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Julien Carette

Highest Rated: 97% Grand Illusion (1937)

Lowest Rated: 78% La Marseillaise (1938)

Birthday: Dec 23, 1897

Birthplace: Paris, France

Character actor Julien Carette found a niche in the early days of French film and occupied it through a distinguished career that lasted over thirty years and 100 films. Born Julien Victor in Paris at the end of the 19th century, he worked in a variety of odd jobs before finally discovering his true calling as an entertainer. Like many of his peers in those days, his work in music halls and small theaters lead to him breaking into film. His first full-length feature appearance was in 1931's "American Love," and apparently he made quite an impression because he never wanted for movie work after that. With his strong presence and pronounced Paris accent, Carette was easy to cast in roguish or comic roles in movies set in the French capital or as distinctly Parisian characters. Perhaps the highest-profile work the actor appeared in was Jean Renoir's classic anti-war movie "Grand Illusion"(1937). The film, which spotlighted Carette in a small but showy part as a brash actor, was the first foreign work to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. That appearance very much pleased his director, and Carette played roles in many of Renoir's subsequent films. These include the French Revolution period drama "Le Marseillaise" (1938) and the classic 1939 high society satire "The Rules of the Game."

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Highest rated movies

97% 92% Grand Illusion
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97% 89% The Rules of the Game
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94% 83% La Bête Humaine
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78% 74% La Marseillaise
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L'Affaire Est Dans le Sac
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The Curtain Rises
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Sylvie et le fantome
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Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love
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Night Shift
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Heart of Paris
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Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love Epernon (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mirror Has Two Faces Albert Benoit (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paris Palace Hotel Bébert (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 60% La Marie du Port Thomas Viau (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sylvie et le fantome Unknown (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Shift Georges Masson (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lettres d'amour Loriquet (Character) - 1942
97% 89% The Rules of the Game Marceau, le braconnier (Character) - 1939
94% 83% La Bête Humaine Pecqueux (Character) - 1938
78% 74% La Marseillaise Un volontaire (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Curtain Rises Lurette (Character) - 1938
97% 92% Grand Illusion Cartier (Character) $516.5K 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heart of Paris Lurette (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet L'Affaire Est Dans le Sac Clovis (Character) - 1932