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Victor Francen is a Actor Belge born on 4 august 1888 at Tienen (Belgique)

Victor Francen

Victor Francen
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Birth name Victor Franssens
Nationality Belgique
Birth 4 august 1888 at Tienen (Belgique)
Death 18 november 1977 (at 89 years) at Aix-en-Provence (France)

Victor Francen (5 August 1888 – 18 November 1977), born Victor Franssens, was a Belgian-born actor with a long career in French cinema and in Hollywood.

Biography

Francen was born in Tienen, the son of a chief of police. He worked in trade in Belgium before settling in Paris where he trained in dramatic art under Paul Mounet. His stage career in the 1920s included appearances in plays by Henri Bernstein, Georges Bataille and Edmond Rostand which took him all over the world. After three appearances in silent films, he played the Prophet in Abel Gance's film La Fin du monde (The End of the World) (1931) and established his career as a leading man in French films.

In 1940, he was introduced to American films by Charles Boyer and appeared in Hold Back the Dawn (1941), The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942), Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942), Tales of Manhattan (1942), Mission to Moscow (1943), Madame Curie (1943), The Desert Song (1943), In Our Time (1944), Passage to Marseille (1944), The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), The Conspirators (1944), Confidential Agent (1945), San Antonio (1945), Devotion (1946), Night and Day (1946), The Beast with Five Fingers (1946), The Beginning or the End (1947), To the Victor (1948), Hell and High Water (1954).

He was married three times, his last marriage to the actress Mary Marquet.
He died in Saint-Cannat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Best films

San Antonio (1945)
(Actor)

Usually with

Jack Warner
Jack Warner
(9 films)
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
(6 films)
Abel Gance
Abel Gance
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Victor Francen (55 films)

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Actor

The Big Scare, 1h30
Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors André Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret, Véronique Nordey, Jean-Louis Barrault, Jacques Dufilho
Roles Docteur Chabert
Rating63% 3.1882853.1882853.1882853.1882853.188285
À la suite d'une panne de la guillotine, Mickey le bénédictin, un faux-monnayeur condamné à mort, parvient à s'échapper. Les inspecteurs Triquet et Virgus se lancent à la poursuite, et partant du principe qu'un malfaiteur revient toujours sur les lieux de son crime, Triquet se retrouve à Barges, petit village d'Auvergne, dans le Cantal. Il enquête sans se dévoiler auprès des habitants en demandant après « un ivrogne frileux qui déteste le cassoulet ».
Fanny
Fanny (1961)
, 2h14
Directed by Joshua Logan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes La provence, Films based on plays
Actors Leslie Caron, Horst Buchholz, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer, Georgette Anys, Lionel Jeffries
Roles Panisse's older brother
Rating67% 3.3971153.3971153.3971153.3971153.397115
César (Charles Boyer) is a barkeeper in Marseille in the early 1920s. His 19-year-old son Marius (Horst Buchholz) works for him at his bar, but wants nothing more than to go to sea and leave his boring existence behind. The only thing holding him back is Fanny (Leslie Caron), an 18-year-old girl with whom he grew up. Fanny works selling fish with her mother down at the waterfront. Fanny has been in love with Marius her whole life, and flirts with him, but Marius always rejects her.
The Indian Tomb, 1h41
Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin German
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Actors Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walther Reyer, Guido Celano, Claus Holm, Luciana Paluzzi
Roles Penitent
Rating65% 3.2910853.2910853.2910853.2910853.291085
Recueillis par une caravane, Henri et Seetha sont soignés par des villageois. Mais ils sont trahis par certains villageois attirés par une forte récompense. Ils se réfugient dans une grotte des collines. Une statue de Shiva se trouve dans la grotte et Seetha lui rend hommage, alors qu'Henri n'en tient pas compte. De ce fait, ils sont retrouvés par les hommes de Chandra, le maharadjah d'Eschnapur. Seetha est faite prisonnière, tandis qu’Henri fait une chute en apparence mortelle.
The Tiger of Eschnapur, 1h37
Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un tigre, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walther Reyer, Luciana Paluzzi, Claus Holm, Sabine Bethmann
Roles Penitent (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.293673.293673.293673.293673.29367
The tale begins when architect Harold Berger (Paul Hubschmid) arrives in India to meet with Maharaja Chandra (Walter Reyer), for whom he will build schools and hospitals. En route to the Maharaja's palace, Berger meets a dancer named Seetha (Debra Paget) and saves her from a tiger. Seetha, whose father was European, is promised to the Maharaja, but she and the architect begin to fall in love. Predictably, this leads to a buildup of tension between Chandra and Berger, helped along by scheming palace courtiers. The film is also filled with action, and a highlight of it is Seetha's first ritual dance. At the end of Tiger, Seetha and Berger are imprisoned but escape into the desert just as Berger's sister and her husband, also an architect who works with Berger, arrive in Eschnapur. Chandra informs them the plans have changed; he now wants a tomb to be built.
A Farewell to Arms, 2h32
Directed by John Huston, Charles Vidor, Andrew Marton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica, Elaine Stritch, Oskar Homolka, Mercedes McCambridge
Roles Colonel Valentini
Rating58% 2.900232.900232.900232.900232.90023
Frederick Henry (Rock Hudson) is an American officer serving in an ambulance unit for the Italian Army during World War I. While recovering from a wound in a British base hospital in northern Italy, he is cared for by Catherine Barkley (Jennifer Jones), a Red Cross nurse he had met earlier, near the front, and they engage in an affair. Frederick's friend, the doctor, convinces the army that Frederick's knee is more severely wounded than it actually is and the two continue their romance but never get married.
Bedevilled
Bedevilled (1955)
, 1h25
Directed by Mitchell Leisen, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Anne Baxter, Steve Forrest, Victor Francen, Simone Renant, Maurice Teynac, Joseph Tomelty
Roles Father Du Rocher
Rating47% 2.3781552.3781552.3781552.3781552.378155
Gregory Fitzgerald and his friend Tony are leaving New York to fly to France, where they will study for the priesthood. On the plane, French fashion designer Francesca flirts with the handsome Greg, unaware of his vocation, and gives him her phone number.
Hell and High Water, 1h43
Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen, Cameron Mitchell, Gene Evans, David Wayne
Roles Prof. Montel
Rating61% 3.050713.050713.050713.050713.05071
In 1953, renowned French scientist Professor Montel (Victor Francen) goes missing. The authorities believe that he and four other scientists defected behind the Iron Curtain.
Adventures of Captain Fabian, 1h40
Directed by Robert Florey, William Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Victor Francen, Howard Vernon
Roles Henri Brissac
Rating56% 2.806352.806352.806352.806352.80635
Un capitaine de navire retourne à La Nouvelle-Orléans pour venger son père.
La nuit s'achève, 1h43
Directed by Pierre Méré
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Victor Francen, Ludmila Tcherina, Gérard Landry, Jacques Mattler, Camille Bert
Roles Dr. Coudray

Jean-Louis, le fiancé de Danielle, une infirmière, devient aveugle à la suite d'une explosion qui a lieu dans la mine où il travaille. Venu de Lyon, le docteur Coudray, dont le fils naturel Gilbert - qui aime Danielle - meurt en portant secours à son père menacé par le responsable de l'accident de Jean-Louis, s'emploiera à rendre la vue à ce dernier.
To the Victor, 1h40
Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Dennis Morgan, Viveca Lindfors, Victor Francen, Eduardo Ciannelli, Anthony Caruso, Konstantin Shayne
Roles Police Inspector Beauvais
Rating59% 2.956612.956612.956612.956612.95661
Peu après la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et sa démobilisation, l'Américain Paul Taggart s'installe à Paris où il trafique au marché noir. Il fait la connaissance de Christine Lund Lestrac, dont le mari est en prison pour avoir collaboré avec les Allemands. Ils tombent amoureux...
Stolen Affections, 1h35
Directed by Marcel L'Herbier
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Josette Day, Victor Francen, Jacques Berthier, Jaque-Catelain, Sylvie, Sylvio de Pedrelli
Roles Henri Dumières

Françoise est à Rome. Par une circonstance spéciale qui l'amène à l'hôpital, elle raconte son histoire.
The Beginning or the End, 1h52
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Documentary, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Arme nucléaire
Actors Brian Donlevy, Hume Cronyn, Robert Walker, Audrey Totter, Tom Drake, Hurd Hatfield
Roles Dr. Marre
Rating65% 3.294433.294433.294433.294433.29443
In 1945, physicist and atomic scientist Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer (Hume Cronyn) praises the discovery of atomic energy, but also warns of its dangers. American scientists such as Matt Cochran (Tom Drake), working under the guidance of Dr. Enrico Fermi (Joseph Calleia) and Dr. Marré (Victor Francen), have split the atom, and essentially beaten the Germans in the race to create an atomic bomb. With the assistance of Albert Einstein (Ludwig Stössel), they inform President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Godfrey Tearle) that a monumental discovery has been made.
The Beast with Five Fingers, 1h28
Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Ghost films, Piano, Films about disabilities
Actors Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, J. Carrol Naish, Charles Dingle
Roles Francis Ingram
Rating64% 3.247613.247613.247613.247613.24761
Francis Ingram (Victor Francen) is a noted pianist who lives in a large manor house near a small, isolated Italian village. Ingram suffered a stroke which left his right side immobile, and he has to use a wheelchair to get around. He has retreated to the manor house for the past few years—seen by only a few close friends. These include his nurse, Julie Holden (Andrea King); a musicologist (and amateur astrologist), Hillary Cummins (Peter Lorre); a friend, Bruce Conrad (Robert Alda); and his sister's son, Donald Arlington (John Alvin). Ingram has fallen in love with Julie Holden, and has changed his will so that she receives the vast bulk of his enormous estate when he dies. But Julie is secretly in love with Conrad. The change in the will disinherits Arlington and Cummins, and Cummins tries to expose Holden's affair. Ingram, outraged at the slander on his beloved's good name, tries to choke Cummins to death. Only Julie's arrival (after meeting Conrad in the garden) saves him.
Night and Day, 2h8
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, Monty Woolley, Mary Martin, Jane Wyman, Dorothy Malone
Roles Anatole Giron
Rating60% 3.048443.048443.048443.048443.04844
La vie du compositeur américain Cole Porter, depuis ses années à Yale dans les années 10 jusqu'à son apogée durant les années 40.
Devotion
Devotion (1946)
, 1h47
Directed by Edward Chodorov, Robert Buckner, Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about writers, Films about families
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Nancy Coleman, John Arthur Kennedy
Roles Constantin Heger
Rating65% 3.2946453.2946453.2946453.2946453.294645
The story takes place in the early 1800s, when the Brontë sisters Charlotte and Anne have made the decision to leave their family - their sister Emily, their brother Branwell, their aunt and their vicar father - to take positions as governesses in other families. The two sisters long to break free from their tedious life and get experiences from the outside world, to prepare for their careers as writers.