Pierre Nay

Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo (1940)

The voyages of Pierre Savorgnan de Brassa through Africa. This great explorer, the founder of Brazzaville (Congo), was born in Italy but chose France as his motherland. ...

The Rules of the Game (1939)

The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war. ...

Cas de conscience (1939)

A doctor passionate about research leaves an uncle with an inheritance to die, knowing that he is the legatee. His work succeeds, but overcome by remorse, the doctor tries to commit suicide. He is saved thanks to the understanding of his wife and they both ...

Savage Brigade (1939)

The duel between a Czarist general and a lieutenant, over the general's wife, is postponed with war approaching. Years later, the rivals meet again but the general realizes his wife has been faithful to him after all. ...

Gunshot (1939)

A vindicative and spiteful captain carefully plots his vengeance against his best friend who lured away from him the woman he loved. ...

Girls in Distress (1939)

Somewhat reminiscent of 'Mädchen in Uniform' (1931), the story is set in a private girl's school, populated almost exclusively by children from broken homes. Among the few students who can claim family stability is Micheline Presle, but even her happiness ...

The Stream (1938)

When Paul, an officer, discovers Denise, a young orphan escaped from her orphanage, he takes advantage of his naivete to seduce her before changing her mind and sending her to live with her mother while sailing. ...

Ultimatum (1938)

About the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the beginning of the First World War. Focuses on the relationship between a Serbian officer and his Austrian-born wife and their involvement in espionage between the countries. ...

Gibraltar (1938)

A British officer poses as a traitor in order to infiltrate a team of terrorists who are sabotaging ships, while a seductive cabaret dancer is working for the mysterious genius who runs the enemy spy ring. ...

La Marseillaise (1938)

The early days of the French Revolution, as seen through the eyes of the ordinary citizens in Marseille and the royal court, including King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. ...

Mirages (1938)

A star of Les Folies Bergères has to choose between her career and her love for an engineer. ...

Rail Pirates (1938)

Henri Pierson, the chief engineer of a railway line crossing Yunnan in China, must prevent the incessant attacks of a gang of looters. ...

À minuit, le 7 (1937)

A young journalist hungry for scoop lets himself be suspected of a crime to write a report. ...

Port Arthur (1936)

French-language version of Port Arthur (1936), a German language film (q.v.) co-produced by German, French and Czechoslovakian film interests. About espionage, action and romance in the Russo-Japanese War, as the conflict threatens Russian naval officer Bo ...

L'Enfant du Danube (1936)

A Danube boatman who cannot have children takes a wife and her niece as passengers. ...

The Call (1936)

The story of Charles de Foucauld, born September 15, 1858 in Strasbourg (France) and died December 1, 1916 in Tamanrasset in Algeria during the French colonial period, was a cavalry officer of the French army who became an explorer and geographer, then Cat ...

Escale (1935)

An officer of a passenger ship falls in love with the mistress of a Marseille racketeer, with unexpected results. ...

The Daughters of the Concierge (1934)

Madame Leclerc, concierge of a beautiful place on Montmartre, has three daughters who are ready to get married - but things do not always go as planned. ...

Candy Apple (1932)

Under the Leather Helmet (1932)

Set in Rumania, the film focuses on a female secret agent who intends to use an airplane to fly behind enemy lines. While she awaits her flight to destiny, the girl spends several days with a French flying squadron. Her sexy presence causes the pilots to b ...

Ceux du viking (1932)

Jeff and Luck, seal hunters aboard The Viking, both love the same girl. She loves Luck but fears Jeff. Lost in the ice following a storm, Luck saves Jeff, who disappears so as not to be an obstacle to the love of the two young people. ...

The King of Camembert (1931)

Two couples meet, fall, fight, and reunite under the leadership of Marius, the king of Camembert. ...

77, rue Chalgrin (1931)

Verdun, memories of history (1931)

A visitor from the western front tells young children, in a sober commentary, about the battle of Verdun. ...

A story among a thousand (1931)

A thousand-franc bill passes from the pocket of an old rentier into the purse of an obscure star, then into the hand of a gigolo, back to its first owner, back to the star and ends its round in a dustbin, scorned by a beggar. ...

Venetian Nights (1931)

After winning a cash prize in a contest a young woman decides to visit Venice. She hires a secretary, a wealthy young man in disguise, to accompany her on the holiday. Once in Italy she attracts several suitors but her real love is her secretary. When she ...