The Grand Manoeuvre (1955)
Les Grandes Manœuvres
Comedy, Romance • 1h 46m
Overview
Armand, a boastful womaniser, makes a bet that he can seduce any girl he wants. He soon crosses paths with a beautiful Parisian divorcee, who is nothing like anyone he has ever met before.
Director: René Clair
Cast: Michèle Morgan, Gérard Philipe, Jean Desailly, Pierre Dux, Brigitte Bardot, Jacques François, Jacques Fabbri, Yves Robert, Claude Rich, Lise Delamare, Jacqueline Maillan, Magali Noël, Simone Valère, Catherine Anouilh, Madeleine Barbulée, Dany Carrel, Judith Magre, Arlette Thomas, Gabrielle Fontan, Viviane Gosset, Olivier Hussenot, Raymond Cordy, Daniel Sorano, Jacques Morel, Jacques Jouanneau, Pierre Palau, Madeleine Ganne, Michèle Grellier, Paul Préboist, Eugène Stuber, Colette Castel, Michel Piccoli, Hélène Duc, Clément Thierry, Daniel Ceccaldi, Bernard Dhéran, Robert Le Béal, Georges Bever, Charles Debert, Jean-Pierre Maurin, France Asselin, Jacqueline Marbaux, Paul Faivre, Robert Balpo, Georges Carrère, Jean Bayle, Guy Cosson, Jean Degrave, Georges Galley, Gilles Gaillon, Pierre Langlet, Pierre Roussel, Roger Vincent, Claude Magnier, Anne-Marie Mersen
VCI US or Filmjuwelen Blu-ray
VCI US or Filmjuwelen Blu-ray are both MP2 encoded, most likely from the same master. Judging from the size and the caps from DVDBeaver or BR for VCI or caps-a-holic for Filmjuwelen, they are probably very similar.
VCI US or Filmjuwelen Blu-ray
VCI US or Filmjuwelen Blu-ray are both MP2 encoded, most likely from the same master. Judging from the size and the caps from DVDBeaver or BR for VCI or caps-a-holic for Filmjuwelen, they are probably very similar.
Director: René Clair
Included as extras in Pathé Paris qui dort + Entr'acte Blu-ray
Included as extras in Pathé Paris qui dort + Entr'acte Blu-ray
Director: René Clair
Included as extras in Pathé Paris qui dort + Entr'acte Blu-ray
Included as extras in Pathé Paris qui dort + Entr'acte Blu-ray
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
The latest and best restoration from official screencaps are from Shout! Factory Silent Film Festival + Cinémathèque Française https://silentfilm.org/preservation/the-italian-straw-hat/ which is from Original Camera Negative and original France title negative. Janus seems to have acquired the rights https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2259 The Grapevine Blu-ray (including their updated 2K transfer) or the Flicker Alley DVD might be the ones referred in the above Shout! Factory Silent Film Festival as "US viewers have had to be satisfied with either the alternate version that was released in the United States in 1931, or hybrids that supplement the US version with additional footage"
Director: René Clair
The latest and best restoration from official screencaps are from Shout! Factory Silent Film Festival + Cinémathèque Française https://silentfilm.org/preservation/the-italian-straw-hat/ which is from Original Camera Negative and original France title negative. Janus seems to have acquired the rights https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2259 The Grapevine Blu-ray (including their updated 2K transfer) or the Flicker Alley DVD might be the ones referred in the above Shout! Factory Silent Film Festival as "US viewers have had to be satisfied with either the alternate version that was released in the United States in 1931, or hybrids that supplement the US version with additional footage"
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
No home release, BFI has 35mm print
Director: René Clair
No home release, BFI has 35mm print
Director: René Clair
Director: René Clair
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Director: Steven Shainberg
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Director: Rob Reiner
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Director: Michael Gordon
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Kino Lorber Blu-ray 6K master from Paramount
Director: Melville Shavelson
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 6K master from Paramount
Director: Richard Bartlett
Director: Richard Bartlett
Director: H. C. Potter
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: H. C. Potter
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
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