife and his three children. Then his daugther Irene arrives. She is always in a hurry, she lives alone and does not come so often... An intimist chronicle in which what is not shown, what is guessed, is more important than how it looks, dealing with what each character expects of life.
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Title: Samedi soir
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 1971
Type: TV
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European Nights
Title: European Nights
Character: Narrator
Released: October 3, 1959
Type: Movie
A tour of the nightlife in Rome, Paris, London, Madrid, Vienna, Brussels and more. Episodes presenting famous artists and people performing.
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The Night Affair
Title: The Night Affair
Character: Henri Marken
Released: May 14, 1958
Type: Movie
Vallois, a vice inspector for the Paris police, takes special interest in the plight of drug-addicted Lucky (Najda Tiller), whom he considers to be more victim than criminal. Taking it upon himself to wean Lucky away from narcotics, Vallois also wins her love -- and, incidentally, smashes the dope ring responsible for her addiction.
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Just a Big Simple Girl
Title: Just a Big Simple Girl
Released: June 9, 1948
Type: Movie
The tour of a theatrical troupe is disturbed by the waltz-hesitation love of the young actress Stepha between the young first and the director.
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The World Will Shake
Title: The World Will Shake
Released: May 10, 1939
Type: Movie
In this sci-fi film, a scientist invents a prescient machine that can tell people when they will die. Oddly enough, the people do not want to know and therefore begin to riot…
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Heartbeat
Title: Heartbeat
Released: April 15, 1938
Type: Movie
A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.