Directing
Alexandre Ryder
Born — Died
1891-08-13 — 1966-08-25
Place of birth
Poland
Known for
Directing
Credits
19 titles
Alexandre Ryder was born on August 13, 1891 in Poland. He was a director and writer, known for Le double (1923), La ronde des heures (1931) and L'âne de Buridan (1932). He was married to José Lacaze. He died on August 25, 1966 in France.
Known for
9.0A singer marries a rich girl without her parents' consent. But he loses his voice, and has to leave her. He becomes a clown in a circus.
Round of Hours
1931
10.0A singer who has become voiceless is forced to leave his wife and children. He will become famous again as a clown.
Round of Hours
1950
A doctor researched the duplication of personality , and found in the person of René de Varennes, who had attempted suicide, a subject of study.
Le double
1923
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Rose de Nice
1921
7.0A star of Les Folies Bergères has to choose between her career and her love for an engineer.
Mirages
1938
A man once rejected by a young woman returns twenty years later to take revenge.
The Criminal
1926
Behind the camera
9.0A singer marries a rich girl without her parents' consent. But he loses his voice, and has to leave her. He becomes a clown in a circus.
Round of Hours
1931
9.0A singer marries a rich girl without her parents' consent. But he loses his voice, and has to leave her. He becomes a clown in a circus.
Round of Hours
1931
10.0A singer who has become voiceless is forced to leave his wife and children. He will become famous again as a clown.
Round of Hours
1950
A doctor researched the duplication of personality , and found in the person of René de Varennes, who had attempted suicide, a subject of study.
Le double
1923
A doctor researched the duplication of personality , and found in the person of René de Varennes, who had attempted suicide, a subject of study.
Le double
1923
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Rose de Nice
1921
7.0A star of Les Folies Bergères has to choose between her career and her love for an engineer.
Mirages
1938
A man once rejected by a young woman returns twenty years later to take revenge.
The Criminal
1926
A man once rejected by a young woman returns twenty years later to take revenge.
The Criminal
1926
5.3The film shows the seizure of power by the Nazis and Hitler wants a trial, at a time when France has just declared war on Germany (Sept. 3, 1939). Hybrid composition, it alternates originals and reconstructions performed by actors (docudrama). A not-so-subtle condemnation of Hitler, Nazism and Germany by the movie's French film makers, which conveniently makes no mention of how the policies of Great Britain and France created Hitler and allowed him to go as far as he did prior to the beginning of the Second World War.
My Crimes After Mein Kampf
1940
6.0Georges is a lover of women, of all women, without exception. One fine day, a young girl like no other, a savage, will come into his life. Will Georges fall in love and experience the joys of marriage despite his love of women?
Buridan's Donkey
1932
10.0This film follows Jean, a young French soldier who is physically and mentally scarred by his experiences on the front lines. He struggles to readjust to civilian life, and his family soon realizes the extent of his trauma. Jean's childhood sweetheart, Madeleine, is now married to his friend and fellow soldier, Pierre. Jean's family fears he will succumb to his despair, and they desperately search for ways to help him find peace.
The Soul of France
1928
9.0No synopsis available yet.
The Woman with Closed Eyes
1926
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Comment j'ai tué mon enfant
1925
7.0No synopsis available yet.
One Night at the Front
1931
Sophie is the daughter of the concierge of a large building. One day, her father surprises her tenderly embraced by the viscount who is going to see his fiancee on the fifth floor. The concierge demands compensation but Sophie's fiance reclaims his beloved with authority.
Faut réparer Sophie
1933
9.0A wealthy financier fatally wounds himself while handling a dagger. Before dying, he leaves a private letter to his lawyer accusing his wife. It is the financier's son who becomes the suspect. In love with the young woman, the lawyer is torn between duty and love.
Le défenseur
1930
Maud married the banker Dumont mainly out of interest. As her husband accumulates mistresses, Maud writes to her favorite author, Jean d'Agrève, who is actually a charming old lady who think it best to give the letter to her son. The latter pretends he is the author in order to meet Maud. They become friends. But Dumont is assassinated and the young man is somehow accused of the murder.
Le piège de l'amour
1920
NRA film about the survivors of the 1914-1918 war.
Les hommes oubliés
1935
