Alexandre Arquillière
Actor · 1870 – 1953 · Boen-sur-Lignon, Loire, France
Movies14
Movie6.7DramaAged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.
Movie5.9AdventureA young French woman inherits her uncle's property in Algeria, and finds herself plotted against by her envious cousins, but also romanced by a handsome but previously irresponsible young man from a neighbouring farm.
Le Bled
1929 · 6 votes
- Movie9.0
Tom Butler
1912 · 1 votes
Movie6.0DramaAn unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.
Movie5.9DramaEveryman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is about the free fall of a group of working-class French folk into degradation and tragedy due to carelessness, jealousy, and alcohol abuse. At the time of its release, L'Assommoir was hugely successful.
L'Assommoir
1908 · 9 votes
- Movie8.0
Maryse
1917 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Crime
After a time of suspended activities, Zigomar attempted to rob the biggest bank in Paris; but in this he was frustrated by the detective. Swearing vengeance he tried to wreck the train upon which the detective was traveling, but one of the detective's spies got wind of it and warned him.
Zigomar, peau d'anguille - Épisode 3: Le brigand de l'air
Zigomar - the Black Scourge - Episode 3
1913 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Crime
The next dastardly trick of Zigomar was to secure the safe which carried $50,000 belonging to the owner of the Grand African Circus, which he had won as a prize. He and La Rosario, disguised as servants, joined the circus and by the aid of a powerful elephant managed to get the safe to a manhole into which is was lowered to Zigomar and La Rosario.
Zigomar, peau d'anguille - Épisode 2: L'éléphant cambrioleur
Zigomar - the Black Scourge - Episode 2
1913 · 1 votes
Movie10.0CrimeA sensational detective story, founded on the romance of Leon Sazie. The noted criminal who terrorized all Europe is shown in these three Zigomar reels in a dramatic and intense struggle for supremacy with Paulin Broquet, the celebrated detective, who takes the two in the most varied and finest resorts.
Movie5.0ThrillerCrimeNick Carter, the famous detective, is ordered to prosecute the gang of Zigomar. Carter gets into various thorny situations but manages to escape every time, helped by Olga, a former girlfriend of Zigomar. Carter finally manages to trap Zigomar and Zigomar is arrested. However, Zigomar avoids going to court by apparently poisoning himself.
Movie6.1CrimeM. Rasta, a high society con man, is accused of a crime he didn't commit.
- Movie4.0Crime
Paulin Broquet, the great Parisian detective, has brought the notorious bandit, Zigomar, to justice. Determined not to let the law punish him, he had taken poison in the Hall of Justice. Then he was brought to a hospital where he lay motionless and was visited by hundreds of persons. Among the visitors was a slender woman, dressed in black, who secreted herself in the hospital, and, when all the others had gone, went to the bedside of Zigomar and administered an antidote for poisoning.
Zigomar, peau d'anguille - Épisode 1: La résurrection de Zigomar
Zigomar - the Black Scourge - Episode 1
1913 · 2 votes
- Movie10.0
La folie du doute
1923 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0
Anana secrétaire intime
1916 · 1 votes