Etchika Choureau

Acting

Etchika Choureau

Born November 29, 1929 · Paris, France

Died January 25, 2022 · aged 92

French actress born Jeannine Paulette Verret.

Known For

AngeliqueAngelique · 1964
Angelique
★ 6.71964
MovieAdventureRomance
In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she bravely sets out to find him. This is the first of many dramas based on Anne and Serge Golon's novels about strong-willed Angélique and her adventures during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
Darby's RangersDarby's Rangers · 1958
Darby's Rangers
★ 6.51958
MovieWarAction
Stationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British commandos, becoming the U.S. Army's 1st Ranger Battalion. Their drilling period is rigorous, but the men find time to romance local women before being deployed to fight the Nazis. U.S. forces battle from French North Africa to Italy, but when a surprise attack decimates the 1st and 3rd Battalions at the Battle of Cisterna, Darby and the 4th Battalion must come to their aid.
ProstitutionProstitution · 1963
Prostitution
★ 4.01963
MovieDrama
A young girl from the provinces ends up in Paris and falls into the vicious circle of prostitution, before resolving to denounce her torturers to the police.
Lafayette EscadrilleLafayette Escadrille · 1958
Lafayette Escadrille
★ 4.51958
MovieDramaRomance
A hotshot young flyer falls for a French prostitute during World War I.
The Impossible Mr. PipeletThe Impossible Mr. Pipelet · 1955
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
★ 6.01955
MovieDramaComedy
A story about a simple old man with a lot of love for his only daughter. She falls in love with a doctor's son and he don't understand why...
The Scheming WomenThe Scheming Women · 1954
The Scheming Women
★ 5.61954
MovieCrimeDrama
The renowned theatre manager, Paul Rémy, is accused by his general secretary Andrieux of having killed his partner. On the advice of his wife Mona, Paul goes into hiding in a psychiatric hospital to escape from the police. But Andrieux seduces Mona who then turns against her husband.
Paris in AugustParis in August · 1966
Paris in August
★ 7.31966
MovieComedyRomance
A man is alone in Paris during the month of August while his woman and children go on vacation. He meets a young English girl posing as a model who came to Paris for a shoot.
Service EntranceService Entrance · 1954
Service Entrance
★ 6.21954
MovieComedy
Walking alone and looking desperate, young Marie-Lou is taken in hand by Léo, a street photographer and his squatter friends. They all want to know what happened to her, so to satisfy their curiosity, Marie-Lou starts recounting her unfortunate experiences as a housemaid. On account of adverse circumstances, she tells them, she lost all of the jobs she had in five different families. To crown it all, the young man she has fallen in love with, a brilliant artist, is in prison...

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The GuiltyThe Guilty · 1957
The Guilty
★ 7.11957
MovieDrama
Valerio Rossello is a judge, with a rigid and uncompromising mentality. He is married to Lucia, a woman who instead follows the model of a loving and protective mother. From their union only one child was born: Maurizio. Both parents raise him completely differently, highlighting their character differences. Until the day when Maurizio, now a teenager, together with a friend commits an attack for futile reasons against a gas station attendant. Having learned of the incident, Valerio and Lucia also in this case intend to face the situation in a diametrically opposite way. The conflicts within the family thus strongly resurface, in which, amidst rebounds of responsibility, the errors of both parents emerge in the upbringing of their child.

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