Captain Fracasse (French:Le capitaine Fracasse) is a 1929 French silent adventure film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and Henry Wulschleger and starring Pierre Blanchar, Lien Deyers and Charles Boyer.[1][2] It is based on the 1863 novel of the same name by Théophile Gautier.[3]
| Captain Fracasse | |
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| Directed by | Alberto Cavalcanti Henry Wulschleger |
| Written by | Théophile Gautier (novel) Alberto Cavalcanti |
| Produced by | P.J. de Venloo |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mario Badouaille |
Production company | Lutèce Films |
| Distributed by | Films P.J. de Venloo |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | Silent French intertitles |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Erik Aaes.[4]
Cast
edit- Pierre Blanchar as Baron de Sigognac / Le capitaine Fracasse
- Lien Deyers as Isabelle
- Charles Boyer as Duc de Vallombreuse
- Daniel Mendaille as Agostin
- Pola Illéry as Chiquita
- Marie-Thérèse Vincent as Séraphine
- Odette Josylla as Zerbine
- Marguerite Moreno as Dame Léonarde
- Armand Numès as Blazius
- Paul Quevedo as Leander
- Paul Velsa as Matamore
- René Bergeron as Scapín
- Léon Courtois as Herode
- Georges Benoît
- Clairette de Savoye
- Alexandre Vargas
References
edit- ^ Klossner p.55
- ^ "Le CAPITAINE FRACASSE (1928)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Captain Fracasse (1929) - Alberto Cavalcanti | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
Bibliography
edit- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
External links
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