The Dying Land (1927 film)

The Dying Land (French: La terre qui meurt) is a 1927 French silent drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Gilbert Dalleu, Madeleine Renaud and Jean Dehelly.[1] It is based on the 1898 novel of the same title by René Bazin which was later remade as a 1936 sound film The Dying Land.[2] Location shooting took place around Sallertaine in the Vendée.

The Dying Land
Directed byJean Choux
Written byJean Choux
Based onThe Dying Land by René Bazin
Produced byJean Choux
StarringGilbert Dalleu
Madeleine Renaud
Jean Dehelly
CinematographyGeorges Asselin
Production
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Étoile-Film
Distributed bySuper-Films
Release date
  • 8 April 1927 (1927-04-08)
CountryFrance
LanguagesSilent
French intertitles

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.366
  2. ^ Goble p.30

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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