Ralph Habib

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Ralph Habib

Born June 29, 1912 · Paris, France

Died June 27, 1969 · aged 56

Ralph Habib (Paris, 29 June 1912 – Paris, 27 June 1969) was a French film director of Lebanese origin. He started his film career with Pathé. He later worked as assistant director notably Jean Dréville and Jean-Paul Le Chanois before directing his own films. Source: Article "Ralph Habib" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

The Nabob AffairThe Nabob Affair · 1960
The Nabob Affair
6.01960
MovieComedy
Serge, alias Count Fornari, is hired by a mysterious employer to try to steal the Nabob, an exceptionally valuable diamond that Jeannette, alias Aménita (Perrette Pradier), the companion of a billionaire, wears as a locket. She covets the diamond and steals it from the safe. About to be caught in the act, she keeps it hidden in a handkerchief in her hand and manages to conceal it in Serge's pocket during the hotel ball. When she rejoins the billionaire, he asks her to open her hand, but the diamond is gone. The result is a chase full of misunderstandings and twists and turns between the three protagonists.
The Secrets of the BedThe Secrets of the Bed · 1954
The Secrets of the Bed
3.81954
MovieComedy
Four-episode Franco-Italian omnibus film. Four men from different national and cultural background take refuge in a cabin after being sidetracked by bad weather on their way to conference.
The French WayThe French Way · 1940
The French Way
5.81940
MovieRomanceComedy
Cabaret star Zazu intervenes when young lovers are sundered by their parents' feud.
Here Is the BeautyHere Is the Beauty · 1950
Here Is the Beauty
7.01950
MovieDrama
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.
Club of WomenClub of Women · 1956
Club of Women
5.01956
MovieDrama
A remake of a pre-war French film success, Club de femmes is a seriocomedy centralized in an all-female boarding house. Forced to band together because of a housing shortage, the film's heroines set up camp in a deserted structure, despite the tongue-cluckings of local busybodies and do-gooders. Complications ensue when a huge corporation announces plans to raze the building and erect a factory. Amazingly, the ladies are saved by the very company that wants to evict them.
The Lone One Takes the OffensiveThe Lone One Takes the Offensive · 1966
The Lone One Takes the Offensive
8.01966
MovieAdventureThriller
A powerful bomb is stolen and is set to explode in a populated area in less than 48 hours, unless French S.S. Agente, Roger Hanin can find and defuse it in time. Larry Anderson.
The Black ChapelThe Black Chapel · 1959
The Black Chapel
7.31959
MovieWarThriller
1933 in Germany. The rise of Nazism fears war and some officers, concerned the fate that hostilities would reserve to their country, organize an anti-Nazi group. They send a reporter, Golder, to communicate the plan of the German offensive allies.
The StowawayThe Stowaway · 1958
The Stowaway
4.01958
Movie
A group of adventurers compete with one another to find the missing heir Rene Marechal, thought to be near Tahiti.

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