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Auguste de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam(1838-1889)

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Auguste de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam was born on 7 November 1838 in Saint-Brieuc, France. Auguste de Villiers was a writer, known for Tomorrow's Eve, L'évasion (1922) and Vera, un cuento cruel (1974). Auguste de Villiers died on 18 August 1889 in Paris, France.
BornNovember 7, 1838
DiedAugust 18, 1889(50)
BornNovember 7, 1838
DiedAugust 18, 1889(50)
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Tomorrow's Eve
  • Writer
    Claude Benedict in L'évasion (1922)
    L'évasion
    • Writer
    • 1922
    Vera, un cuento cruel (1974)
    Vera, un cuento cruel
    5.2
    • Writer(as Conde de Villiers D'Isle-Adam)
    • 1974
    Vampirismus (1982)
    Il fascino dell'insolito
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Gaston Modot in Conte cruel (2026)
      Conte cruel
      7.2
      Short
      • short story "La torture par l'espérance"
      • 2026
    • The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer: The Later Years Vol. 2 (2003)
      The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer: The Later Years Vol. 2
      8.3
      Video
      • story
      • 2003
    • Les brigands
      Short
      • novel
      • 2000
    • The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope (1983)
      The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope
      7.5
      Short
      • story "The Torture of Hope"
      • 1983
    • Vampirismus (1982)
      Il fascino dell'insolito
      5.9
      TV Series
      • short story "The Torture of Hope"
      • 1982
    • Vera, un cuento cruel (1974)
      Vera, un cuento cruel
      5.2
      • story (as Conde de Villiers D'Isle-Adam)
      • 1974
    • Axel von Auersperg
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 1974
    • Hora once (1968)
      Hora once
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • author
      • 1970–1971
    • Noc labutí
      TV Short
      • Writer
      • 1971
    • Henryk Boukolowski in The Tortures of Hope (1969)
      The Tortures of Hope
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • short story
      • 1969
    • L'inconnue
      Short
      • short story
      • 1966
    • Morgane ou Le prétendant (1965)
      Morgane ou Le prétendant
      TV Movie
      • play
      • 1965
    • La Torture par l'espérance (1964)
      La Torture par l'espérance
      TV Movie
      • short story
      • 1964
    • Malka Ribowska in La reine offensée (1961)
      La reine offensée
      TV Movie
      • short story: "La Reine Ysabeau"
      • 1961
    • Your Favorite Story (1953)
      Your Favorite Story
      6.9
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1954

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Conde de Villiers D'Isle-Adam
    • Born
      • November 7, 1838
      • Saint-Brieuc, France
    • Died
      • August 18, 1889
      • Paris, France

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