Léonide Moguy
Encyclopedia
Léonide Moguy was a Russian
born French
film director
, screenwriter
and film editor .
He was active in film between 1936 and 1961.
, a sometime actor who appeared in an early Moguy film.
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
born French
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...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film editor .
He was active in film between 1936 and 1961.
Personal life
One of Moguy's early companions was the fashion designer Jacques FathJacques Fath
Jacques Fath was a French fashion designer who was considered one of the three dominant influences on postwar haute couture, the others being Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain.-Career:The son of André Fath, an Alsatian-Flemish insurance agent, Fath came from a creative family...
, a sometime actor who appeared in an early Moguy film.
Selected Filmography
- ConflitConflitConflit is a 1938 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy, who co-wrote screenplay with Hans Wilhelm and Charles Gombault , based on novel "Les soeurs Kleh" by Gina Kaus.-Cast:*Corinne Luchaire as Claire...
(1938) - Action in ArabiaAction in ArabiaAction in Arabia is a 1944 film starring George Sanders and Virginia Bruce. The film was written by Philip MacDonald and Herbert J. Biberman, and directed by Leonide Moguy. The supporting cast includes Gene Lockhart and Robert Armstrong, and the plot involves trouble and intrigue with the Nazis...
(1944) - Whistle Stop (1946) with George RaftGeorge RaftGeorge Raft was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s...
and Ava GardnerAva GardnerAva Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day... - Tomorrow Is Too LateTomorrow Is Too LateTomorrow Is Too Late or Domani è troppo tardi is a 1950 Italian film directed by Léonide Moguy.-Cast:*Pier Angeli ... Mirella*Vittorio De Sica ... Professor Landi*Lois Maxwell ... Signorina Anna, teacher*Gino Leurini ... Franco...
(1950)