Maurice Schutz
Acting
Biography
Maurice Schutz (4 August 1866 – 22 March 1955) was a French film actor.
Born: August 4, 1866
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For
Katia
In the middle of the 19th century, Tsar Alexander II made the acquaintance of a young aristocratic girl from the provinces, unruly in character. He falls in love with her and tries to see her again.
The Murderer Is Not Guilty
In a film studio, several actors are the victims of attempted murders. Julien Brisseau, a writer, decides to use these facts as the backbone of his new novel. But while he is working on his detective story, young actors are actually killed. Julien thence gets suspected by police inspector Vétillard. To clear his name, Julien undertakes to investigate and find the killer on his own.
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.
The Passion of Joan of Arc
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.
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.
Vautrin the Thief
A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin, escapes from prison. Chance makes him meet Lucien de Rubempré, an impetuous and eternal lover who, when he is dismissed, collapses. Moved by this fragility, he takes him under his wing, and will do everything possible to ensure that his creature reaches happiness, even if it means imagining the worst shenanigans and other scams, with the help of a band of clever villains.
Vampyr
Allan Gray, a young man fascinated by the supernatural, goes to a small village where he feels a sinister force descending upon him. There, Allan meets an old man who asks him to protect his two daughters, for one of them has been bitten by a vampire.
Verdun: Visions of History
A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator
Filmography
as Old Beggar (voice)
as Le doyen
as Le sujet faisant la queue devant la boutique (uncredited)
as Marquis du Taillis
as Grandfather Luc
as Self
as Old man who comforts the little girl (uncredited)
as The old gentleman
as Panouillard
as Old master
as The Old Man
as Old man (segment "Le retour de Jean")
as Old beggar
as Voltaire
as Loiseau's stepfather
as Chardon
as Old peasant
as Representative of the board of directors (uncredited)
as Anne
as Collector
as (uncredited)
as Le vieux conseiller
as Patrice de Lambrefaut
as L'encaisseur agressé par Lacenaire
as The father of the notary
as Éloi des Farges
as Angelico Brazzia
as Étienne Roquevillard
as Goupi-L'Empereur
as 'Peu-Parle'
as Old man
as Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
as Verneuil
as le grand père
as (uncredited)
as Cyprien (uncredited)
as Louis XIV Âgé
as Grandfather Michel
as Le pape Léon XIII
as Joseph, Mérital's butler (uncredited)
as Grandfather
as Bit Part
as L'abbé Sicot
as The Lord of the Manor
as Marshal of the Empire
as Nicolas Loyseleur
as Marc Verdier
as Filippo Antonio Pasquale di Paoli
as Tristan de Mauprat / Hubert de Mauprat
as La sorcière
as Le Bret
as Commandant de Corlaix
as Victor Vincent, ex ministre
as Comte de Savières
as Ferdinand Alvarez de Tolède, duc d'Albe
as Luigi