Benno Vigny

Benno Vigny

Commercy, France

Novelist and screenwriter.

Most Known for...

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Morocco 1930 (6.334)

Mogador, Morocco. Late 1920s. A complex romance develops between a womanizing Legionnaire and a disillusioned Parisian cabaret singer.
Movie Picture

The Lost One 1951 (6.7)

A German scientist murders his fiancée during World War II when he learns that she has been selling the results of his secret research to the enemy.
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Tonka of the Gallows 1930 (6.7)

Melodramatic story of an innocent country girl (Ita Rina) who struggles to make a living in the city as a prostitute. As she provides last service to a murderer sentenced to death (Josef Rovenský), society condemns her and leads her to despair. This groundbreaking film directed by Karel Anton was made in 1930 as the first Czech feature movie with post-synchronised soundtrack, recorded in France. International star cast, sensitive adaptation of Egon Erwin Kisch’s short story and innovative combination of silent and sound film features make this movie an artwork of European significance.