Pierre Dux
Acting
Biography
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Born: October 21, 1908
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For
Apostrophes
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Le Grand Échiquier
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A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth. But, a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.
Is Paris Burning?
Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of the city. After much contemplation Choltitz decides to ignore his orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, along with Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a resistance leader organize his forces.
Goodbye Again
Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her longtime philandering partner begins yet another casual affair with a younger woman. She soon learns that May-December romances with older women are frowned upon in society.
Special Section
In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy government decides to pin the murder on six petty criminals. Loyal judges are called in to convict them as quickly as possible.
Return at Dawn
Married to Karl Ammer, the station master of Thaya, a Hungarian quiet village, Anita is a pretty young peasant who feels deeply bored. She dreams of another life while watching the daily express trains to Budapest. An incident will force her to leave her province: she has to go to Budapest to attend the funeral of an aunt and receive a share of the inheritance. After completing the formalities, Anita misses the train to go back home and then she finds herself alone in the capital.
The Horse
Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand. Things go awry the day he discovers one of his grandsons is involved in drug traffic. To make matters worse, the reckless youth has hidden the white powder in the Maroilleur farm. Without a moment's hesitation, Auguste gets rid of the toxic substance but, of course, the mob has different views...
The Last Vacation
A schoolboy remembers his last holiday in the big house of his family in the country, before it was sold.
The Royalists
The Marquis de Montauran was appointed to command the Chouans whose first two revolts were crushed. An aristocrat, Marie-Nathalie de Verneuil, is sent by Joseph Fouché to seduce and capture him.
Filmography
as Cornélius
as le magistrat
as Monsieur Abel
as Self
as Max
as Rognon - un membre du Redressement National
as Emmerich
as Filippo
as Le procureur général Cavarroc
as Self
as Self
as Chrysale
as Chrysale
as Self
as Investigating judge
as Le chiffonnier / Le psychanalyste
as Gendarmerie General Missou
as Cerat - Alexandre Parodi
as Léon 'Patate' Rollo
as (uncredited)
as Le commissaire divisionnaire Marboz - de la Police Judiciaire
as Emile Cadeau
as Talma
as Maître Fleury
as High school chaplain
as Veslot
as Le comte Hubert Martin de Kardec, le concubin de Gisèle
as Narrator (voice)
as Florent Saint-Valier
as Colonel
as Commissaire Moret
as Gaston Prévost
as Monsieur Lesage
as le père Quentin
as le médecin
as General Danicheff
as Professeur Récamier
as Richard Verdelet
as Valentin Simonet
as Le chancelier Séguier
as Hulot
as Jonas
as Cagliostro
as Jean Bernard
as Karl Ammer
as Gérard Garnier
as Jean de Quersac
as Paul Raymond