René Hell
Acting
Biography
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Born: May 1, 1891
Place of Birth: Orbec, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Known For
La Traversée de Paris
Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across Nazi-occupied Paris.
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.
The Counterfeiters of Paris
"Le Dabe" retired many years ago and now he lives in the Tropics where he owns stables and horses. He is a very rich man. He was the king of all money counterfeiters. He is contacted from Paris to organize a new job. He says no. But when he finds out the the currency that should be counterfeited is the Dutch florin, he accepts immediately. He retired after having counterfeited 100 florin notes just before the Queen Wilhelmina retired them from circulation. He flies to Paris. But the gang is not to be trusted, at least not all of them.
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Michel has stolen from his employer, Mr Bellanger, for the love of Juliette. He is now in jail. One night, while sleeping in his cell, he wakes up all of a sudden, the gates open and he finds himself in a strange village where all the inhabitants have lost their memory. There, meets Juliette again who seems to agree to marry a powerful man, who might well be Bluebeard...
Holiday for Henrietta
Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a comical path for their heroine, who is overcome with sentimental love for a young photographer on Bastille Day. The other has a more thrilling and dastardly fate in mind for her. Among the film's irresistible conceits is Hildegarde Neff as an oversexed circus bareback rider.
Law of the Streets
Yves Tréguier, a young orphan, escapes from a reform school in Brittany to join "Dédé la Glace" in Paris, an old-timer with whom he has a sincere friendship. The love of Zette, a young girl he has met, and the benevolent friendship of Father Blain, the bistro owner, give him the desire for regular work. "Jo le Grec", a pimp jealous of Dédé's friendship with Yves, seduces Wanda, a prostitute he loves, and shoots Dédé dead. Blain prevents him from doing the same to Yves, and shoots him in turn. Yves can live an honest life with Zette and the baby she's expecting.
Mandrin (2ème époque) La Tragédie d'un siècle
Around 1750, in the Dauphiné not far from the Swiss border, a cooper, tired of the injustices affecting the peasants crushed by taxes, went into revolt. Louis Mandrin, a handsome fellow without fear and without reproach, puts himself out of the law by refusing to obey the local nobility. The public authorities are tearing their hair out because the man is elusive. Helped by his faithful friends and by two women in love, Mandrin will become a legend.
Crime and Punishment
Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter.
Mademoiselle
A sexually repressed school teacher releases her pent up passions in a series of shocking crimes.
Filmography
as Peasant (uncredited)
as Mr. Martin (uncredited)
as Un vendeur de journaux (segment "Le Gros Lot")
as Old garage owner
as Man with Dog in the Park (uncredited)
as The traveling pencil merchant (uncredited)
as Customer at the café (uncredited)
as Tramp (uncredited)
as Guest of the hostel (uncredited)
as Prison guard (uncredited)
as Typographer (uncredited)
as Grandfather
as Julien le concierge
as Newsboy (uncredited)
as Old peasant (uncredited)
as Man from Joseph's gang (uncredited)
as La Grenouille
as The street sweeper
as Jambier's father (uncredited)
as Le chauffeur des Cardinaud (uncredited)
as Un homme de l'hôtel (uncredited)
as Paul, le majordome du marquis
as Singer at the banquet (uncredited)
as Un paysan
as Doctor
as Un consommateur chez Bouche (uncredited)
as Un inspecteur
as Guardian
as The driver (uncredited)
as Le cocher (uncredited)
as Le contrôleur S.N.C.F. (uncredited)
as First agent
as The deputy
as Un homme à la vente aux enchères (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Newsboy
as Notary
as The bistro owner
as Tramp
as The Bonapartist (uncredited)
as Cabinetmaker
as Village man (uncredited)
as Un inspecteur
as Le cocher
as Un journaliste (uncredited)
as Hotelier (uncredited)
as A mobster
as The postman
as The stolen man
as Player
as A bettor
as Le cabaretier
as Consumer (uncredited)
as An Inspector (uncredited)
as Manager
as Adrien
as Sewage worker
as Singer from the troupe
as Tramp
as Spectator
as Stage manager
as Gravier
as The onlooker on the bicycle (uncredited)
as The game warden
as The Violet Merchant
as The mobster
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as le serrurier
as (uncredited)