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Raphaël Bretton is a Set Decoration French born on 7 february 1920 at Paris (France)
Raphaël Bretton (7 February 1920 – 20 February 2011) was a French set decorator. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for three more in the category Best Art Direction.
En 1944, il se rend à Hollywood pour être consultant sur le film Les Héros dans l'ombre. Il reste alors aux États-Unis et change légalement son nom en Raphaël Bretton.
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(1972)
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(1969)
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(1965)
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Birth name Raphaël Gaston Beugnon
Nationality France
Birth 7 february 1920 at Paris (France)
Death 20 february 2011 (at 91 years) at Green Valley (USA)
Nationality France
Birth 7 february 1920 at Paris (France)
Death 20 february 2011 (at 91 years) at Green Valley (USA)
Raphaël Bretton (7 February 1920 – 20 February 2011) was a French set decorator. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for three more in the category Best Art Direction.
Biography
Pendant la guerre, Raphaël G. Beugnon s'engage auprès du Special Operations Executive, avec lequel il participera à des opérations en France. Il sera médaillé pour cela de la croix de guerre et de la Distinguished Service Cross.En 1944, il se rend à Hollywood pour être consultant sur le film Les Héros dans l'ombre. Il reste alors aux États-Unis et change légalement son nom en Raphaël Bretton.
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Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981)
, 1h40Directed by Gus Trikonis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Musical films
Actors Ann Dusenberry, Don Johnson, Stéphanie Zimbalist, Rick Lenz, Ann Wedgeworth, Richard Herd
Roles Set Decoration
Rating46%
Hot Rod (1979)
Directed by George Armitage
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Gregg Henry, Pernell Roberts, Robin Mattson, Robert Culp, Royce D. Applegate, Topo Swope
Roles Set Decoration
Rating64%
The Choirboys (1977)
, 1h55Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Perry King, James Woods, Clyde Kusatsu, Randy Quaid
Roles Set Decoration
Rating56%
Des policiers de Los Angeles, lassés de leurs tracas du quotidien, se divertissent en passant des soirées alcoolisées.
Islands in the Stream (1977)
, 1h45Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, Kurt Neumann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors George C. Scott, David Hemmings, Gilbert Roland, Susan Tyrrell, Claire Bloom, Richard Evans
Roles Set Decoration
Rating64%
Artist Thomas Hudson is an American who has left the civilized world for a simple life in the Caribbean. Schaffner tells the tale in four parts:
Three Warriors (1977)
, 1h40Directed by Kieth Merrill
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Randy Quaid, Christopher Lloyd, Trey Wilson
Roles Set Decoration
Rating66%
This script must be run from the command line
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
, 1h34Directed by Boris Sagal, Paul Baxley
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Roger Moore, Patrick Macnee, John Huston, Charlotte Rampling, David Huddleston, Signe Hasso
Roles Set Decoration
Rating57%
The great detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusted companion Dr. John Watson travel to New York City to investigate a recent threat made by Professor Moriarty.
Hustle (1975)
, 1h55Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about prostitution
Actors Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben Johnson, Paul Winfield, Eileen Brennan, Eddie Albert
Roles Set Decoration
Rating61%
When the body of a young woman is found on an isolated beach, Lieutenant Phil Gaines and his partner, Sergeant Louis Belgrave, are the weary and bitter LAPD detectives assigned to the homicide investigation. They conclude, with the support of the coroner's report, that the victim, a hooker and known drug user named Gloria Hollinger, committed suicide using pills.
The Towering Inferno (1974)
, 2h45Directed by Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Disaster, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Films about the labor movement, Children's films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely
Roles Set Decoration
Rating69%
Architect Doug Roberts (Newman) returns to San Francisco for the dedication of the Glass Tower, which he designed for owner James Duncan (Holden). At 138 stories (1,800 ft/550 m), it is the world's tallest building. Shortly after his arrival, an electrical short starts an undetected fire on the 81st floor while Roberts accuses the building's electrical engineer, Roger Simmons (Chamberlain), of cutting corners. Simmons insists the building is up to standards.
The Longest Yard (1974)
, 2h1Directed by Robert Aldrich, Hal Needham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films, Sports films, American football films, Musical films
Actors Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Anitra Ford, Michael Conrad, James Hampton
Roles Set Decoration
Rating70%
Paul "Wrecking" Crewe is a former star pro football quarterback, who walks out on his wealthy girlfriend Melissa in Palm Beach, Florida. He takes her Maserati-engined Citroën SM without permission and leads police on a car chase, choreographed by Hal Needham. Crewe is eventually caught and sentenced to 18 months in Citrus State Prison.
W (1974)
Directed by Richard Quiney
Genres Thriller
Actors Twiggy, Dirk Benedict, Michael Witney, Eugene Roche, John Vernon, Michael Conrad
Roles Set Decoration
Rating48%
Within 24 hours, three near-fatal accidents have occurred. At the scene of each, the letter "W" is scrawled over the injured person. Katie Lewis (Twiggy) and her husband Ben (Michael Witney) discover that these accidents are in fact the work of a mysterious killer, and that they are the real targets. While trying to avoid death, the couple must struggle to discover the source of these attacks.
Emperor of the North (1973)
, 1h59Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Children's films
Actors Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine, Malcolm Atterbury, Simon Oakland, Charles Tyner
Roles Set Decoration
Rating71%
Shack is a merciless, inhumane, and sadistic bully of a railroad conductor who takes it upon himself to ensure that no one would ever ride on his train for free, even to go as far as murder in order to do so. Shack has an arsenal of makeshift weapons: a hammer, a steel rod, and a chain.
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
, 1h57Directed by Irwin Allen, Ronald Neame
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Adam Baldwin, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall
Roles Set Decoration
Rating70%
The SS Poseidon, an ocean liner slated for retirement and scrapping, makes her way across the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea from New York City to Athens. Despite protests from Captain Harrison, who fears for the ship's safety, the representative of her new owners, Mr. Linarcos, insists that she make full speed towards her destination to save money, preventing her from taking on additional ballast.
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
, 1h55Directed by Paul Wendkos, David S. Hall
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Demons in film, Children's films
Actors Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Parkins, Bradford Dillman, William Windom, Curd Jürgens
Roles Set Decoration
Rating60%
Myles Clarkson, long ago frustrated in his hope for a career as a pianist, is now a music journalist and interviews Duncan Ely, perhaps the world's greatest virtuoso on the instrument. At first annoyed with Myles' presence, Duncan soon takes notice that Myles' hands seem perfect for the piano. From that point, Duncan and his adult daughter, Roxanne, strongly pursue a friendship with Myles and wife Paula.
The Great White Hope (1970)
, 1h43Directed by Martin Ritt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Sports films, Théâtre, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Films based on plays, Le boxe anglaise, Children's films
Actors James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Chester Morris, Hal Holbrook, Moses Gunn, R.G. Armstrong
Roles Set Decoration
Rating68%
Set between 1910 and 1915, the story follows Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones; patterned after real-life boxer Jack Johnson) going on a hot streak of victories in the boxing ring as he defeats every white boxer around. Soon the press and racists announce the search for a "great white hope", a boxer who will defeat Jefferson for the heavyweight title. Meanwhile, Jefferson prepares for a few more matches, but he lets his guard down by courting the beautiful (and very white) Eleanor Bachman (Jane Alexander), and when everyone, including Jack's black "wife", discover this, the tensions grow to fever pitch. Jack's close black friends become scared over his pushing the envelope of success and the white authorities conspire to frame him with unlawful sexual relations with Eleanor and thereby take away his title. It leads to jealousy, a run from the law, and finally, disaster.
, 2h9Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Action, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Larry Blyden, Simon Oakland, Bob Newhart, Jack Nicholson
Roles Set Decoration
Rating64%
At the behest of her ultra-conservative fiancé Warren, scatterbrained five-pack-a-day chain smoker and clairvoyant Daisy Gamble attends a class taught by psychiatrist Marc Chabot for help in kicking her habit. While undergoing hypnosis, it is discovered she is the reincarnation of Lady Melinda Winifred Waine Tentrees, a seductive 18th century coquette who was born the illegitimate daughter of a kitchen maid. She acquired the paternity records of the children housed in the orphanage where her mother worked and used the information to blackmail their wealthy fathers. She eventually married nobleman Robert Tentrees during the period of the English Regency, then was tried for espionage and treason after he abandoned her.