Bruno Balp
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Bruno Balp.
Born: April 13, 1926
Place of Birth: Roanne, Loire, France
Known For
Vidocq
François Vidocq has been sentenced to eight years' hard labor for a crime he didn't commit. Escaped with the help of his faithful friends Desfossés and Fil de fer, the convict is pursued by his lifelong enemy: the policeman Flambart. Between scams and disguises, Vidocq initially leads an undercover life in 19th-century Paris. Eventually, the two men team up to fight criminals... And Vidocq succumbs to Annette's charms.
The Accursed Kings
It is the start of the 14th century and Philip IV the Fair reigns supreme over France. His three sons would rule after him. Isabelle, his only daughter, is married to King Edward II of England. Under Philip's reign, France is great but its people are unhappy. Only one power dares to stand up to him: the order of the Knights Templar. When the last Grand Master of the Temple, Jacques de Molay, is burned at the stake, he curses Philip and so begins a dark period, full of blood and violence, death and tears ...
French Cancan
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star.
The Flight of the Eagle
The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are never heard from again.
Midnight Meeting
A woman becomes distressed by the resemblance between the plot of a film and the reality of her own life. But what is reality: life or film?
The Story of Christmas
The story of the birth of Jesus, the anger of king Herod, the flight into Egypt and Herod's attempt at killing Jesus is seen through the eyes of a donkey and an ox who witness the birth and do what they can to protect the child.
Le Roman de Renart
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter.
The Pariah
For more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison authorities and even mined beaches in order to survive.
The Lovers of Montparnasse
Biographic film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, 1919, who falls in love with a girl from a wealthy family. Her parents are against this relationship and stop financial help. Modigliani worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France.
Filmography
as L'inspecteur
as (voice)
as Arthur
as Daniel
as Painting dealer
as Le chauffeur de taxi
as Le caissier espagnol
as Populus
as Gaston Buteau, cousin of Jean-Philippe
as Perlu
as Mr. Bonnard
as Boss of the bistro in Pont-Aven
as Valet Leblanc
as Spectator of the Alcazar
as Grégoire
as Legrand
as Alfredo, le malfaiteur et complice de l'antiquaire
as Brun l’ours (voice)
as Robert Bersumée
as Inspector at the morgue
as Jules
as Le père de famille
as Le gendarme
as Le gardien
as Un voyageur (uncredited)
as L'inspecteur
as Gas station attendant
as Community hall worker
as Marcel, mechanic of the flying club (uncredited)
as Paperboy (uncredited)
as Bill
as (uncredited)
as Le Boucher Modèle
as Cabaret concierge
as Friend of Claude and Viviane
as Pionsard, un cafetier (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
as (uncredited)