About
Christian Marquand (15 March 1927 – 22 November 2000) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. Born in Marseille, he was born to a Spanish father and an Arab mother, and his sister was film director Nadine Trintignant. He was often cast as a heartthrob in French films of the 1950s. Marquand's first film appearance was in 1946, as a footman in Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête). After a few more small parts, he was prominently featured in Christian-Jaque's Lucrèce Borgia (1953) as one of Lucrezia's lovers, and as an Austrian soldier in Luchino Visconti's Senso (1954). In 1956, he was directed by Roger Vadim in And God Created Woman (Et Dieu... créa la femme) opposite Brigitte Bardot. That film's success led to starring roles in the movies No Sun in Venice (1957), Temptation (1959), and The Big Show (1960) and leads opposite actresses Maria Schell, Jean...
Known for
Apocalypse NowMovie • 1979
The Longest DayMovie • 1962
Lord JimMovie • 1965
...And God Created WomanMovie • 1956
Emmanuelle 4Movie • 1984
The Flight of the PhoenixMovie • 1965
Beauty and the BeastMovie • 1946
SensoMovie • 1954
Choice of ArmsMovie • 1981
CandyMovie • 1968
The Other Side of MidnightMovie • 1977
Behold a Pale HorseMovie • 1964
Lady Chatterley's LoverMovie • 1955
I Love You AllMovie • 1980
Victory at EntebbeMovie • 1976
AttilaMovie • 1954
Jenny LamourMovie • 1947
Cause toujours... tu m'intéressesMovie • 1979
Sweet DeceptionsMovie • 1960
End of DesireMovie • 1958
Ciao! ManhattanMovie • 1973