Raymond Bernard
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Raymond Bernard was a French
filmmaker and related to French playwright
father Tristan Bernard
and brother to Jean-Jacques Bernard
. Bernard was Jewish and had to hide during World War II
resulting in not directing a film from 1940 to 1946.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
filmmaker and related to French playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
father Tristan Bernard
Tristan Bernard
Tristan Bernard was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer.-Life:Born Paul Bernard into a Jewish family in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France, he was the son of an architect...
and brother to Jean-Jacques Bernard
Jean-Jacques Bernard
Jean-Jacques Bernard was born in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise and died in Paris.French playwright and chief representative of what became known as l’école du silence or, as some critics called it, the art of the unexpressed, in which the dialogue does not express the characters’ real attitudes...
. Bernard was Jewish and had to hide during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
resulting in not directing a film from 1940 to 1946.
Selected filmography
- The Little Cafe (1919) (Le Petit Café)
- The Secret of Rosette Lamber (1920) (Le Secret de Rosette Lambert)
- Le Maison Vide (1921)
- Triplepatte (1922)
- L'Homme Inusable (1923)
- Grandeur et Decadence (1923)
- Le Costaud des Epinettes (1923)
- The Miracle of the WolvesLe Miracle des loups (1924 film)Le Miracle des loups is a French historical drama film from 1924, directed by Raymond Bernard, written by André-Paul Antoine, starring Jean-Emile Vanni-Marcoux. The scenario was based on a novel of Henry Dupuis-Mazuel "Le miracle des loups", published in 1924.Numerous scenes were filmed at the...
(1924) 'Le Miracle des Loups) - The Chess Player (1927) (Le Joueur D'echecs)
- Tarakanova (1930)
- Faubourg Montmartre (1931)
- Wooden CrossesWooden CrossesWooden Crosses is a 1932 French war film by Raymond Bernard, based upon a novel by Roland Dorgelès.-Cast :*Pierre Blanchar as Adjudant Gilbert Demachy*Gabriel Gabrio as Sulphart*Charles Vanel as Caporal Breval...
(1932) (Le Croix de Bois) - Tartarin de Tarascon (1934)
- Les MisérablesLes Misérables (1934 film)Les Misérables is a 1934 film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the same name. It was written and directed by Raymond Bernard and stars Harry Baur as Jean Valjean and Charles Vanel as Javert...
(1934) (The Poor Wretches) - Lovers and Thieves (1935) (Amants et Voleurs)
- Anne-Marie (1936)
- Marthe Richard au Service de la France (1937)
- Le Coupable (1937)
- The Mayor's Dilemma (1938) (Les Otages)
- I Was an Adventuress (1938) (J'étais une Aventurière)
- Love Cavalcade (1940) (Cavalcade D'amour)
- A Friend Will Come Tonight (1946) (...Un ami viendra ce soir...)
- Goodbye Darling (1946) (Adieu Chérie)
- Maya (1949)
- The Cape of Hope (1951) (Le Cap de L'espérance)
- The Judgment of God (1952) (Le Jugement de Dieu)
- A Lady Without Camelias (1953) (La Dame aux Camélias)
- La Bella de Cadix (1953)
- Fruits of Summer (1955) (Les Fruits de L'été)
- The Seventh Commandment (1957) (Le Septième Commandement)
- Seventh Heaven (1958) (Le Septième Ciel)