Jaque Catelain

Acting

Jaque Catelain

Born February 9, 1897 · Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France

Died March 5, 1965 · aged 68

Jaque Catelain was a French actor who came to prominence in silent films of the 1920s, and who continued acting in films and on stage until the 1950s. He also wrote and directed two silent films himself and was a capable artist and musician. He had a close association with the director Marcel L'Herbier. He was born as Jacques Guérin-Castelain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. His father was then the may…

Known For

The DreamThe Dream · 1931
The Dream
10.01931
MovieDrama
In the snow as bells toll, a hooded figure makes its way through the streets to a church.
Le Carnaval des véritésLe Carnaval des vérités · 1920
Le Carnaval des vérités
7.01920
MovieDrama
Comtesse Della Gentia and her lover Paul attempt to seduce and blackmail a rich neighbour Juan, who is in love with a naïve young friend of theirs, Clarisse. Their plot fails; the Comtesse kills herself at a ball, and her lover re-covers her face with its mask.
The Inhuman WomanThe Inhuman Woman · 1924
The Inhuman Woman
6.91924
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young Swedish scientist, Einar Norsen. At her lavish parties she enjoys their amorous attentions but she remains emotionally aloof and heartlessly taunts them. When she is told that Norsen has killed himself because of her, she shows no feelings. At her next concert she is booed by an audience outraged at her coldness and she decides to visit the vault in which Norsen's body lies.
French CancanFrench Cancan · 1955
French Cancan
7.21955
MovieComedyDrama
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star.
Le marchand de plaisirsLe marchand de plaisirs · 1923
Le marchand de plaisirs
9.01923
Movie
The Secret SpringThe Secret Spring · 1923
The Secret Spring
8.01923
MovieMysteryHistory
To fulfill her Father's wish, Grand Duchess Aurora (Huguette Duflos) is forced into an unhappy marriage with Grand Duke Rudolph (Henry Houry). He prepares to leave for the Congo but is murdered by his own brother (Georges Vaultier). Aurora goes to Paris with her father and, there, is told on the phone of her husband's death. After returning to the Kingdom, she meets a tutor (Jaque Catelain) who falls in love with her..
La vocationLa vocation · 1929
La vocation
10.01929
Movie
The Imperial RoadThe Imperial Road · 1935
The Imperial Road
6.01935
MovieComedyDrama
An indigenous uprising in British controlled Iraq threatens the route to India, as a lobe triangle develops among the expatriates.

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