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The actor René Lefèvre had his first contact with the
film business as assistant of director Julien Duvivier. Beside it he worked
as an actor at the theater Champs-Elysée in Paris headed by Louis
Jouvet.
He made his film debut in the silent movie era, his first parts were
adjusted to shy and fell in love types.
To his first movies belong "Le Tourbillon de Paris" (28), "Le ruisseau"
(28), "Rapacité" (29) and "Ces dames aux chapeaux verts" (29).
The talkies weren't a handicap for René Lefèvre and he
was convincing in productions like "Mon ami Victor" (30), "Jean de la Lune"
(31) and especially in René Clair's "Le
million" (31).
He achieved other successful appearances in the 30's with "Les cinq
gentlemen maudits" (31), "La fleur d'oranger" (32), "La femme idéale"
(33), "Trois...six...neuf" (36), "Le crime de Monsieur Lange" (36), "Gueule
d'amour" (37) at Jean Gabin's side and "Feux de joie" (38).
During World War II he only appeared in few movies because he was involved
in the Résistance, immediately after the war his appearances kept
rare too.
To his movies of that time belong "Opéra-Musette" (42), "Arlette
et l'amour" (43), "Le bataillon du ciel" (47) and "L'escadron blanc" (48).
He took part in movies till the end of the 70's and he was convincing
on the big screen as well as on television.
To his popular movies since the 50's belong "Seuls au monde" (52),
"Bel Ami" (57), "C'est la faute d'Adam" (58), "Le gorille vous salue bien"
(58), "Comme un poisson dans l'eau" (62), "Rue des Cascades" (64), "Angélique
et le roy" (66), "Légion" (72) and "Le corps de mon ennemi" (76).
Besides his activity as an actor he also wrote scripts and some novels
like "L'inventeur" and "Le Train du Far West".
Other movies with René Lefèvre:
Pas si bête (28) L'eau du Nil (28) Le chemin du
paradis (30) Un chien qui rapporte (31) Sa meilleure cliente (32) Monsieur,
Madame et Bibi (32) L'âne de Buridan (32) Paprika (33) Les deux canards
(33) L'amour en cage (34) Vogue, mon coeur (35) Vogue, mon coeur (35) Les
époux scandaleux (35) Le coup de trois (35) Mes tantes et moi (36)
Le choc en retour (37) Nuits de pinces (38) Sommes-nous défendus?
(38) Place de la Concorde (38) La piste du sud (38) Petite peste (38) Les
musiciens du ciel (40) La femme que j'ai le plus aimée (42) A la
belle frégate (43) La boîte aux rêves (45) Le point
du jour (49) Trois femmes: L'héritage (52) La garçonne (57)
Celui qui doit mourir (57) Sois belle et tais-toi (58) La liberté
surveillée (58) Le secret du Chevalier d'Eon (59) Une blonde comme
ça (62) Le doulos (63) La foire aux cancres (63) Serie "Les saintes
chéries" (65) Serie "Le parfum de la dame en noir" (66) Serie "Vive
la vie" (66) Un homme de trop (67) La bonne peinture (67) Serie "L'homme
de l'ombre (68) Serie "Les compagnons de Baal" (68) Serie "La cravache
d'or" (69) Serie "Café du square" (69) Le cinéma de papa
(70) Serie "Les Mohicans de Paris" (73) La simple histoire d'un merveilleux
poste de télévision (75) Serie "Les cinq dernières
minutes: La mémoire longue" (75) Serie "Les cinq dernières
minutes: Le fil conducteur" (76) Serie "Bergeval père et fils" (77)
Un oursin dans la poche (77) Serie "Les cinq dernières minutes:
Mort à la criée" (79)
Writer:
Les musiciens du ciel (40) Parade en sept nuits (41)
Opéra-Musette (42) La boîte aux rêves (45) La carcasse
et le tord-cou (47) Sous le ciel de Paris (51) Seuls au monde (52) Douze
heures d'horloge (59) Rue des Prairies (59)
Director:
Opéra-Musette (42) |
