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Franz Bachelin is a Art Direction Allemand born on 10 november 1895 at Sinsheim (German)
Franz Bachelin (10 November 1895 – 26 May 1980) was a German art director. In 1946, he and Hans Dreier did the art direction for The Searching Wind. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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(1948)
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Franz Bachelin
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Nationality German
Birth 10 november 1895 at Sinsheim (German)
Death 26 may 1980 (at 84 years) at Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 10 november 1895 at Sinsheim (German)
Death 26 may 1980 (at 84 years) at Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles (USA)
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(1953)(Art Direction)
(1948)(Art Direction)
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Village of the Giants (1965)
, 1h21Directed by Bert I. Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films, Films about cats, Musical films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Tommy Kirk, Johnny Crawford, Beau Bridges, Ron Howard, Joy Harmon, Robert Random
Roles Art Direction
Rating37%
Village of the Giants takes place in fictional Hainesville, California. After crashing their car into a roadblock during a rainstorm, a group of partying, big-city teenagers (Fred, Pete, Rick, Harry, and their girlfriends Merrie, Elsa, Georgette and Jean) first indulge in a vigorous, playful mud-wrestling fight, then hike their way into town. Fred remembers meeting a girl from Hainesville named Nancy, and they decide to look her up.
Apache Uprising (1965)
, 1h30Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, John Russell, Arthur Hunnicutt, Lon Chaney, Jr., Gene Evans
Roles Art Direction
Rating57%
En traversant l'Arizona dans les années 1880, deux hommes — Jim Walkers et Bill Gibson — se font attaquer par des Apaches mais sont sauvés par l'arrivée d'une cavalerie. Les deux hommes essayent de prévenir les habitants de la ville la plus proche, Apache Wells, d'une révolte prochaine des apaches. Arrivés à Apache Wells, ils proposent leur escorte à une diligence se préparant pour transporter une importante somme d'argent vers une autre ville...
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
, 2hDirected by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Actors Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Brett Halsey, Edith Evanson, Beverly Garland, Richard Denning
Roles Art Direction
Rating65%
Each of the three sequences is introduced by Vincent Price (in a voice-over). Price also stars in all three narratives.
The Magic Sword (1962)
, 1h20Directed by Bert I. Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood, Anne Helm, Gary Lockwood, Liam Sullivan, Danielle De Metz
Roles Production Design
Rating48%
George (Gary Lockwood) is the foster son of Sybil (Estelle Winwood), an elderly sorceress. She brought him up after his "royal parents died of the plague" in his infancy. He has fallen in love at first sight with Princess Helene (Anne Helm).
Beauty and the Beast (1962)
, 1h17Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Mark Damon, Eduard Franz, Michael Pate, Merry Anders, Hugo Friedhofer, Walter Burke
Roles Art Direction
Rating47%
Un beau prince est victime d'une malédiction le transformant en une horrible Bête. Une princesse tente de lui venir en aide alors que les ennemis du prince essayent de lui prendre son trône.
The Story of Ruth (1960)
, 2h12Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Children's films
Actors Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood, Viveca Lindfors, Jeff Morrow, Elana Eden
Roles Art Direction
Rating67%
The first part of the film revolves around Ruth, visualized as a pagan idolatress in her youth who serves as the spiritual teacher of a young Moabitess girl, Tebah, who is being prepared to be sacrificed to Chemosh, a Moabite deity. High-priestess Eleilat, along with Ruth, instruct Mahlon, a Judean artisan, to polish Tebah's ritual crown. Mahlon delivers the crown to Ruth at the temple, and he begins to question her about the existence of Chemosh. Ruth becomes doubtful of her religion and ultimately falls in love with Mahlon, sharing an interest in monotheism.
, 2h12Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Volcanisme, Films based on science fiction novels, Animaux préhistoriques, Children's films, Films set in Atlantis
Actors James Mason, Pat Boone, Diane Baker, Arlene Dahl, Thayer David, Robert Adler
Roles Art Direction
Rating69%
In Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1880, Professor Sir Oliver Lindenbrook (James Mason), a geologist at the University of Edinburgh, is given a piece of volcanic rock by his admiring student, Alec McEwan (Pat Boone). Deciding that the rock is unusually heavy, Lindenbrook, mostly thanks to the carelessness of his lab assistant, Mr. Paisley (Ben Wright), discovers a plumb bob inside bearing a cryptic inscription. Lindenbrook and Alec discover that it was left by a scientist named Arne Saknussemm, who had, almost 300 years earlier, found a passage to the center of the Earth. After translating the message, Lindenbrook immediately sets off with Alec to follow in the Icelandic pioneer's footsteps.
John Paul Jones (1959)
, 2h6Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Robert Stack, Bette Davis, Marisa Pavan, Peter Cushing, Erin O'Brien, Charles Coburn
Roles Production Design
Rating62%
The film begins with a United States Navy officer, telling sailors the story of John Paul Jones.
Band of Angels (1957)
, 2h5Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier, Efrem Zimbalist II, Patric Knowles, Rex Reason
Roles Art Direction
Rating64%
Amantha Starr (Yvonne De Carlo) is raised as the privileged white daughter of a Kentucky plantation owner. However, after he dies, a shocking secret is revealed: unbeknownst to Amantha, her mother had been one of her father's black slaves. Legally now property, she is taken by a slave trader to New Orleans to be sold. On the riverboat ride there, he makes it clear that he intends to sleep with her, but desists when she tries to hang herself; as a beautiful, cultured young woman who can pass for white, she is far too valuable to risk losing.
The Unholy Wife (1957)
, 1h34Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Diana Dors, Jonathan Latimer, Rod Steiger, Tom Tryon, Beulah Bondi, Marie Windsor
Roles Art Direction
Rating55%
The film begins with Phyllis (Diana Dors) telling her story in flashbacks. It begins how she meets rich vintner Paul Hochen (Rod Steiger) from Napa Valley in a bar and marries him soon after.
The Naked Jungle (1954)
, 1h35Directed by Arthur Rosson, Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, La fin du monde, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Disaster films, Film de catastrophe animalière
Actors Eleanor Parker, Charlton Heston, Abraham Sofaer, William Conrad, Douglas Fowley, Romo Vincent
Roles Art Direction
Rating66%
In 1901, mail order bride Joanna (Eleanor Parker) arrives from New Orleans at a South American cocoa plantation to meet her new husband, plantation owner Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston), whom she has married by proxy.
A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)
, 1h30Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Rory Calhoun, Jean Simmons, Brian Aherne, Stephen McNally
Roles Production Design
Rating56%
A plane crash results in a policeman and his prisoner being stranded in the wilderness.
A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)
, 1h25Directed by John Farrow, William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Rory Calhoun, Glenn Ford, Jean Simmons, Brian Aherne, Abbe Lane, Frank Lovejoy
Roles Production Design
Rating56%
Texas rancher Sam Dent (Glenn Ford) takes a small herd of three Brahman bulls to Brazil, where he has sold them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of a range war, as well as in love. He must find out who are his friends and who are his enemies.
The Caddy (1953)
, 1h35Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Sports films, Golf films
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Donna Reed, Clinton Sundberg, Marshall Thompson, Barbara Bates
Roles Art Direction
Rating63%
The story centers around Harvey Miller (Jerry Lewis), whose father was a famous golf pro. He wanted Harvey to follow in his footsteps, but poor Harvey is afraid of crowds. Instead, at the advice of his fiancée Lisa (Barbara Bates), Harvey becomes a golf instructor. Lisa's brother Joe (Dean Martin) becomes Harvey's first client and becomes good enough to start playing in tournaments, with Harvey tagging along as his caddy. Donna Reed plays the wealthy socialite who Dean wins over.
Scared Stiff (1953)
, 1h48Directed by George Marshall, Hal B. Wallis, Walter DeLeon, Herbert Baker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Musical
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Transport films, Ghost films, Musical films, Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lizabeth Scott, Carmen Miranda, George Dolenz, Dorothy Malone
Roles Art Direction
Rating62%
Mary Carroll (Lizabeth Scott) inherits her family's ancestral home, located on a small island off Cuba, and, despite warnings and death threats, decides to sail to Havana and take possession of the reputedly haunted castle. She is joined by nightclub entertainer Larry Todd (Martin) who, believing he has killed a mobster, flees New York with a friend, Myron (Lewis). Once on the island the three enter the eerie castle and, after viewing the ghost of one of Mary's ancestors and fighting off a menacing zombie, find the key to the castle's treasure.