Germaine Delbat
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Germaine Delbat.
Born: March 26, 1904
Place of Birth: Courbevoie, Seine, 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.
La Poupée sanglante
Paris, 1925. Bénédict Masson, bookbinder and poet, is secretly in love with his neighbor, Christine. Christine works at the strange Coulteray mansion where the marquise accuses her husband of being a vampire. But Bénédict has other preoccupations: six of his apprentices have disappeared without a trace.
L'Exécution
Paris, at the start of the German Occupation, five men plan to sabotage a factory.
Smiley's People
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.
The Sword and the Balance
Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.
The Truth
As Dominique Marceau is being tried for the murder of Gilbert Tellier, accounts by different witnesses paint a picture of the kind of relationship the two used to share.
Gigot
A poignant comedy about a mute who befriends Nicole, the little daughter of a prostitute. Gleason shows his considerable talents as an actor without uttering a sound as he plays the bumbling, kind-hearted janitor, Gigot. Gleason wrote the original story and music for this film.
Oscar
This film originated as a play in Paris. The story focuses on the one-day adventures of Bertrand Barnier played with a genius of French cinema, Louis de Funes. In the same morning he learns that his daughter is pregnant, an employee stole a large amount of money from his company, his maid is about to resign in order to marry a wealthy neighbor and his body builder is interested in marrying his daughter. The seemingly complicated story-line is full of comedy or errors and some of the most hilarious mime scenes of the French cinema.
Last Known Address
Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred to a small police station, where he meets young and beautiful Jeanne. Soon they are faced with a tough investigation.
La Traversée de Paris
Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across Nazi-occupied Paris.
Filmography
as Emile's mother
as Léonie Vialhe
as Léonie Vialhe
as Marie
as Knitting Lady III
as Madame La Pierre
as Florentine
as Mme Pernelle
as Mme Perrin
as Petit rôle
as Madame Léonce
as Anne's mother
as Headmistress
as Ms. Drouine
as La mère de Marthe
as Self
as Sœur #2
as Mère de Jean
as Marthe
as madre di Ange
as Mrs. Roques aka Marraine
as Madame Fournier
as la grand-mère
as Mrs Lenoir
as La gérante
as Mme Druber
as Mrs. Jacomet
as Charlotte, ex-goouvernante des Barnier et mère de Jacqueline
as Madame Vertorel
as Soeur Opportune
as Madame Le Goff
as La mère Brun - la servante de Larouette
as Un docteur
as Frenchwoman
as Widow Prévost
as Madame Greuze
as Usherette
as Mrs Lavaur
as Une employée du 'Spoutnik'
as (uncredited)
as Mme Lemol
as Madame Gibbs
as Woman at Trial (uncredited)
as Peasant woman
as Adrienne
as Restaurant customer
as La secrétaire
as Stewardess
as La concierge
as Madame Berthier (uncredited)
as Notary's wife
as Mlle Marthe, la secrétaire de M. Bourdinet (uncredited)
as Maid (uncredited)
as Mrs Lambert