Pierre Blanchar

1892-1963

Biography: life and films

Pierre Blanchar was a French actor whose birth name was Gustave Pierre Blanchard. He was born in Philippeville, Algeria on 30th June 1892 and died in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 21st November 1963, aged 71.

His best films as an actor include Raymond Bernard's Le Joueur d'échecs (1927), Les Croix de bois (1932), Pierre Chenal's Crime et châtiment (1935), Jean Grémillon's L'Étrange Monsieur Victor (1937) and Jean Delannoy's La Symphonie pastorale (1946), and whose best work as a film director include Secrets (1943).

Pierre Blanchar appeared in 55 films and directed 2 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Raymond Bernard (4 films), Jean Delannoy (3), Pierre Chenal (2), Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (2), Léon Poirier (2), Henry Roussel (2), Harry Lachman (2), Gerhard Lamprecht (2), Georg Wilhelm Pabst (2) and André Hugon (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (35 films), comedy-drama (14), romance (7), history (4), War (4), comedy (3) and Thriller (3).

Our average rating for Pierre Blanchar over all films is: 2.7

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director

Jocelyn (1922) [a]

Aux jardins de Murcie (1923) [a]

Geneviève (1923) [a]

Le Juge d'instruction (1923) [a]

L'Arriviste (1924) [a]

La Terre promise (1925) [a]

Le Joueur d'échecs (1927) [a]

La Marche nuptiale (1928) [a]

La Valse de l'adieu (1928) [a]

Diane - Die geschichte einer Pariserin (1929) [a]

Le Capitaine Fracasse (1929) [a]

L'Atlantide (1932) [a]

La Belle marinière (1932) [a]

La Couturière de Lunéville (1932) [a]

Les Croix de bois (1932) [a]

Mélo (1932) [a]

Au bout du monde (1933) [a]

Cette vieille canaille (1933) [a]

Zéro de conduite (1933) [a]

Iris perdue et retrouvée (1934) [a]

L'Or (1934) [a]

Turandot, princesse de Chine (1934) [a]

Amants et voleurs (1935) [a]

Crime et châtiment (1935) [a]

Le Diable en bouteille (1935) [a]

Les Bateliers de la Volga (1936) [a]

The Road to Glory (1936) [a]

L'Étrange Monsieur Victor (1937) [a]

L'Affaire du courrier de Lyon (1937) [a]

L'Homme de nulle part (1937) [a]

La Dame de pique (1937) [a]

Le Coupable (1937) [a]

Mademoiselle Docteur (1937) [a]

Un carnet de bal (1937) [a]

Une femme sans importance (1937) [a]

A Royal Divorce (1938) [a]

Le Joueur (1938) [a]

L'Empreinte du Dieu (1940) [a]

Nuit de décembre (1940) [a]

La Prière aux étoiles (1941) [a]

La Neige sur les pas (1942) [a]

Pontcarral, colonel d'empire (1942) [a]

Secrets (1943) [a,d]

Un seul amour (1943) [a,d]

Le Bossu (1944) [a]

La Symphonie pastorale (1946) [a]

Patrie (1946) [a]

Le Bataillon du ciel (1947) [a]

Après l'amour (1948) [a]

Bal Cupidon (1949) [a]

Docteur Laennec (1949) [a]

Mon ami Sainfoin (1950) [a]

Du rififi chez les femmes (1959) [a]

Katia (1959) [a]

Le Monocle noir (1961) [a]



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