Guy Favières
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Guy Favières.
Born: June 1, 1876
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For
Sidonie Panache
In 1842, during the conquest of Algeria Sidonie Panache disguised as a Soave runs away with her lover who is doing his military service there.
Monsieur Badin
Based on the short story by Georges Courteline. The story of Monsieur Badin, a model employee who can't bring himself to go to the office and suffers as a result. He can no longer live under these conditions, and to better endure this tedious chore, he needs a raise.
Children of Paradise
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
Beautiful Star
Meg decides to commit suicide to escape the marriage to which her father intends her. She is saved by Jean-Pierre, another candidate for suicide, and Léon, a tramp who was just trying to reason with him. The trio then becomes inseparable and organizes a new life based on friendship and freedom.
Les Misérables
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Napoleon
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.
The Earrings of Madame de...
In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
Panic
Proud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire has always kept to himself. But after a woman turns up dead in the Paris suburb where he lives, he feels drawn to a pretty young newcomer to town and discovers that his neighbors are only too ready to suspect the worst of him.
Under the Paris Sky
Fates of multiple otherwise disconnected characters intertwine miraculously under the sky of Paris. And it all happens in one day.
The Mark of the Day
In a settlement in the northern mining country. The Marles, Bréhard and Gohelle families wake up and prepare for a new day at work. The young engineer Larzac, newly appointed to the mine, will soon oppose the authoritarian and conservative methods of his superior Dubard. Georges Gohelle would like to marry Marie Bréhard, but housing difficulties thwart their plans. Brezza, a Polish immigrant, who must return to his country, would like to hate his marriage to Louise Gohelle. Roger, Marie's little brother, has just turned 14. He does not want to go down to the mine as his elders have always done. He will however have to resign himself to it. Marles evokes for him the social struggles of 1906. Roger is injured during a landslide. In front of his family and his friend Marles, who had come to the hospital, he announced his decision to continue his profession. Larzac, invited to the Marles, reveals that he refused a quiet position at the Charbonnages de Paris. He too stays.
Filmography
as Octave's father
as Un adjoint au maire
as Chouan (uncredited)
as Julien (uncredited)
as Le portier (uncredited)
as Gardener
as Father Savon (segment "Coralie")
as Chairman of the Jury (uncredited)
as Le vieil homme avec l'enfant (uncredited)
as Patient
as Guillaume
as Le sacristain
as A juror (uncredited)
as Le vieillard
as Old Miner (uncredited)
as Bargeman (uncredited)
as The grandfather
as Guest of Elsa (uncredited)
as The inspector
as Un ministre (uncredited)
as Notary
as Un mendiant cul-de-Jatte / Un pauvre (uncredited)
as Françoise's father
as Trade unionist
as 'Galope-Chopine'
as Monsieur Sauvage
as Le Directeur
as Joachim, le père d'Aurélia
as Mayor
as (uncredited)
as Un encaisseur agressé par Lacenaire (uncredited)
as Goupi-La Loi
as Sheriff
as Firmin, domestic
as Lalouette
as Patron Commissaire
as Le vieux chômeur / Gustave Bertin
as Le médecin (uncredited)
as le commissaire
as James
as L'huissier aux Assises
as Joseph Fouché
as Fouché
as Charles VII, the Dauphin - French episode
as Worcester