Darling Légitimus

Acting

Darling Légitimus

Born November 21, 1907 · Le Carbet, Martinique

Died December 7, 1999 · aged 92

Mathilda Marie Berthilde Paruta (21 November 1907 – 7 December 1999), better known as Darling Légitimus, was a French actress. In 1983, she received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the film Sugar Cane Alley. Born on 21 November 1907 at Le Carbet in Martinique, she spent her early years in Caracas, Venezuela. Mathilda Paruta arrived in Paris, France, at age of 16, wanting to …

Known For

Last Tango in ParisLast Tango in Paris · 1972
Last Tango in Paris
6.91972
MovieDramaRomance
A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
The Wages of FearThe Wages of Fear · 1953
The Wages of Fear
8.01953
MovieDramaThriller
In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.
Three Feet in a BedThree Feet in a Bed · 1950
Three Feet in a Bed
6.21950
MovieComedy
In spite of his failures as a peddler, Casimir guaranteed his fiance that this time the vacuum cleaners will work for good. But he's still unsuccessful until he go to the appartment of Paul-Andre, a painter who was engaged by correspondence to a rich south-American woman. That's exactly when she arrive armed with a gun infuriated after she had received a rupture letter from the man she had never seen. She mistakenly took Casimir as her painter lover. Casimir his ready to flee until he learned she owned many hotels, a thousand rooms in fact. "A thousand rooms, a thousand vacuum cleaners", he suddenly think.
The Fire WithinThe Fire Within · 1963
The Fire Within
7.61963
MovieDrama
Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living.
The Witches of SalemThe Witches of Salem · 1957
The Witches of Salem
6.91957
MovieDramaHistory
Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. A series of tragic trials soon befall Salem as fear and suspicion blur the lines of reality.
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonquesLe Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques · 1971
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
5.91971
MovieComedyCrime
Alfred Mullanet, an unlucky player who lives on his wife's income, becomes in a few moments the object of interest of two thugs, Kruger and Mister K.
A MissionaryA Missionary · 1955
A Missionary
10.01955
MovieDrama
Dreaming of heroic deeds, a young missionary soon becomes disillusioned.
A Friend Will Come TonightA Friend Will Come Tonight · 1946
A Friend Will Come Tonight
6.11946
MovieDramaWar
Commander Gerard and his band of guerrillas have found the ideal hideout: a nursing home in the Alps where, along with the mentally ill, are also hiding a Jewish girl and a Swiss doctor who might be a spy for the Germans ...

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