Edmond T. Gréville

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Edmond T. Gréville

Born June 20, 1906 · Nice, France

Died May 26, 1966 · aged 59

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edmond T. Gréville (real name Edmond Gréville Thonger, 20 June 1906 Nice – 26 May 1966, Nice) was a French film director. The son of Franco-British parents, his father a Protestant pastor, Gréville began his career as a film journalist and critic. In parallel with a few acting performances in some silent films and in the first talkie of René Clair, Sous les…

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The Hands of OrlacThe Hands of Orlac · 1960
The Hands of Orlac
★ 4.41960
MovieHorrorCrime
A famed concert pianist's hands are destroyed in a plane crash; when he receives transplants from a recently executed strangler, his murderous new mitts attract the attention of a sleazy illusionist turned blackmailer.
Horror CastleHorror Castle · 1963
Horror Castle
★ 5.71963
MovieHorrorCrime
Women are being tortured to death with various devices in the dungeon of an old castle by a mysterious, hooded figure who may be a notorious executioner from medieval times.
Under the Roofs of ParisUnder the Roofs of Paris · 1930
Under the Roofs of Paris
★ 6.61930
MovieDramaRomance
In the tenement slums of Paris between the world wars, impoverished street singer Albert yearns for beautiful Romanian immigrant Pola. Pola's boyfriend, local hoodlum Fred, grows jealous of Albert's constant attention to his woman and frames the hapless musician for one of his own petty crimes. But while Albert is in prison for Fred's misdeed, Pola ends up falling for Albert's faithful best friend, Louis.
Beat GirlBeat Girl · 1960
Beat Girl
★ 5.91960
MovieDrama
When her architect father brings home a much younger new wife, rebellious and resentful teen Jenny goes to extreme lengths to sabotage their relationship.
A Woman in the NightA Woman in the Night · 1943
A Woman in the Night
★ 9.01943
MovieDrama
A theater troupe is touring Manon Lescaut, starring Denise, whose husband is a sick alcoholic. Tired of his violent outbursts, and wanting to rebuild her life, she runs away and finds refuge with a doctor who hires her as a nurse in his clinic. However, another jealous nurse commissions a detective to investigate, and ends up uncovering Denise's past.
Under Secret OrdersUnder Secret Orders · 1937
Under Secret Orders
★ 9.01937
MovieThrillerWar
During the First World War, a woman doctor falls in love with one of her patients who turns out to be a German spy. She herself ends up working for German intelligence.
Miss EuropeMiss Europe · 1930
Miss Europe
★ 6.41930
MovieDrama
Lucienne, typist and gorgeous bathing beauty, decides to enter the 'Miss Europe' pageant sponsored by the French newspaper she works for. She finds her jealous lover Andre violently disapproves of such events and tries to withdraw, but it's too late; she's even then being named Miss France. The night Andre planned to propose to her, she's being whisked off to the Miss Europe finals in Spain, where admirers swarm around her. Win or lose, what will the harvest be?
Forty YearsForty Years · 1938
Forty Years
★ 9.01938
MovieDramaHistory
This government commissioned film -- made on the occasion of the forty year anniversary of queen Wilhelmina's reign -- chronicles the lives of two Dutch families from 1898 to 1938 against the backdrop of the social and political events of the times. It shows the emergence of trade unions, the troubled years of the First World War, the development of aviation and Schiphol airport, the Dutch East Indies and the lives of the Dutch royal family.

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