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Catherine Arley

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Catherine Arley

Born December 30, 1922 · Paris, France

Died July 25, 2016 · aged 93

Pierrette Henriette Denise Marthe Pernot (20 December 1922 – 25 July 2016), better known professionally as Catherine Arley, was a French novelist and actress. After high school, Catherine Arley joined the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris. She played in street theatre and in some films, taking part in the French production of Fleuve étincelant (The Flashing Stream) by Charles Langbr…

Known For

Woman of StrawWoman of Straw · 1964
Woman of Straw
★ 6.21964
MovieCrimeDrama
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
Young LoveYoung Love · 1951
Young Love
★ 6.31951
MovieComedyCrime
Catherine, 18, loved Jean, a young accountant, who loved her in return. And yet, one morning, two policemen find their dead bodies on a stretch of waste ground. The case is obvious: the two young people have killed themselves. But why? Chief Inspector Ernest Plonche, feeling upset, decides to investigate personally.
The Death Agony of the EaglesThe Death Agony of the Eagles · 1952
The Death Agony of the Eagles
★ 9.01952
MovieDramaHistory
A woman avenging the death of her lover thwarts a conspiracy plotted by a group of former compatriots of Napoleon.
La Femme de pailleLa Femme de paille · 1976
La Femme de paille
1976
MovieComedy
The Seventh DoorThe Seventh Door · 1947
The Seventh Door
★ 8.51947
MovieDramaFantasy
An old man about to die gives all his fortune to a young beggar he meets in an Arabian town. He takes him to his house (now the poor man's property) and he strongly advises him not to open one of the doors, the seventh door. "I could throw the key into the sea" says the young lad" No use, you'd dive to get it back". The young man is curious and he cannot resist temptation: he opens the forbidden door. A strange world is waiting for him where a girl, Leila, will be his guide .
A Certain MisterA Certain Mister · 1950
A Certain Mister
★ 5.31950
MovieComedyCrime
Documents relevant to National Defence have been concealed in a certain vase by a dangerous gang of robbers. To neutralize the criminals, a seasoned police commissioner and his clumsy assistant, young inspector César, join forces with a colorful trio of thieves nicknamed Le Pouce (Thumb), L'Index (Index Finger) and Le Majeur (Middle Finger)...
VortexVortex · 1976
Vortex
★ 4.81976
MovieThriller
Rod Taylor plays a United Nations bio-warfare disarmament expert whose lonely wife (Catherine Jourdan) has a steamy affair while she's away in France. But soon she finds out the hard way that her lover is not quite the charming and stable guy she thought he was, and starts to fear him and wonder about his true motives.

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