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Yvonne Monlaur is a Actor French born on 15 december 1939 at Pau (France)
Yvonne Monlaur (born 15 December 1939) is a retired French film actress of the late 1950s and 1960s best known for her roles in the Hammer horror films.
Her father was a Russian count; her mother, a ballet dancer.
She starred in the 1958 Italian film Three Strangers in Rome which was amongst Claudia Cardinale's earliest films and in 1960 in the horror film Circus of Horrors alongside prominent actors in British film such as Anton Diffring and Donald Pleasence. In 1960, she also starred in the Hammer horror film The Brides of Dracula alongside other noted British actors of the day Peter Cushing and Freda Jackson and in The Terror of the Tongs (1961) with Christopher Lee.
Monlaur screentested for the role of Domino Derval in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. The role eventually went to another French actress, Claudine Auger. After a string of German and Italian films, Monlaur left films to return to Paris. Now she continues to live there. Of late she has attended a few film conventions, which have included salutes to Hammer films.
Elle passe l'audition pour le rôle de Domino Derval dans le 4e film de la série des James Bond Thunderball (1965), mais c'est une autre actrice française qui est finalement choisie, Claudine Auger. Elle abandonne sa carrière peu de temps après.
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Her father was a Russian count; her mother, a ballet dancer.
She starred in the 1958 Italian film Three Strangers in Rome which was amongst Claudia Cardinale's earliest films and in 1960 in the horror film Circus of Horrors alongside prominent actors in British film such as Anton Diffring and Donald Pleasence. In 1960, she also starred in the Hammer horror film The Brides of Dracula alongside other noted British actors of the day Peter Cushing and Freda Jackson and in The Terror of the Tongs (1961) with Christopher Lee.
Monlaur screentested for the role of Domino Derval in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. The role eventually went to another French actress, Claudine Auger. After a string of German and Italian films, Monlaur left films to return to Paris. Now she continues to live there. Of late she has attended a few film conventions, which have included salutes to Hammer films.
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Membre de la famille Bédat, Yvonne Monlaur débute au cinéma en 1955 dans Treize à table d'André Hunebelle. Elle tourne ensuite dans plusieurs productions italiennes dont L'Étrangère à Rome (1958) de Claudio Gora. En 1960, elle s'installe en Angleterre où elle joue dans des films d'horreur tels Le Cirque des horreurs (1960) avec Anton Diffring et Donald Pleasance, ou les productions Hammer Les Maîtresses de Dracula avec Peter Cushing et L'Empreinte du dragon rouge (1961) avec Christopher Lee.Elle passe l'audition pour le rôle de Domino Derval dans le 4e film de la série des James Bond Thunderball (1965), mais c'est une autre actrice française qui est finalement choisie, Claudine Auger. Elle abandonne sa carrière peu de temps après.
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Der Tod läuft hinterher (1967)
, 3h31Origin German
Genres Crime
Actors Joachim Fuchsberger, Marianne Koch, Pinkas Braun, Josef Meinrad, Gisela Uhlen, Marianne Hoppe
Roles Janet Winters
Rating82%
Edward Morrison vient d'Amérique du Sud à Londres, pour rendre visite à sa sœur Alice. Mais arrivée chez elle, il trouve une nouvelle locataire, Janet Winters. Elle lui apprend qu'Alice s'est suicidée en se jetant sous un camion. Morrison l'interroge ainsi que des témoins. Le principal témoin oculaire, Sam Hotkins, pense qu'elle a été assassinée. En discutant avec Harry Brenton, son ancien fiancé, Morrisson se fait une meilleure idée. la piste le mène à un bar où il rencontre entre autres, la barmaid Myrna Collins, le propriétaire du bar Gaston, les employés Dan Low et John Evans. Tout le monde semble suspect, une tentative d'assassinat de Dan Low contre Morrison le confirme. Janet Winters est danseuse dans cet établissement, Morrison l'interroge chez elle sans rien apprendre. Morrison, qui est soutenue par Mary, la fille de Sam Hotkins, découvre le corps de Winters assassinée. Soudain le téléphone sonne. Alice dit être à l'autre bout du fil, dans une maison de campagne, elle ne peut pas en dire plus. Avec la police et l'inspecteur Brown, Morrison et Mary Hotkins pensent avoir trouvé cette maison et y rencontrent David Stone. Morrison soupçonne que son épouse Edna a quelque chose à voir avec l'affaire. Elle tient une école de danse dans laquelle Alice a pris des cours. Morrisson part pour Paris, car David Stone est mort au moulin de Garascon. Il y croise de nouveau la bande d'Evans. Encore une fois, il échappe de justesse à une tentative d'assassinat. Après la dénonciation de Donald Rutley, l'oncle de Janet Winters, Morrisson peut finalement découvrir toute la vérité.
Directed by Helmuth Ashley
Genres Crime
Actors George Nader, Yvonne Monlaur, Horst Tappert, Heinz Weiss, Richard Münch, Ullrich Haupt
Roles Violet
Rating58%
An elaborate bank robbery takes place and the gangsters succeed although the FBI had been warned. The bank president dies of a heart attack. Jerry Cotton, who is considered accountable for this major failure, loses his badge over this. Being the man he is, Cotton doesn't let the evil-doers forget that he has unfinished business with them. He catches even the last one although he must jump onto a flying helicopter in order to get him.
Mission to Caracas (1965)
, 1h18Directed by Raoul André
Origin France
Genres Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Roland Carey, Jany Clair, Louise Carletti, Michel Lemoine, Saro Urzì, Yvonne Monlaur
Roles Muriel
Rating54%
Skies Above (1965)
, 1h47Directed by Yves Ciampi
Origin France
Genres Science fiction
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Yves Brainville, Marcel Bozzuffi, Jacques Monod, Bernard Fresson, Guy Tréjan, Henri Piégay
Roles Françoise
Rating62%
Après trois mois de mission au large de l'Afrique, le porte-avions Clemenceau rentre vers l'arsenal de Brest. Soudain, il reçoit l'ordre de faire demi-tour et de prendre les dispositions d'alerte. Nul ne sait exactement de quoi il s'agit. Il est vaguement question d'une nouvelle tension Est-Ouest. Le lieutenant de vaisseau Gaillac et ses pilotes d'Étendard IV rallient le porte-avions qu'ils avaient quitté quelques heures plus tôt, mais Majo, la tête brûlée du groupe, invoque un problème personnel et manque le départ. Pendant ce temps, à bord, l'alerte maximale est déclenchée avec avionnage des armements nucléaires. La tension et l'énervement montent jusqu'à ce que Ravesne, le commandant du bâtiment, apprenne enfin par son ami Bricourt de quoi il est question : un satellite de nationalité et de technologie inconnues est brutalement apparu dans le ciel et affole les états-majors de toutes les grandes nations.
License to Kill (1964)
Directed by Henri Decoin
Origin France
Genres Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Eddie Constantine, Paul Frankeur, Daphné Dayle, Yvonne Monlaur, André Valmy, Yvan Chiffre
Roles Mireille
Rating54%
Professor Fromentin's inventions are about to start a new era in anti-aircraft warfare. No fighter aircraft hitherto known stands a chance against his trail-blazing self-designed unmanned aerial vehicles. Secret services all over the world are determined to either obtain Fromentin's knowledge or to make dead sure nobody else does. But Fromentin refuses to sell and consequently several attempts are made on his life.
Because, Because of a Woman (1963)
, 1h47Directed by Michel Deville
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Actors Mylène Demongeot, Jacques Charrier, Marie Laforêt, Jill Haworth, Helmut Griem, Juliette Mayniel
Roles la soubrette
Rating65%
Rémi, joli cœur volage, papillonne d'une fille à l'autre sans jamais s'attacher. Il délaisse Chloé pour Agathe, tout en se laissant aimer par la gentille Lisette. Chloé, par jalousie, l'accuse injustement du meurtre de son fiancé Olivier. Rémi réussit à échapper à la police grâce à Lisette et Agathe qui pactisent afin d'aider leur bel inconstant.
Night of Lust (1963)
, 1h30Directed by José Benazeraf
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Yvonne Monlaur, Michel Lemoine, Sylvie Bréal, Jean-Claude Massoulier, André Rouyer
Roles Nora
Rating53%
Nora, jeune et belle laborantine, sort un soir avec un de ses collègues, dont le corps est retrouvé sans vie le lendemain. Soi-disant emmenée pour identifier le cadavre, Nora est conduite auprès d'Éric, un trafiquant de drogue aveugle qui joue de la trompette jour et nuit devant sa cheminée. L'étrange regard fixe du gangster émeut et fascine la jeune femme.
Ladies' Man (1962)
, 1h37Directed by Bernard Borderie
Origin France
Genres Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Eddie Constantine, Françoise Brion, Éliane d'Almeida, Yvonne Monlaur, Jacques Berthier, Robert Berri
Roles Claudia
Rating56%
Lemmy Caution is on holidays. While he seeks recreation he happens to get entangled in a murder investigation. Soon it is revealed that the female victim had been blackmailed by a foreign secret service. Her husband works for the government and is in possession of national secrets. Her friends are likewise blackmailed and forced into spying on their husbands. Lemmy takes care of this matter.
The Terror of the Tongs (1961)
, 1h16Directed by Anthony Bushell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Actors Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Toone, Yvonne Monlaur, Harold Goodwin, Brian Worth, Ewen Solon
Roles Lee
Rating57%
In the year of 1910, Hong Kong members of the secret Red Dragon Tong crime family protect their identities by murdering Helena Sale, the daughter of Captain Jackson Sale, a British sea officer who vows revenge and defies the spread of fear created by the Tongs. Helped by a mysterious beggar and a young serving girl named Lee, Sale discovers there's an inside traitor who's been giving vital information to the Tongs, thus making them one step ahead of Sale's findings...
It Started in Naples (1960)
, 1h40Directed by Melville Shavelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica, Claudio Ermelli, Yvonne Monlaur, Paolo Carlini
Rating62%
Michael Hamilton (Clark Gable), un avocat de Philadelphie, arrive à Naples quelques jours avant son mariage pour régler la succession de son frère Joseph avec un juriste italien Vitalli (Vittorio De Sica). À Naples, Michael découvre que son frère a un fils de neuf ans, Nando, qui est élevé par sa tante maternelle Lucia (Sophia Loren), une chanteuse de cabaret. Joseph n’a pas épousé la mère de Nando mais ils se sont tous les deux noyés lors d’un accident de bateau. La femme légitime de Joseph qu’il a quittée en 1950 vit à Philadelphie. Après avoir vu Nando distribuer des photos légères de Lucia, Michael veut inscrire son neveu à l’école américaine de Rome mais Lucia gagne la garde de l’enfant. Malgré une différence d’âge, une romance éclot entre Michael et Lucia et il décide de rester en Italie.
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
, 1h25Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors Peter Cushing, Martita Hunt, Yvonne Monlaur, David Peel, Freda Jackson, Mona Washbourne
Roles Marianne Danielle
Rating66%
A gloomy wood is seen as a voice is heard, narrating: Transylvania, land of dark forests, dread mountains and black unfathomable lakes. Still the home of magic and devilry as the nineteenth century draws to its close. Count Dracula, monarch of all vampires is dead. But his disciples live on to spread the cult and corrupt the world...
Circus of Horrors (1960)
, 1h32Directed by Sidney Hayers
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Horror, Crime
Themes Circus films
Actors Anton Diffring, Erika Remberg, Yvonne Monlaur, Donald Pleasence, Jane Hylton, Jack Gwillim
Roles Nicole Vanet
Rating59%
In 1940s England, Dr. Rossiter (Anton Diffring) is a plastic surgeon wanted by the police after an operation goes hideously wrong. However, believing himself to have brilliant abilities as a surgeon, he and his assistants (Kenneth Griffith and Jane Hylton) evade capture and escape to the Continent. There Rossiter changes his name to Schüler, and befriends a circus owner (Donald Pleasence) on whose deformed daughter Nicole (played by Carla Challoner as a child, Yvonne Monlaur as an adult) he operates.
Inn for Trouble (1960)
, 1h30Directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Peggy Mount, David Kossoff, Leslie Phillips, Glyn Owen, Yvonne Monlaur, A. E. Matthews
Roles Yvette Dupres
Rating57%
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
, 1h20Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Historical, Crime
Actors Guy Rolfe, Jan Holden, Christopher Lee, Andrew Cruickshank, Yvonne Monlaur, George Pastell
Rating62%
Captain Harry Lewis (Guy Rolfe), of the British East India Company, is investigating why over 2000 natives are missing, but encounters a deaf ear from his superior, Colonel Henderson, who is more concerned with the local English merchants' caravans which are disappearing without a trace. To appease them, Henderson agrees to appoint a man to investigate, and Lewis believes it will be him. However, he is sorely disappointed when Henderson gives the job to the newly arrived, oblivious Captain Connaught-Smith, the son of an old friend of Henderson's.
La cento chilometri (1959)
, 1h22Genres Comedy
Actors Massimo Girotti, Mario Carotenuto, Riccardo Garrone, Yvonne Monlaur, Nando Bruno, Geronimo Meynier
Roles Elena
Rating57%