The Courier of Lyon (French: L'affaire du courrier de Lyon) is a 1937 French historical drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and Maurice Lehmann and starring Pierre Blanchar, Dita Parlo and Jacques Copeau.[1] It is based on the Courrier de Lyon case of 1796. A previous silent film inspired by the story, was released in 1923.
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| Directed by | Claude Autant-Lara Maurice Lehmann |
| Written by | Jean Aurenche Claude Autant-Lara Alfred Delacour (play) Louis-Mathurin Moreau (play) Jacques Prévert Paul Siraudin (play) |
| Produced by | Albert N. Chaperau |
| Starring | Pierre Blanchar Dita Parlo Jacques Copeau |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Edited by | Yvonne Martin Marguerite Renoir |
| Music by | Louis Beydts |
Production company | Productions Maurice Lehmann |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.
Cast
edit- Pierre Blanchar as Pierre-Joseph Lesurques
- Dita Parlo as Mina Lesurques
- Jacques Copeau as Le procureur-juge Daubenton
- Charles Dullin as Le témoin aveugle
- Sylvia Bataille as Madeleine Brebant
- Hélène Robert as Eugénie Dargence
- Monique Joyce as Claudine Faugier-Odot
- Pierre Alcover as Valentin Durochat
- Jean Tissier as Courriol
- Jean-Pierre Kérien as Jean Bruer
- André Noël as Franck Excofon
- Jean Périer as Le bijoutier Eugène Legrand
- Louis Florencie as Jean Delafolie
- Marcel Duhamel as Guénot
- Palmyre Levasseur as La femme Grossetête
- Gilberte Géniat as La fille Sauton
- Lily Laub as Madame Tallien
- Jacqueline Jessus as Margot Lesurques
- Jacques Varennes as Le président Gohier
- Andrex as L'avocat de Lesurques
- Philippe Rolla as L'accusateur public
- Dorville as Pierre Choppart
- Michel François as Pierre Lesurques
- Bernard Lorrain as Le fils du notaire
References
edit- ^ The A to Z of French Cinema p.31
Bibliography
edit- Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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