The Foreigner (French: L'étrangère) is a 1931 French drama film directed by Gaston Ravel and starring Fernand Fabre, Elvire Popesco and Henri Debain.[1] It is based on the 1876 play of the same title by Alexandre Dumas fils.[2] It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lazare Meerson, Jacques Colombier and Tony Lekain. Separate German (The Stranger) and Italian-language versions were also produced.
| The Foreigner | |
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| Directed by | Gaston Ravel |
| Written by | Gaston Ravel |
| Based on | The Foreigner by Alexandre Dumas fils |
| Produced by | Jean de La Cour Liddy Hegewald |
| Starring | Fernand Fabre Elvire Popesco Henri Debain |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
Production companies | Films Jean de la Cour Hegewald Film |
| Distributed by | Les Films Osso |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast
edit- Fernand Fabre as Le duc de Septmonts
- Elvire Popesco as Dora Clarkson
- Henri Debain as Mister Clarkson
- Cady Winter as La duchesse de Septmonts
- Tonia Navar as La métisse
- Max Maxudian as Le colon
- Olga Day as La suivante
- Émile Drain as Mauriceau
- Jean Gérard as Gérard
References
editBibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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