Jean Pâqui
Also Known As: Jean-François-Marie-Henri de Thonel, Marquis d’Orgeix, Jean d'Orgeix
Biography: Jean-François d'Orgeix (15 April 1921 – 4 July 2006) was a French equestrian, actor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Cap-d'Ail. He competed in show jumping at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a bronze medal in the individual contest. He also competed in show jumping at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and placed fifth with the French team. Under the name of Jean Pâqui he appeared in more than twenty films between 1933 and 1958. Source: Article "Jean-François d'Orgeix" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cap d'Ail, Alpes Maritime, France
Birthday: April 15, 1921
Deathday: July 04, 2006
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Gender: Male
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Mother Love
Overview: Gilbert Quercy, 18, tried to commit suicide after a heartache. At the hospital, three women try to cheer him up : the three former wives of his father, an archaeologist and an egyptologist, whom Gilbert called his "mothers". These women show a lot of willingness, but soon will become intrusive.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1938-11-03
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L'Assommoir
Overview: Young Gervaise has been very unhappy since her friend abandoned her. The man named Coupeau, a sympathetic roofing worker, takes her under his protection and tries to make her forget her dramatic breakup. But Coupeau is unable to free himself from alcoholism and soon Gervaise finds herself on the street.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1933-06-23
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Âme de clown
Overview: Suzette and Jack form a very nice and rather well-matched couple. The latter is the partner of the new clown Teddy who seems to please the young lady a lot.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1933-10-13
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La maison du mystère
Overview: Julien Villandrit owns a textile factory whose manager, Henri Corrandi, is his childhood friend. Both love the same woman, Régine de Bettigny, who grants her hand to Villandrit. Mad with jealousy, Corradin will use all means to break up the couple: he does not hesitate to compromise Régine, to send Julien to prison for a crime he did not commit, to spread misfortune. But despite a long and painful separation, Julien and Régine will find each other, still bound by the same love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1934-06-08
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The Mayor's Dilemma
Overview: At the beginning of World War I in a village in the country of La Marne, two families are against the marriage of their children. The war changes the positions.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1939-03-23
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Business Is Business
Overview: Isidore Lechat is a ruthless self-made man whose money allows him to humiliate the others, particularly a ruined noble: he wants his daughter to marry this marquis's son but the girl is in love with a young scientist.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1942-09-10
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The House of the Seven Maidens
Overview: A widower is in trouble with money, and has seven daughters to marry. A creditor, a timid suitor, is unable to make up his mind.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1942-02-06
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Les Cadets de l'océan
Overview: In the harbor of Toulon, on the “Ocean” training ship, the apprenticeship of the cabin boys and experts of the Navy is punctuated by permissions in town, friendships, bullying, and loves.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1945-11-14
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The Rebels of Lomanach
Overview: A young woman has a perilous affair with a General from the opposing side during the Revolutionary war.
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1954-04-06
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Mama Hummingbird
Overview: A middle aged baroness thinks she is still young enough to have an affair with a military man the age of her son.She deserts her family and follows the youth to Algeria.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1937-11-26
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A Caprice of Darling Caroline
Overview: Caroline de Bienre, the 16-year-old daughter of French nobility, meets the handsome rogue, Gaston de Sallanches, who is expected to ask for the hand of her older, plainer sister in marriage. Gaston instead joins Caroline in her secret hiding place in the château's attic, where the infatuated Caroline begins an affair with him. Meanwhile, she is being courted by the dull, sincere Livio, but holds him off since she is in love with Gaston. When the revolution of 1789 breaks out Caroline is sent to a convent but her carriage is waylaid. She escapes and makes her way to Gaston's home, where she finds him in the arms of his mistress. She is angry and then agrees to marry Livio, now an out-of-favor revolutionary and a marked man, and Caroline is also now on the death list.
Genres: Romance War
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1953-03-06
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Serenade of Texas
Overview: Music seller and singer on occasion, Jacques Gardel learns from master Jérôme Quilleboeuf that he inherits oil fields located in Big Bend in Texas.
Genres: Western Comedy Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-12-16
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Life of Pleasure
Overview: An aristocrat instigates divorce proceedings against his son-in-law, a commoner and the ex-owner of night club "La Vie de Plaisir".
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1944-05-16
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Girl with Grey Eyes
Overview: A village lost in the mountains where Catherine called L'Airelle's love affair takes place with a young doctor. Catherine's father is the local bonesetter whose wife threw herself into a glacier out of despair of love and whose body reappears intact twenty years later. In addition, the pharmacist of the country is accused of having seduced a young girl who is avenged by her mother. The bonesetter also dies, the village fortunately continues to live.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1945-11-24
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Here Is the Beauty
Overview: Melodrama of two struggling artists whose love for each other is thwarted.She has some success as a ballerina despite being wounded by him in a fit of jealousy. His career as a sculptor is stymied when he is arrested.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1950-04-21
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Vendetta in Camargue
Overview: The young Huguette arrives in Camargue to take over the farmhouse and the breeding of bulls from which she has just inherited - Huguette has to face the thefts of horses and bulls by the Romanichels and stand up to the Gardians, who do not appreciate being commanded by a young woman. Fortunately, her neighbor Fred will be there to help her to overcome all these obstacles.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1950-08-23
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L'enfant des neiges
Overview: Mony, fiancée of Jacques, adopts the child he had with Gisèle. When she wants to take it back, she gives it back to him and pushes Jacques to marry her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1951-04-20
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The Rebels of Lomanach
Overview: A young woman has a perilous affair with a General from the opposing side during the Revolutionary war.
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1954-04-06
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The Life and Loves of Beethoven
Overview: Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
Genres: Drama Music History Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1937-01-15
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The Roquevillards
Overview: France, 1880. Francois Roquevillard is a respected lawyer in Chambery and the head of a family that prides itself on its impeccable morals. Francois's world rapidly begins to fall apart when his son Maurice elopes to Italy with Edith Frasne, the wife of an esteemed notary.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1943-07-28
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The Beautiful Otero
Overview: An Italo-French biopic about one of the most famous women of Belle Époque, Spanish-born dancer and actress, star of Folies-Bèrgere: Carolina Otero.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1954-11-04
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Le Capitan (1ère époque) Flamberge au vent
Overview: France under Louis XIII. 1615. The Duke of Angoulême is at the head of a group of gentlemen who are conspiring to drive the Florentines out of court, of whom Concini is the all-powerful leader. A cadet from Gascony, Adhémar de Capestang, who was later to become the Capitan, left his native province to come and try his luck in Paris. Along the way, he saves a young girl, Gisèle d'Angoulême, from a masked individual who wanted to kidnap her.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1946-03-27
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Dakota 308
Overview: A Dakota plane is carrying a ton of gold bound for Brazzaville, but it is hijacked over the Camargue. On arrival, we find nails instead of gold!
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1951-04-25
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Le Capitan (2ème époque) Le Chevalier du roi
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Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1946-03-27
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If Paris Were Told to Us
Overview: Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-01-27
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