Prelude to Glory (French: Prélude à la gloire) is a 1950 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Roberto Benzi, Paul Bernard and Jean Debucourt.[1][2] It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Eugène Delfau and Henri Morin. A British film Prelude to Fame with a very similar theme was released the same year.
Prelude to Glory | |
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Directed by | Georges Lacombe |
Written by | Jean Bernard-Luc Paul Andréota |
Produced by | Joseph Grohando |
Starring | Roberto Benzi Paul Bernard Jean Debucourt |
Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
Edited by | Henri Taverna |
Music by | Louis Beydts |
Production company | Productions Miramar |
Distributed by | Gray-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Synopsis
editRoberto a musical child prodigy's gifts are discovered and developed by an organist. He rises to conduct a full orchestra for the first time.
Cast
edit- Roberto Benzi as Roberto
- Paul Bernard as Victor Dumonteix
- Jean Debucourt as Maréchal
- Louise Conte as Madame Dumonteix
- Felga Lauri as Antonia
- Charles Lemontier as Le directeur du théâtre
- Jacques Sommet as Berthier
- Paul Demange as Le brocanteur
- Raymond Hermantier as L'aveugle
- Edmond Ardisson as Le speaker
- Charles Blavette as Le caissier
- Nicole Marée as Josette
- Robert Pizani as Floriot
- André Le Gall as Gabriel
- Albert Michel as Le coiffeur
References
edit- ^ Holman p.532
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/6903/prelude-a-la-gloire
Bibliography
edit- Holoman, D. Kern. The Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, 1828-1967. University of California Press, 2004.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.