André Daven

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André Daven

Born March 13, 1899 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Died November 17, 1981 · aged 82

No biography available.

Known For

The Grand ManoeuvreThe Grand Manoeuvre · 1955
The Grand Manoeuvre
★ 6.01955
MovieComedyRomance
Armand, a boastful womaniser, makes a bet that he can seduce any girl he wants. He soon crosses paths with a beautiful Parisian divorcee, who is nothing like anyone he has ever met before.
The Woman from NowhereThe Woman from Nowhere · 1922
The Woman from Nowhere
★ 5.81922
MovieDrama
A fifty year old woman, scarred by a life of disillusionment and regret, returns to the place where she lived twenty years before, to rekindle happier memories. She meets a young woman, the daughter of the current owners' of the property, who is on the point of abandoning her home just as she did, all those years ago...
LiliomLiliom · 1934
Liliom
★ 6.51934
MovieDramaFantasy
Two women love the same man in a world of few prospects. In Budapest, Liliom is a "public figure," a rascal who's a carousel barker, loved by the experienced merry-go-round owner and by a young, innocent maid. The maid, Julie, loses her job after going out with Liliom; he's fired by his jealous employer for going out with Julie. The two lovers move in with Julie's aunt; unemployment emasculates him and a local weasel tempts him with crime. Julie, now wan, is true to Liliom even in his bad temper. Meanwhile, a stolid widower, a carpenter, wants to marry Julie. Is there any future on this earth for Julie and Liliom, whose love is passionate rather than ideal?
OrageOrage · 1938
Orage
★ 6.81938
MovieDrama
The mistress of an engineer meets the man's pregnant wife and decides to give up the liaison.
Tonight We Raid CalaisTonight We Raid Calais · 1943
Tonight We Raid Calais
★ 5.81943
MovieWarDrama
A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mission.
Under Western EyesUnder Western Eyes · 1936
Under Western Eyes
★ 6.31936
MovieDrama
Political turmoil convulses 19th-century Russia as Razumov, a young student preparing for a career in the czarist bureaucracy, unwittingly becomes embroiled in the assassination of a public official.
Marianne of My YouthMarianne of My Youth · 1955
Marianne of My Youth
★ 7.11955
MovieFantasyRomance
A new teenage student arrives at a prestige boarding school in Bavaria, having not only the ability to play the guitar and sing, but also to charm animals and detect ghosts. Quickly becoming part of a secretive club of five other students, he is inadvertently stranded by them at an abandoned chateau on an island in the middle of a large lake, where he encounters an enchanting young woman who wants to escape. Also filmed in a separate French language version with largely different cast, MARIANNE DE MA JEUNESSE.
Nob HillNob Hill · 1945
Nob Hill
★ 6.21945
MovieDramaMusic
A Barbary Coast saloon owner hopes to marry his way into San Francisco's high society. Directed by Henry Hathaway, the film was released in 1945.

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