Pierre Brasseur
Date of birth: 1905-12-22
Place of birth: Paris, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Пьер Брассёр, Пьер Брассер, Pierre-Albert Espinasse
Biography
Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse (22 December 1905, Paris – 16 August 1972, Bruneck, Italy) was a French actor. He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur while the latter was married to Albert Brasseur. His grandfather, Jules Brasseur, was an actor as well. The family tradition of using the name Brasseur was continued by his son Claude and his grandson Alexandre. Renowned for playing outsized characters, Brasseur is probably best known in the anglophone world for his (semi-fictionalised) portrayal of the actor Frédérick Lemaître in Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise, 1945) and as Docteur Génessier (more subdued) in the horror film Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux sans visage, 1960) co-starring with Alida Valli. On May 30, 1927, Brasseur performed the spoken role of the Narrator in the world premiere of Igor Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus rex. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Brasseur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
1968-12-11
Edmond Dantès, who was active in the resistance against the Nazis, is accused for being a Nazi colla
Children of Paradise
1945-03-15
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater
A Matter of Resistance
1966-01-25
In the countryside near Normandy's beaches lives Marie, unhappy. It's 1945, she's married to Jérôme,
The Married Couple of the Year Two
1971-04-07
Nicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divor
Eyes Without a Face
1960-01-11
Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daug
Emile's Boat
1962-03-03
Charles-Edmond, the eldest of the Larmentiel brothers, decides to return to La Rochelle, his hometow
The Possessors
1958-11-19
Noël Schoudler, founder of an empire built on three foundations - sugar, banking and the press - rei
Napoleon
1955-03-25
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. T
Le Plaisir
1952-02-29
Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep
Gates of the Night
1946-12-03
In post-Liberation Paris, a man reunites with a friend and meets the woman of his dreams, only to di
Summer Light
1943-03-26
A shimmering glass hotel at the top of a remote Provençal mountain provides the setting for a tragic
Port of Shadows
1938-05-17
Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for
Millionaires for One Day
1949-12-13
A typographer makes a mistake by printing the winning number of the national lottery. Many people be
Café de Paris
1938-09-28
This murder mystery is set in a Parisian cafe and examines the mysterious murder of a famed journali
Spotlight on a Murderer
1961-03-31
An old count hides just before he dies to annoy his heirs. The heirs search a manor for the count's
Julie de Carneilhan
1950-04-21
A penniless aristocrat is fooled by her ex-husband, a crook.
King of Hearts
1966-12-21
An ornithologist mistaken for an explosives expert is sent alone into a small French town during WWI
Portrait of a Murderer
1949-11-25
A circus daredevil is the next victim of a danger-seducing woman who tricks him into a potentially d
The Lovers of Verona
1949-03-07
Angelo, a glass-blower from Murano, and Georgia Maglia, the pretty daughter of a fallen fascist magi
Crimson Curtain
1952-11-14
Bertal, a despotic and hated theater director, is assassinated before a performance of Macbeth in wh
The Gates of Paris
1957-09-27
Juju, a drunken oaf who feels the need of being important to someone---anyone---and his friend The A
Weaker Sex
1933-01-01
The story of Madame Leroy-Gomez, a wealthy divorcee living in Paris. Together with her servant Antoi
The Law
1959-01-25
A gorgeous housekeeper turns the tables on the men in a small Mediterranean coastal town by using th
Une faim de loup
1932-11-18
René is hungry and has no money. He returns home, where only bills await him. Her neighbor Lulu is a
My Friend Victor
1931-01-09
A poor youth of noble birth needs to marry. Will the cynical, calculating upstart who wants to set h
Circulate!
1931-11-20
Incognito
1934-01-05
A restaurant waiter and the telephone operator at the Palace of Cap Martin sympathize without ever b
Le Bébé de l'escadron
1935-12-06
A young woman is seduced by a soldier whose name she does not know. Pregnant, she asks the colonel t
Jeunesse d'abord
1936-06-05
Two different young couples marry, despite the wishes to the contrary of their parents.
Passé à vendre
1936-09-14
Maryse blackmails her former lovers by threatening to mention their names in her memoirs. But a real
Prête-moi ta femme
1936-09-18
Gontran is required to marry if he wants to benefit from his aunt's inheritance. To convince the lat
Le Mari rêvé
1936-12-25
A shy young composer gets a job as musical director, under a false name, at a music publisher. The e
La Reine des resquilleuses
1937-03-12
A young unemployed girl pretends to be a boy and gets a job as a car washer.
Une femme qui se partage
1937-02-19
Louis Cruciol, a married man, leads a double life: he maintains his mistress by taking the identity
Gosse de riche
1938-06-07
The daughter of an industrialist takes an interest in the workers and tries to improve their lot. Sh
Don't Tempt the Devil
1963-04-17
A lovely young nurse finds herself framed for the murder of a hospital patient who died after she ad
Three Argentines in Montmartre
1941-01-14
The guitarist Moncho, singer Roberto and their impresario, arrive in Paris to find the fortune and t
Visages de femmes
1939-01-06
Georges Legrand is a young unscrupulous reveler. He seduces Fred, a woman doctor before shamelessly
Promise to the Unknown One
1942-10-02
A young woman is in love with a young writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt. Married to a banker, she
La Croisée des chemins
1942-12-02
A prestigious Paris doctor is tempted by a woman he knew in his youth, whose politician husband has
Sixième étage
1940-09-02
The joys and miseries of the inhabitants of a building in a Parisian district.
La Femme fatale
1946-04-12
Fanny Le Doublond has a lover, Jean, and her husband is beginning to have suspicion. To calm him dow
Il bell'Antonio
1960-03-04
Problems arise for Antonio Magnano when he is unable to consummate his marriage to the beautiful Bar
Cruise for the Unknown One
1948-09-01
Kohlman, the attorney for the Fournil bank, diverts money from the institution. To hide his malpract
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972-12-22
A successful businessman whose destiny leads him to a secluded Swiss chalet where his life is put on
Lost Souvenirs
1950-11-11
Suppose lost and found objects could talk... But they can! At least four of them... : -A statuette o
Skipper Next to God
1951-03-02
Captain Joris Kniper believes so strongly that he is "skipper next to God" that he is used to playin
Life Together
1958-09-24
The writer Pierre Carot became rich and famous with his book "Life as a Couple", which was based on
Torticola versus Frankensberg
1952-04-19
A comedic take on the Frankenstein story.
Hitch-Hike
1962-03-16
Agathe, 18, dreams of change. Gone are her vacations on the rainy beaches of Belgium! She decides to
Tower of Lust
1955-03-18
France, the beginning of the XIV century. Every night, Queen Margaret of Burgundy and her two sister
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
1960-06-01
This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seek
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960-12-16
Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with
A Little Virtuous
1968-02-21
In Paris, the young photographer Ferdinand falls in love with Claire, a pickpocket. Shortly after, h
Grisou
1938-05-11
Femme fatale Madeleine Robinson is married to Raymond Aimos, a coal miner with a face like a pickled
Pétrus
1946-10-02
Petrus, a Montmartre photographer, is accidentally wounded by Migo, a dancer at the Frou Frou night
Two Hours to Kill
1966-01-14
In the waiting room of the Auvernaux station, the atmosphere is very lively. Several passengers, who
Behind These Walls
1946-03-13
June 1944, a French town towards the end of the occupation. Following several attacks perpetrated by
The Madman of Lab Four
1967-11-29
This talkative and unevenly paced feature finds Fou (Jean Lefebvre) the inventor of a gas that makes
Head Against the Wall
1959-03-20
An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him
Carthage in Flames
1960-01-29
Historical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage.
Josefa's Loot
1963-08-22
Justin, a lyricist by trade, and his friend Pierre, a composer, lead a bohemian life in Paris. Justi
Lucky Jo
1964-11-12
Lucky Jo and his three friends are little criminals, who try to live from small burglaries. But they
Dirty Hands
1951-08-09
A young intellectual, Hugo, joins the Communist Party out of a sense of idealism, only to see his pr
The Nina B. Affair
1961-06-06
A businessman who lives from blackmailing begins to be blackmailed by his own wife who hates him.
Corsican Brothers
1939-05-03
Siamese twins, separated at birth, maintain a psychic knowledge of each other's dire fates.
Crime Does Not Pay
1962-07-06
A man walks into a movie theater in Paris and starts watching a film—the same one we're watching, co
Birds in Peru
1968-10-20
A nymphomaniac young woman, unsatisfied by her husband, searches for sex in the brothels of a seasid
The Winner
1932-03-24
Agent of Doom
1963-07-31
Scientist André Ségonne hits the headlines with his discovery of anti-matter. On his way to a few da
Heartbeat
1938-04-15
A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him wi
Caravane
1934-10-25
Princess Wilma is forced to wed by midnight or lose her inheritance. She impulsively chooses gypsy
Goto, Island of Love
1969-01-29
A petty thief works his way up the absurd hierarchy of Goto, an archipelago cut off from civilisatio
Rocambole
1948-04-08
In the 19th century, a thug from the slums of Paris pretends to be a young aristocrat, but is unmask
Valse éternelle
1936-04-03
The Abominable Man of Customs
1963-03-01
Two rival gangs fight over drug trafficking. An American killer named Timetti Le Muet arrives at Mar
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953-05-29
A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless
The Revenge of Baccarat
1948-04-23
In Paris, in the middle of the 19th century, the Comte de Chamery died of poisoning, leaving a consi
The Circular Triangle
1964-12-17
Business tycoon dies in plane crash. Suspected, Georg, his main partner, Alain, a young Turkish fina
Claudine at School
1937-12-15
Poorly educated by her father, a wacky researcher, Claudine is a teenager full of life who loves her
Macédoine
1971-01-20
The tale of a young pretty girl's rise to a top model and her finding of emptiness in her life after
Fortuna
1966-01-02
A film about the clash between the patriarchal values of Jewish immigrants from North Africa and mod
Land Without Stars
1946-04-02
Simon's life is troubled by images of a crime which happened in his family a hundred years ago. Whil
Black Humor
1965-04-12
A unique black comedy consisting of three episodes on the same theme: death. In a circus, trapeze ar
L'Oncle de Pékin
1934-05-25
In this musical comedy, all the heirs of a recently deceased uncle must stay in his chateau until th
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
1965-08-13
Rosa, a housekeeper in a NATO office in Paris, steals a micro film for her lover whom she hopes to m
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961-04-04
Henri IV falls in love with the young Charlotte de Montmorency, 40 years his junior. The king decide
The Virgin Bride
1937-08-06
Jacqueline Vignol, a flighty young woman, marries a womanizing widower, Albert Letournel, out of spi
The Amorous Garrison
1934-03-24
In a small provincial town, the new colonel of the dragoon regiment consigns all his men. Three sold
Hercule
1938-03-05
Hercule, a young peasant, inherits a Parisian newspaper with a large circulation. The editor-in-chie
Noah's Ark
1947-08-20
Bitru is a carefree fellow who, one day, decides to buy a houseboat on the River Seine. He moves the
The Bureaucrats
1959-06-30
The gifts and bequests department is particularly eccentric, including Lahrier, a fervent absentee a
Two Shy Ones
1943-03-03
Jules Frémissin is shy and in love. The father of the object of his flame is also shy. The marriage
L'or du duc
1965-09-23
A young duke marries a girl, also penniless, and moves into a bus left him by an uncle, with their t
A Very Handy Man
1964-01-23
In late 19th century Sicily, handsome free-spirit Liolà wanders into town, where he encounters an ol
The Birth of Children of Paradise
1967-01-01
Documentary about the making of Marcel Carne's 1945 film Children of Paradise (France), interviewing
A Rare Bird
1935-06-06
A wealthy businessman joins his servant, who has won a winter getaway, on the trip, but at the hotel
Little One
1935-08-22
Mister Darnétal is invited by his nephew Georges to the premiere of his extravaganza in Paris;but hi
Bluebeard
1951-09-27
Just before wowing international critics and moviegoers with his adventure romp Fanfan la Tulipe, di
Confessions of a Newlywed
1937-02-26
A timid young man marries the daughter of the entomologist he works for. On the train for their hone
Jamaican Man
1950-12-22
Jacques Mervel, also known as "L'Homme de la Jamaïque" makes use of his talents as a gun runner in T
The Path of Honor
1939-12-15
Two twin brothers have joined the army, Paul by vocation is a lieutenant of spahis and Georges to es
Tell Me Tonight
1933-02-03
Opera singer Enrico Ferraro, tired of his too many engagements, jumps off the train escaping from hi
Famous Love Affairs
1961-11-03
Anthology of four love stories that have some historical basis.
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
1938-08-01
The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto
Un ange passe
1970-03-07
Un ange passe
1970-03-07
Adieu Léonard
1943-09-01
A bungling thief is threatened by one target with blackmail, unless the thief will kill his own cous
Rencontres
1962-02-16
Bella Krastner is sunbathing on a beach on the Côte d'Azur when she attracts the attention of an att
Oasis
1955-03-18
Two female agents from a rival gang are sent to disrupt the operations of a gold-smuggler's caravan
Clothing the Naked
1954-02-25
Ersilia Drei, after a suicide attempt recounts her vicissitudes: hired as governess to the daughter
Le père Lebonnard
1939-03-29
Father Lebonnard, a former watchmaker who made a fortune, remains simple while his wife is only drea
A Young World
1966-03-25
A freelance photographer falls in love with a French medical student and becomes pregnant. Faced wit
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969-01-01
Documentary about filmmaker Jean Grémillon.
The Drunkard
1953-02-27
Unfairly accused of her husband's murder, a woman is imprisoned.
Tobie Is an Angel
1940-11-03
Tobie is a hopeless daydreamer. He always has his head in the clouds, and this inevitably gets him i
Quick
1932-08-23
A woman staying at a health spa (Lillian Harvey, goes to the theater every night to see "Quick" a co
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
1948-09-17
One of Alexandre Dumas's most popular adventure novels is "The Count of Monte-Cristo". What is littl
La Nuit blanche
1948-09-03
A father wants to try by all means to avenge the death of his son, a test pilot, whose responsible i
A Father Without Knowing It
1932-04-10
On the eve of getting married by order of his mother to a wealthy American heiress, Leon learns that
Love Around the House
1947-08-08
In an isolated house, in Brittany, live two sisters around whom gravitate a whole series of strange
Le Miroir aux alouettes
1935-04-05
From Constantinople to Marseilles, aboard a cargo ship, an intrigue full of adventures brings togeth
Second Childhood
1939-08-11
Middle-aged Georges of the "old school" who offers shelter and comfort to Marcelle. Despite his own
Last Desire
1939-08-28
Caesar, a senior French colonist returned home after many years of absence, knows a girl, Marcella,
Jonny, haute-couture
1935-04-12
Young Jonny Dupont, son of a former employee of fashion designer Rocaille, is tasked with turning ar
Quadrille d'amour
1935-01-25
Irene, a young Hungarian becomes an elegant and brilliant Parisian for the love of a car racer. Her
Honeymoon Trip
1933-01-06
The new bride of a young Viennese is so demanding about her career that she lets him go on the honey
Le soleil a toujours raison
1943-01-27
Tonio, pretty Micheline's fiance, meets Georgia ,a gypsy who makes advances to him.
Sans famille
1958-01-01
The Remi abandoned by his foster father sold to the troubadour Vasalis, in his living through the ru
Rasputin
1954-07-19
Gregory Iefommovich Raspoutine is a monk with healing powers and a liking for debauchery who manages
Feu!
1927-05-29
Cloportes
1965-09-08
Three little criminals get a tip for a great coup with lots of money in it. Unfortunately they lack
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
1954-04-15
Pas de panique
1966-08-10
A robbery of 10 billion is successfully carried out by a Corsican gang led by a man called Toussaint
Moi et l'impératrice
1933-03-17
Heart Song(U.S. release in 1934.)
Madame Sans-Gêne
1925-01-02
A French washerwoman becomes a duchess and a friend of Napoleon.
Backbiters
1927-11-09
About the conflict between social classes through the life of the unhappy Catherine Ferrand, an orph
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002-09-01
A documentary about writer Michel Audiard (1920-1985). Contemporary interviews are interwoven with a