My Aunt the Dictator (French: Ma tante dictateur) is a 1939 French comedy film directed by René Pujol and starring Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard and Fernand Charpin.[1] [2] It was based on the play Maman Sabouleux by Eugène Labiche.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Louis Le Barbenchon and Roland Quignon.
| My Aunt the Dictator | |
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| Directed by | René Pujol |
| Written by | René Pujol |
| Based on | Maman Sabouleux by Eugène Labiche |
| Starring | Marguerite Moreno Armand Bernard Fernand Charpin |
| Cinematography | Pierre Montazel Nikolai Toporkoff |
| Edited by | André Versein |
| Music by | Vincent Scotto |
Production company | Société Internationale des Films Français |
| Distributed by | Nord Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast
edit- Marguerite Moreno as La tante
- Armand Bernard as Monsieur Nicolas
- Fernand Charpin as Monsieur Duclos
- Raymond Aimos as Voiturin - le barbier
- Pauline Carton as Eugénie - la bonne
- Jean Sinoël as Le notaire
- Gaby Wagner as Madeleine Fleur - une chanteuse
- Christian Gérard as Guy Leroy
- Jean Dunot as Robinet
- Jacotte as La petite Jacqueline
- Henri Charrett
- Françoise Fleury
- Anthony Gildès
- Charles Lemontier
- Alexandre Mihalesco
- Pierre Moreno
- Gaston Orbal
- Émile Riandreys
- Walter Rimels
References
edit- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.445
- ^ Rège p.843
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/9450/ma-tante-dictateur
Bibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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