Acting

Gina Manès

Born April 7, 1893 · Paris, France

Died September 6, 1989 · aged 96

Gina Manès (born Blanche Moulin; 7 April 1893 – 6 September 1989) was a French film actress and a major star of French silent cinema. After an early appearance in a Louis Feuillade film, she had significant roles in films of Germaine Dulac and Jean Epstein, including Cœur fidèle.

Known For

NapoleonNapoleon · 1927
Napoleon
7.81927
MovieDramaHistory
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.
HatredHatred · 1938
Hatred
7.31938
MovieDrama
Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful stay in Shanghai, where he and his cargo are the victim of a malicious attack, he returns to his hometown of Dunkirk. Mollenard receives a frosty welcome from his wife Mathilde, who resents the way in which he has neglected his family for so many years. Mollenard’s only wish is to get back to sea as soon as he can, but a sudden heart-attack leaves him paralysed and entirely in his wife’s power...
Napoléon BonaparteNapoléon Bonaparte · 1935
Napoléon Bonaparte
8.71935
MovieDramaWar
A second version of Gance's Napoléon, with sound.
Looping the LoopLooping the Loop · 1928
Looping the Loop
8.51928
MovieDramaRomance
Botto the Clown is in love with the much younger Blanche but she is in love with the handsome daredevil acrobate Andre.
SinSin · 1928
Sin
6.11928
MovieDrama
A married writer's luck turns when he gets a play produced at Théâtre de Paris. He meets the femme fatale who should play the lead in his play. Passion and conflict occurs.
Thérèse RaquinThérèse Raquin · 1928
Thérèse Raquin
5.21928
MovieDrama
Thérèse Raquin, an unhappily married woman, aided by her lover Laurent, drowns her husband Michaud, only to find the guilt of her actions intolerable.
Les RéprouvésLes Réprouvés · 1937
Les Réprouvés
10.01937
MovieDrama
At the borders of the Saharan desert, the dramatic situation of a battalion of light infantry attacked by the enemy.
The Postmaster's DaughterThe Postmaster's Daughter · 1938
The Postmaster's Daughter
7.01938
MovieDrama
A small town postal official allows a military officer to sweep his lovely daughter away to St. Petersburg, assuming the man will do the right thing and marry her.Instead, a future of scandal and tragedy awaits her.

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