Pierre Bertin
Acting
Biography
Pierre Victor Théophile Bertin (24 October 1891 – 13 May 1984) was a French stage and film actor. In 1948, he starred in the film The Lame Devil under Sacha Guitry. He was the librettist of the opéra-comique La Gageure imprévue after Sedaine with music by Henri Sauguet, first performed at the Paris, Opéra-Comique in 1944, and for the radio opera Les Deux Rendez-vous (after Nerval) by Claude Arrieu first broadcast in 1951. Pierre Bertin was born in Lille and died in Paris. Source: Article "Pierre Bertin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Born: October 24, 1891
Place of Birth: Lille, Nord, France
Known For
The Beautiful Trip
She dragged out a more than mediocre life in the port of Antwerp; he is a renowned pianist-virtuoso. These two solitary beings, totally different, meet by chance on a liner and gradually realize that they complement each other harmoniously.
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.
Crooks in Clover
An aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortune from an old friend, a former gangster supremo known as the Mexican. If he is ambivalent about his new found wealth, Fernand is positively nonplussed to discover that he has also inherited his benefactor’s daughter, Patricia. Unfortunately, not only does Fernand have to put up with the thoroughly modern Patricia and her nauseating boyfriend, but he also had to contend with the Mexican’s trigger-happy former employees, who are determined to make a claim.
Orpheus
A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.
Le Corbeau
Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.
Dr. Knock
Saint-Maurice, an ordinary peaceful village, lived healthily so much so that the local doctor's practice was scant. But that was before Dr. Parpalaid retired and was replaced by a charlatan by the name of Knock. A real genius this one, for he soon managed to persuade everyone that they were ill. And not only didn't they resent him but they even loved their physician, who made a fortune and brought prosperity to the village by turning it into a big hospital.
Amazing Monsieur Fabre
It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.
Shop Girls of Paris
The struggles of a small business owner come to light in this film by director André Cayatte. The proprietor of a fabric shop, M. Baudu faces stiff competition when a department store moves in across the street, the first of its kind in 1860s Paris. On top of the stresses associated with the rival retailer, Baudu’s niece and two nephews take up residence with him after recently being orphaned. The niece, Denise Baudu, sees the writing on the wall for her uncle’s business so she takes a job as a shop girl with his competitor and despite her success the decision does not register well with the family.
The Stranger
Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder.
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seeks refuge with the Carmelites because she is terrified of dying during the upheaval. The longer she associates with the nuns the more she is transformed by their faith and devotion.
Filmography
as Le vieux Casseur
as Notary
as The Canon
as Self
as Georges, le vieil homosexuel
as Le Prince de Condé
as Uncle Joachim
as Judge
as Juliette's Grandfather
as Petipa's Father
as Le président du tribunal (sketch "Le Procès")
as Mr. Dumont-Freville
as Le présentateur de la soirée de gala
as Monsieur Rémy
as Adolphe Amédée Delafoy
as Marquis of Force
as Monsieur Belin
as Monsieur de Saint-Sevran
as Self
as Damien
as Martin-Michaud
as Il professore
as Napoléon III
as Monsieur de Saint-Brive
as L'instituteur Bernard
as UNESCO Director-General
as Le colonel
as Commissioner
as Croquenard
as Monsieur de Boisgreux
as Le monsieur sérieux
as Baron of Nesselrode
as Le professeur Patureau-Duparc
as The passenger with the monocle
as The Duke of Palestrinat
as Abbot Loth
as Le comte de Guiche
as Granier
as le sous-préfet
as Gaujean, fabric supplier
as Archange
as Gaston Noblet
as Legris, le secrétaire de Me Presle
as Un Invité (Prologue) (as Pierre Bertin de la Comédie Française)
as Anatole
as Leducq
as Paul Normand
as Oscar Ormont
as Frédéric Charençon
as Michel
as Claude Merlerault