Max Linder filmography
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Gabriel Leuvielle (16 December 1883 – 1 November 1925), known professionally as Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian of the silent film era. His onscreen persona "Max" was one of the first recognizable recurring characters in film. He has also been cited as the "first international movie star" and "the first film star anywhere".
Born in Cavernes, France to Catholic parents, Linder grew up with a passion for theater and enrolled in the Conservatoire de Bordeaux in 1899. He soon received awards for his performances and continued to pursue a career in the legitimate theater. He became a contract player with the Bordeaux Théâtre des Arts from 1901 to 1904, performing in plays by Molière, Pierre Corneille, and Alfred de Musset.
From the summer of 1905, Linder appeared in short comedy films for Pathé, at first usually in supporting roles. His first major film role was in the Georges Méliès-like fantasy film The Legend of Punching. During the following years, Linder made several hundred short films portraying "Max", a wealthy and dapper man-about-town frequently in hot water because of his penchant for beautiful women and the good life. Starting with The Skater's Debut in 1907, the character became one of the first identifiable motion-picture characters who appeared in successive situation comedies. By 1911, Linder was co-directing his own films (with René LePrince) as well as writing the scripts.
Linder enlisted at the outbreak of the First World War, and worked at first as a dispatch driver and entertainer. During his service, he was injured several times, and the experiences reportedly had a devastating effect on him both physically and mentally. It was during this time he had his first outbreak of chronic depression.
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Amour et fromage
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Champion de boxe
1910 — a.k.a. Max Has the Boxing Fever, in 0 top lists Check -
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Comment Max fait le tour du monde
1910 — a.k.a. How Max Went Around the World, in 0 top lists Check -
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Je voudrais un enfant
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Kyrelor, bandit par amour
1910 — a.k.a. Max Foils the Police, in 0 top lists Check -
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La flûte merveilleuse
1910 — a.k.a. Max Makes Music, in 0 top lists Check -
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La maîtresse de piano
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La timidité guérie par le sérum
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Le cauchemar de Max
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Le duel d'un monsieur myope
1910 — a.k.a. Max Has Trouble with His Eyes, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le pacte
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Le serment d'un prince
1910 — a.k.a. A Prince of Worth, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le soulier trop petit
1910 — a.k.a. Max's Feet Are Pinched, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les débuts de Max au cinéma
1910 — a.k.a. Max's First Job, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les effets des pilules de Max
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Les exploits du jeune Tartarin
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L'ingénieux attentat
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Mariage au puzzle
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Max cherche une fiancée
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Max est distrait
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Max et Clancy tombent d'accord
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Max et la belle négresse
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Max et ses trois mariages
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Max fait du ski
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Max hypnotisé
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Max manque un riche mariage
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Max ne se mariera pas
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Max prend un bain
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Max se trompe d'étage
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Mon chien rapporte
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Qui a tué Max?
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Soldat par amour
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Max et son rival
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Trop aimée
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Un cross-country original
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Une bonne pour monsieur, un domestique pour madame
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Max et l'edelweiss
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Une jeune fille romanesque
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Une mauvaise vue
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Une représentation au cinéma
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Une ruse de Mari
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Max célibataire
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Max joue le drame
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La fuite de gaz
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