Annie Ducaux

Annie Ducaux

Born: September 10, 1908
Died: December 31, 1996
in Besançon, Doubs, France
Annie Ducaux (10 September 1908 – 31 December 1996) was a French actress, who appeared in 40 film and television productions between 1932 and 1980. Ducaux was a shareholder in the state theater Comédie-Française from 1948, and played in numerous stage productions there. She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Abel Gance's Beethoven's Great Love (1937), Conflict (1938, opposite Corinne Luchaire) and Les grandes familles (1958, opposite Jean Gabin).

She was born Anne Marie Catherine Ducaux in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, and died in Champeaux, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France. She was married to the Swiss film producer Ernest Rupp, and had one child the French film producer Gérard Ducaux-Rupp.

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La Dame de chez Maxim
Title: La Dame de chez Maxim
Character: La Duchesse de Valmonte
Released: February 12, 1981
Type: Movie
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Électre
Title: Électre
Character: Clytemnestra
Released: July 7, 1972
Type: Movie
During the long journey that brought him home victorious in the Trojan War, Agamemnon fell in love with one of his captives, Cassander, daughter of Priam, with whom he had children. The reception in Argos, more than ten years later, was icy. Annoyed by the double indelicacy of her husband, Clytemnestra, his wife who had meanwhile become the mistress of Aegisthus, killed him with the help of her lover. Aegisthus then became the regent and ensured the prosperity of the city alongside his mistress, the widowed queen. But Electra, one of the daughters of Agamemnon, has always foreseen the murder and adultery of her mother. Solitary, wild, she lives in the royal palace awaiting the return of Orestes, her brother who has taken refuge since childhood with an uncle, in order to take revenge. Electra can begin, the crimes of the Atreides family continue quietly, as planned.
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Title: Le Grand Échiquier
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1972
Type: TV
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Title: Le Chevalier de Maison Rouge
Character: Marie-Antoinette
Released: March 2, 1963
Type: TV
This historic mini-series is set just after the execution of Louis XVI and follows the actions of a group of loyal royalists, led by the Chevalier de Maison-Rouge. His goal is to free Queen Marie-Antoinette and the young King Louis XVII, but he runs into the brutal jailer Simon who makes sure to thwart any attempt to escape. A secondary plot line deals with the feelings of Lindet, the lieutenant of the national guard, towards Geneviève, the young protege of the royalist Morand, which for the sans-culottes is a crime in itself.
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The American Beauty
Title: The American Beauty
Character: Mme Lucanzas
Released: September 29, 1961
Type: Movie
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad luck episode after another with the excessive gasoline consumtion, his wife trying to sell it to make ammends meet, getting into traffic jams, accidently riding into a car wash with the top down, and more.
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Princess of Cleves
Title: Princess of Cleves
Character: Diane de Poitiers
Released: March 22, 1961
Type: Movie
When a young teen marries the Prince of Cleves, more than twice her age, she automatically becomes an official Princess and takes her new position to heart. Although distracted by the elite entertainments found at court, the princess cannot help but mourn her impossible love for the dashing Duc de Nemours.
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Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur
Title: Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur
Character: Elmire
Released: July 5, 1960
Type: Movie
Tartuffe, a hypocritical man confided in false devotion, monopolizes the confidence of Orgon, a wealthy bourgeois and undertakes to seduce his wife Elmire. Having been unmasked by the latter, he strives to precipitate the ruin of his benefactor.
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Port-Royal
Title: Port-Royal
Character: Sister Angélique de Saint-Jean
Released: June 1, 1960
Type: Movie
1661, the Assemblée du Clergé de France obliged all clergy to sign a form testifying to their submission to the decisions of the Holy See. In 1664, the Archbishop of Paris wanted to impose this decision on the nuns of Port-Royal. Among them was Sister Angélique de Saint Jean, admired by the very young Sister Françoise, who looked to her for comfort.
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The Possessors
Title: The Possessors
Character: Adèle Schoudler, femme de Noël
Released: November 19, 1958
Type: Movie
Noël Schoudler, founder of an empire built on three foundations - sugar, banking and the press - reigns like an absolute sovereign over his business and his family. But someone is about to challenge this authority: his son François...
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The Patron
Title: The Patron
Character: The aviator Agnès de Louvigny
Released: August 25, 1950
Type: Movie
Agnès de Louvigny, aviator, crashes with her plane on the villa of Martial Simonet, a fashion designer nicknamed La Patronne. But tourists are busy in front of the villa.
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A Royal Affair
Title: A Royal Affair
Character: Therese Marnix
Released: December 14, 1949
Type: Movie
Mme Beaudrier, the wife of a Parliamentary Senator, hurls a pastry at visiting King Joan IV of Cerdagne, sparking off a series of farcical events involving all levels of the government and their mistresses.
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The Sharks of Gibraltar
Title: The Sharks of Gibraltar
Character: Stella
Released: November 14, 1947
Type: Movie
In order for important British admiralty papers to pass into the hands of the Germans, the spy Gordon has the ingenious idea of ​​transforming a lamentable drunkard into a Lady, haughty but submissive to his orders. Stella's transformation is complete, the success extraordinary. Why must a French officer touching the heart of the former pochard bring down the fragile edifice? A submarine is about to blow up, Gordon is shot down and a confessed Stella returns to her horrible taverns to drown her sorrows in alcohol for good.
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Rendezvous in Paris
Title: Rendezvous in Paris
Character: Catherine Laurence
Released: March 12, 1947
Type: Movie
When she sets sail for Lisbon, Catherine Laurence, a famous classical singer has but one wish: to be left alone. Unfortunately she soon gets bothered by a rude, invading man. Later she gets to know him better and becomes susceptible to his charm. She realizes that Michel is in love with her and it is not long before she goes beyond her disastrous first impression. Although not quite sure he is a perfectly honest man she entrusts him with a delicate assignment: keep her precious pearl necklace coveted by Van Coolart, a fake Dutch diamond-merchant, and give it back to her in Paris. If he is a robber himself, so much the worse for her. But if Michel keeps the Paris rendezvous love is in store for both of them. Nevertheless there is a crucial factor she regrettably disregards, composer Raymond Aubour, a faithful friend who has been her suitor for ten years.
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Dreams of Love
Title: Dreams of Love
Character: Countess Marie D'Agoult
Released: January 29, 1947
Type: Movie
Paris, 1833. The famous composer Franz Liszt is friends with Chopin who introduces him to Countess Marie d'Agout. Very quickly Liszt falls in love and she, who is already married and has two children, abandons honor and reputation to follow him. They leave to live a great passion in Italy. Then, Franz Liszt gives concerts, the triumph awaits him everywhere. Little by little the fame of the composer will move the two lovers away.
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Homeland
Title: Homeland
Character: (uncredited)
Released: October 22, 1946
Type: Movie
Brussels in the year 1568, as the Flemish people are fighting against the tyranny of the Spanish occupiers. Led by Count de Rysoor, the revolt against the ruthless Duke of Alba, is meant to help Prince William of Orange to get into the city and come to power. Now, the count's lieutenant, has an affair with Elisabeth, Rysoor's wife. For the time being, the count, who thinks of his homeland first, turns a blind eye. But such a relationship might well undermine the whole rebellion movement.
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Florence is Crazy
Title: Florence is Crazy
Character: Lucille
Released: June 1, 1944
Type: Movie
Monsieur Benoit's existence is transformed when his dour wife suddenly thinks in a bout of folly that she will become a chanteuse and her husband the impresario.
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Le bal des passants
Title: Le bal des passants
Character: Fabienne Ozanne
Released: April 1, 1944
Type: Movie
Fabienne believes herself to be cheated on by her husband Claude and divorces her. He leaves for America and does not return until eight years later. He then meets his daughter.
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The Inevitable Mr. Dubois
Title: The Inevitable Mr. Dubois
Character: Hélène Mareuil
Released: September 22, 1943
Type: Movie
With a hand of steel, Hélène efficiently runs a big luxury perfume factory in Grasse. There is no room for fun in her dull businesswoman's life. Then, a car accident drops Claude Dubois, a painter, into her lap. But the artist will have to deploy all his subtle wiles and clever tricks to rouse Hélène's feelings and get her to enjoy the cozy life of a cherished wife.
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Dernière aventure
Title: Dernière aventure
Character: Georgina Courzan
Released: March 26, 1942
Type: Movie
Comte de Larzac, an aging seducer, leaves Paris for Lannemezan. Accompanied by his friend Charmeuil, he goes there to acknowledge the paternity of Jean, a twenty-year old young man who knows nothing about his biological father. Jean, after falling for Jeanne, the daughter of a farmer, now courts Georgina, a middle-class woman of Romanian origin. After Father Jocasse has told Jean that he is Comte de Larzac's son, the young man follows his father to Paris. But he finds it hard to comply with the usages of high society and when his father refuses to consent to his marriage with Georgina, he returns to Lannemezan. Georgina is so upset by the count's refusal that she comes to see him and tells him very candidly about her past life. Moved by her plea, de Larzac drives her back to Lannemezan so that she can marry Jean. What was not expected is that, during the trip, they discover they are close to each other.
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Pontcarral, Empire Colonel
Title: Pontcarral, Empire Colonel
Character: Garlone
Released: January 2, 1942
Type: Movie
For 15 years after Waterloo, a baron refuses to accept the defeat. He reluctantly marries one of 2 Bourbon sisters but lands up dueling with the wife's former lover. Finally he gets a chance to prove himself again in battle.
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African Diary
Title: African Diary
Character: Danièle Mourrier
Released: June 25, 1940
Type: Movie
During a French construction project in the Sudan, a military doctor fights against leprosy and the natives seek protection against witch doctors.
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Two Women
Title: Two Women
Character: Wilfrida Van Bergen
Released: May 16, 1940
Type: Movie
Considering his wife as his property, a smuggler bullies the unfortunate woman and does not allow her to turn to another man.
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Thunder Over Paris
Title: Thunder Over Paris
Character: Jeanne Desmarets
Released: April 3, 1940
Type: Movie
An international crook hunted by the police comes to Paris to save his daughter from the clutches of a blackmailer friend of a cabaret singer with eccentric outfits.
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Conflit
Title: Conflit
Character: Catherine Lafont
Released: December 21, 1938
Type: Movie
Claire Buisson becomes enamored with Gerard and soon afterwords she becomes pregnant. Gerard advises her to abort the child but, at the last moment, Claire decides to keep her child and leaves for her sister's place in the province.
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A Foolish Maiden
Title: A Foolish Maiden
Character: Fanny Armaury
Released: November 24, 1938
Type: Movie
A middle-aged Parisian lawyer meets a young girl and falls in love with her. The girl's mother discovers the affair and the couple must flee.
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Les Filles du Rhône
Title: Les Filles du Rhône
Character: Frédérique
Released: April 20, 1938
Type: Movie
Frédérique, married to a brutal and vile being who dies tragically during a duel with the trident, falls in love with Jean, the fiancé of her younger sister Margarido. Both fight against their passion, to see it finally flourish because, to ensure their happiness, Margarido who has guessed everything, does not hesitate to sacrifice himself.
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The Woman Thief
Title: The Woman Thief
Character: Anita
Released: March 30, 1938
Type: Movie
The woman thief evades a young lady who is onto his game, but then tries his wiles elsewhere on a married woman by attempting to compromise and ruin the husband she is happy with.
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Prison Without Bars
Title: Prison Without Bars
Character: Yvonne Chanel
Released: January 7, 1938
Type: Movie
In a state correctional institute for teenage girls, Madame Appel, the superintendent, rules with an iron fist. The State appoints thirty-year-old Yvonne to evaluate the situation. The young woman is convinced that the girls should feel wanted rather than be constantly subdued and is accordingly determined to make Madame Appel change her methods of education.
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The Life and Loves of Beethoven
Title: The Life and Loves of Beethoven
Character: Therese of Brunswick
Released: January 15, 1937
Type: Movie
Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
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The Two Boys
Title: The Two Boys
Character: Colette
Released: September 8, 1936
Type: Movie
The Count of Kerlor, to chastise his wife whom he believes to be unfaithful, entrusts his son to a couple of scoundrels. When he repents and wants to find the child, the carnies make their nephew sick. But the other little boy, in search of his comrade, is recognized by his reconciled parents.
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Un homme de trop à bord
Title: Un homme de trop à bord
Character: Suzanne Egert
Released: December 6, 1935
Type: Movie
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Le Petit Jacques
Title: Le Petit Jacques
Character: Claire Mortal
Released: December 21, 1934
Type: Movie
An honest worker is unjustly accused of murder. The culprit promises him to give his son a good education if he allows himself to be condemned.
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Cease Firing
Title: Cease Firing
Character: Françoise
Released: June 1, 1934
Type: Movie
When the war is over, a captain finds it very difficult to reintegrate into civilian life. Nothing happens, neither in journalism nor in insurance.
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Le Fakir du Grand Hôtel
Title: Le Fakir du Grand Hôtel
Character: Suzanne Méria
Released: January 5, 1934
Type: Movie
Démonio the fakir has impressed a rich but weak-willed young man who hires him as an energy teacher. Demonio drags out the businesses of the shy lover, but his partner arranges everything and the finally satisfied lover endows the two accomplices who renounce fakirism.
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L'Agonie des aigles
Title: L'Agonie des aigles
Character: Lise Dorian
Released: November 24, 1933
Type: Movie
Under the regime of Louis XVIII. Years after Waterloo, Napoleon's loyal officers live in retirement on half-pay. Useless and idle, they have lost their prestige and keep meeting in the hope of the Emperor’s return. When Napoleon dies, they decide to plot the rise to power of Napoleon II.
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Mr Poirier's Son-in-Law
Title: Mr Poirier's Son-in-Law
Character: Antoinette
Released: January 1, 1933
Type: Movie
This is the story of a wealthy bourgeois who marries his only child, a daughter, to a penniless nobleman because he hopes to use his son-in-law to get a title. The son-in-law is a lazy, affected stereotype; but M. Poirier is also a stereotype, of the obnoxious big businessman. The poor daughter, who falls in love with her husband, lets him walk all over her.