Georges Dorival
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Orival-lès-Elbeuf, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France
Birthday: December 26, 1871
Deathday: July 16, 1939
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Le tampon du capiston
Overview: Cochu, a simple soldier, is mistakenly believed to be a rich heir which causes many problems.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1930-12-31
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Dawn Over France
Overview: The gratuitous murder of his father and the misery of the people, aggravated by a succession of bad harvests, lead Gaspard, a great admirer of Mandrin and blacksmith by profession, to revolt. With his companion Samplan, he finds himself at the head of a handful of soldiers dissatisfied with their fate and a band of brigands. They steal money from the rich to give it to the poor, like highwaymen, vindicators with a big heart. In their eyes, things cannot go on like this, in this country which seems given over to the decadence of the nobility and the whims of an indolent king. Gaspard and his troupe are responsible for making it known.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1935-12-18
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The Reign of Terror
Overview: The scene takes place in Paris in March 1793 during the Reign of Terror. The Knight of Maison-Rouge, posing as Citizen Morand, is organizing the escape of Queen Marie-Antoinette. He is assisted in his undertaking by Dixmer, a master tanner who passes himself off as an ardent revolutionary and his wife Geneviève, who also happens to be the Knight's sister. While on mission with her brother, she is saved from arrest thanks to the intervention of Lieutenant Maurice Lindey. Geneviève, who is married without love to Dixmer, falls for the young man, who requites her love. A tunnel is dug between a house rented by Dixmer and the Tower of the Temple but the various attempts to rescue the queen attempts fail. Marie-Antoinette risks the guillotine/ Moreover, Lindey finds himself involved in the plot...
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1914-02-27
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Madame Sans-Gêne
Overview: Directed by André Calmettes and Henri Desfontaines.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1911-01-02
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The Queen's Necklace
Overview: Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-02-02
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The End of Robespierre
Overview: This film is not exceedingly well acted, but has the additional charm of being taken from the actual history of the man whose personality dominated the Committee of Safety in the early days of the French Revolution. It's tragic but enthralling, and full of the atmosphere of those more than troublous times of the French Revolution, when blood was shed like water and men seemed turned to beasts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-04-05
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Ninety-Three
Overview: In Britain, during the revolution, the nephew of the Marquis de Lantenac, Gawain (P. Capellani) befriends Cimourdain (H. Krauss), a priest who follows the precepts of the Revolution. During the Terror, the Marquis went into exile in England while his nephew is a soldier in the Revolutionary Army ...
Genres: History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1921-06-23
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Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées
Overview: The history of one of France's most famous streets is retold, featuring multiple performances from Guitry himself.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1938-12-02
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La Guerre du Feu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1915-02-16
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The Allure of Paris
Overview: The Allure of Paris. A 1912 romantic silent short film from Pathé.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-04-17
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Au temps des premiers chrétiens
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1910-05-05
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The Siege of Calais
Overview: Historical film set during the Hundred Year War.
Genres: History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-12-22
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