Pierre Blanchar

Acting

Pierre Blanchar

Born June 30, 1892 · Philippeville, Constantine, France [now Skikda, Algeria]

Died November 21, 1963 · aged 71

Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He played Napoleon in the 1938 British film A Royal Divorce alongside Ruth Chatterton as Josephine. He later appeared alongside Michèle Morgan in the 1946 film Pastoral S…

Known For

Zero for ConductZero for Conduct · 1933
Zero for Conduct
★ 6.91933
MovieComedyDrama
In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the director on a celebration day.
Wooden CrossesWooden Crosses · 1932
Wooden Crosses
★ 7.11932
MovieDramaWar
The young and patriotic student Demachy joins the French army in 1914 to defend his country. But he and his comrades soon experience the terrifying, endless trench war in Champagne, where more and more wooden crosses have to be erected for this cannon fodder.
KatiaKatia · 1959
Katia
★ 6.41959
MovieDramaRomance
Tsar Alexandre II meets a young student, Katia. He understands that he loves her and try to send her away but they end up seeing each other again and becomes his mistress. With the help of Katia, Alexandre prepares a liberal constitution, but these reforms make him hostile to the more privileged subjects without satirising the revolutionaries against the regime.
The HunchbackThe Hunchback · 1944
The Hunchback
★ 8.01944
MovieAdventure
The knight Henri de Lagardère wants to avenge the death of his friend, the duke Philippe de Nevers assassinated by the prince de Gonzague, a few years before.
Riff Raff GirlsRiff Raff Girls · 1959
Riff Raff Girls
★ 5.31959
MovieCrime
Vicky de Berlin, a female gangster, haunted by wartime memories , runs a floating night-club in Brussel. Marcel, her partner and lover, is in charge of the banknotes forgery manufacture concealed in the bottom of the boat. He decides to rob the Bank of Belgium and exchange a huge sum of counterfeit money for its equivalent in genuine one. But things get complicated when Yoko, the she leader of another gang and her lover The Bug interfere...
My Friend SainfoinMy Friend Sainfoin · 1950
My Friend Sainfoin
★ 7.71950
MovieComedy
The honeymoon in Italy of Guillaume and Eugénie de Puycharmois escorted by friend Sainfoin, a second-hand driver. Sainfoin's humor displeases Eugenie. Guillaume takes the wheel in such a way that it is necessary to hire a "driver", Yolande. Jealous, Eugenie asks Sainfoin to conquer Yolande. In the working car, two happy couples drive through the Italian landscapes.
Life Dances OnLife Dances On · 1937
Life Dances On
★ 7.01937
MovieDramaRomance
After the death of her husband, Christine realizes she has possibly wasted her life by marrying him instead of the man towards whom, in her youth, she had a stronger inclination. To overcome these dreary thoughts, she decides to find out about him and the other men who danced with her during a ball that was a turning point in her life, many years ago. She pays a visit to those forgotten acquaintances one after the other; Christine is not only surprised to see how they have fared, but also discovers the impact she had, unknowingly, on the feelings and the destiny of these persons.
The Chess PlayerThe Chess Player · 1927
The Chess Player
★ 6.81927
MovieFantasyDrama
In 1776, an inventor conceals a Polish nobleman in his chess-playing automaton, a machine whose fame leads it to the court of the Russian empress.

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The Strange Monsieur VictorThe Strange Monsieur Victor · 1938
The Strange Monsieur Victor
★ 6.91938
MovieCrimeDrama
Outwardly, Monsieur Victor would appear to be the model citizen. A respectable Toulon shopkeeper, he has a devoted wife and is courteous and considerate to all who know him. However, beneath this veneer of respectability hides a notorious receiver of stolen goods, who trades with hardened criminals. Victor manages to keep up his double life without any difficulty until the fateful day when one of his partners in crime threatens to expose him. Fearing a scandal, Victor kills the crook in a moment of panic, using a shoemaker's tool. Naturally, the murder is blamed on a local shoemaker, who is sentenced to ten years' hard labour. Seven years later, the former shoemaker reappears in Toulon, having escaped from prison. The first person to recognise him is Monsieur Victor...

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