René Alexandre
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 22, 1885
Deathday: August 19, 1946
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A Man's Neck
1933-02-18
A Man's Neck
Overview: Willy Ferrière is a gambler living beyond his means, and his mistress is as greedy as he's dead broke. One day, he says out of loud in a a Montparnasse café that he would give 100,000 francs to get rid of his wealthy aunt so he could claim his inheritance. Someone secretly lets Willy know it's a deal. The old lady is murdered, and a low-life criminal is manipulated to be the perfect suspect. But Superintendant Maigret feels something is wrong.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1933-02-18
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Lackered Box
1932-07-15
Lackered Box
Overview: The story gets under way at a weekend house party where a scientist is murdered and his secret papers stolen. Putting his "little grey cells" in action, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot methodically pieces together the clues, revealing the culprit to be -- you guessed it -- the Least Likely Suspect.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1932-07-15
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La danse héroïque
1914-03-27
La danse héroïque
Overview: Mude movie from France
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1914-03-27
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Tu m'appartiens !
1929-11-01
Tu m'appartiens !
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1929-11-01
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Paris - New-York
1940-04-03
Paris - New-York
Overview: The forbidden romance between wealthy Giselle Preville and impoverished journalist Claude Dauphin. When Preville disappears, Dauphin is accused of kidnapping by the girl's snobbish father Rene Alexander. By the time the Normandie reaches New York, however, the "mystery" is solved and all misunderstandings blithely swept away.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1940-04-03
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Paris Nineteen Hundred
1948-02-25
Paris Nineteen Hundred
Overview: Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured from more then 700 films belonging to public and private collections. A few of the celebrities of the time shown are Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, and Maurice Chevalier.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1948-02-25
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La Femme Fatale
1912-01-01
La Femme Fatale
Overview: Juliette Groumet, a housemaid in a wealthy family, envies the luxury in which her employers live. Determined to live the good life one day, she is prepared to do anything to achieve her aim. Maurice, her masters' son is first to fall prey to her spell. Outright intoxicated by her, the young man puts her in a luxurious Paris apartment. But the day Maurice has squandered the last penny of the money he stole from his father Juliette leaves him and sets her sights on a rich baron. Other men - and a lot of woes - will follow until the gradual - but irredeemable - fall of the go-getter. Written by Guy Bellinger
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-01-01
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Le devoir et l'honneur
1911-11-29
Le devoir et l'honneur
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-11-29
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La Terre
1921-10-13
La Terre
Overview: As Jean is walking across the countryside in search of work, he helps and befriends a young woman, Françoise, who is having trouble controlling the cow that she is leading. Jean finds work at a local farm, but he soon finds himself caught in the middle of the conflicts in Françoise's family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1921-10-13
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Love Ye One Another (Aimez-Vous Les Uns Les Autres)
Love Ye One Another (Aimez-Vous Les Uns Les Autres)
Overview: In a rage, a vagrant who has just been shoved out of the way roughly, hits Christ on a calvary. Driven mad by hunger, the vagrant pounces at a passing peasant but the moment he is about to hit him Jesus Christ appears before him. Later on a fire breaks out and the destitute man rushes towards the flames and saves a little child. But, exhausted by effort and hunger, he finally dies.
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Original Language: en
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The King of Prison
1913-01-01
The King of Prison
Overview: Fernand Pradier (Gabriel Signoret) is an honest merchant and a simple person at heart who tries to make her daughter Germaine (Gabrielle Robinne) happy. She is engaged to a rich banker St-Bris (René Alexandre). However, the fiance once belonged to a criminal organization and, despite his efforts of rehabilitation, one of his ancient accomplices makes their engagement impossible. Eventually imprisoned, she escapes with the help of a beautiful typist (Stacia Napierkowska)...
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-01-01
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When Paris Loves
1913-01-01
When Paris Loves
Overview: Jean Clédat, a young sculptor, has fallen in love with Gabrielle Normand, a painter. Jean's father, who expected him to perform his art in his native town, is surprised not to see him come back after his studies at the Fine Arts Academy, all the more as Marie-Claire, his kind-hearted fiancée, is waiting for him at home. Suspecting a love affair, Clédat Senior comes to visit Jean out of the blue. Not only are his suspicions confirmed but they are even reinforced when he catches sight of a doll in his son's studio. After telling Gabrielle that he will provide maintenance for the "child", he forces his son son to go back home. The only thing is that he is making a mistake : there IS a four-year-old girl, but she is Gabrielle's little sister, not her daughter...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1913-01-01
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Struggle for Life
1914-02-20
Struggle for Life
Overview: An honest worker is made redundant, but he will solve his problems by marrying the employer's daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1914-02-20
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1911-01-02
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Overview: Esmeralda, a beautiful gypsy street dancer, arouses the desire of men, especially of Claude Frollo, the archdeacon of Notre Dame. The latter asks Quasimodo, the deaf and deformed bell-ringer of the cathedral, to kidnap the girl. Quasimodo, who has been adopted by Frollo and obeys his every word, captures the gypsy but she is saved thanks to Phoebus, a handsome captain, and his archers. Arrested by Phoebus, the hunchback is condemned to be flogged at the pillory. When Esmeralada, moved to pity by his lot, gives him water to drink, Quasimodo falls in love with her. Later, Phoebus is stabbed to death and Esmeralda is wrongly accused of the murder. Sentenced to hang, she is saved by Quasimodo who offers her asylum and... the love of his heart.
Genres: Drama History Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-01-02
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The Prodigal Son
1909-01-01
The Prodigal Son
Overview: A father has two sons, the older one serious and hard-working, the younger one spendthrift and pleasure-seeking. The latter rejects his father's authority and leaves home. It is not long before he wastes all his fortune and falls into poverty. He repents and decides to return home. Despite his older son's resentment, the father welcomes back the lost sheep.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1909-01-01
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La Tosca
1909-03-14
La Tosca
Overview: Rome, June 1800. Floria Tosca is a celebrated opera singer, better known as La Tosca. Her lover is Mario Cavaradossi, a young artist and Bomapartist sympathizer. When the latter helps Angelotti, the leader of the opposition, to escape from prison and hides him in La Tosca's home, he antagonizes Baron Scarpia, the ruthless chief of police, all the more as his love for Tosca is unrequited. Scarpia has Mario arrested and condemned to death. Upset, Floria begs the Baron for her lover's life. He accepts to have the bullets of the firing squad replaced by blanks if... she sleeps with him. She agrees nominally but when she finds herself with Scarpia, she stabs him to death. She then goes to see Mario in his cell and lets him know about his phony execution. But Scarpia had had time to get the order reversed and in the early hours of the morning, Mario is executed in the proper manner. In despair, Tosca throws herself into the void...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1909-03-14
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The Musicians of the Sky
1940-04-10
The Musicians of the Sky
Overview: A would be blind hoodlum redeems himself in the Salvation Army just for a lovely lieutenant.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1940-04-10
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The Judgment of Solomon
1912-08-30
The Judgment of Solomon
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-08-30
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Tears of Forgiveness
1919-10-22
Tears of Forgiveness
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1919-10-22
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