Barbara Laage

Acting

Barbara Laage

Born July 30, 1920 · Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Haute Savoie, France

Died May 21, 1988 · aged 67

Barbara Laage (30 July 1920 – 21 May 1988) was a French film actress who flourished in the 1950s. After fleeing Paris with her family during the German occupation in World War II , Laage returned to the city after the war and began her acting career in the Paris theater district of Montparnasse. Her first move to Hollywood was arranged by theatrical agent William Morris , founder of the William …

Known For

Paris BluesParis Blues · 1961
Paris Blues
★ 6.51961
MovieRomanceDrama
During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and love.
Bed and BoardBed and Board · 1970
Bed and Board
★ 7.11970
MovieComedyDrama
Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pregnant with the couple's first child, Antoine finds himself enraptured with a young Japanese beauty. The complications change the course of their relationship forever.
Act of LoveAct of Love · 1953
Act of Love
★ 6.91953
MovieDramaWar
While on holiday on the French Riviera, former soldier Robert Teller recounts his time in WWII-era France, where he meets and falls in love with a poor girl named Lise. However, they're unable to marry when Lise is accused of prostitution and Teller's commanding officer forbids the match. The couple's love is again tested when Teller learns the truth about his would-be wife's whereabouts.
The Happy RoadThe Happy Road · 1957
The Happy Road
★ 6.11957
MovieComedy
Two children run away from a Swiss boarding school and set out for Paris, with their frantic parents in hot pursuit.
The Crime of Aldeia VelhaThe Crime of Aldeia Velha · 1964
The Crime of Aldeia Velha
★ 7.51964
MovieCrimeDrama
Joana lives in a small and remote village where people are very primitive and religious. When accidents start happening that involves her, people slowly start believing that she is possessed by the devil.
B.F.'s DaughterB.F.'s Daughter · 1948
B.F.'s Daughter
★ 6.31948
MovieDramaRomance
Wealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and acquired wealth puts their marriage in jeopardy.
Bombs on Monte CarloBombs on Monte Carlo · 1960
Bombs on Monte Carlo
★ 6.21960
MovieRomanceComedy
In Monte Carlo, a captain tries to raise the money to pay his crew at the gaming table, and meets and falls in love with a Queen.
The BossThe Boss · 1960
The Boss
★ 5.61960
MovieComedyDrama
Pursued by a rival gang after a violent robbery, Toni escapes with nearly thirty million francs. On the train to Paris, to avoid arousing suspicion, he has no choice but to threaten an honorable philosophy professor, Justin Mignonnet, with his gun, so that he will carry the loot for him. To make sure he returns the money, he takes his papers and makes him promise to be present at the exchange appointment at the Pigalle Hotel the next day. Completely lost, Mignonnet decides to obey orders, but just as he is about to return the money, a young woman, a member of the enemy gang, comes to collect it.

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