The Postmaster's Daughter

The Postmaster's Daughter (French: Nostalgie) is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Harry Baur, Janine Crispin and George Rigaud.[1] It is an adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's 1831 short story The Stationmaster.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Serge Piménoff and Georges Wakhévitch.

The Postmaster's Daughter
Directed byViktor Tourjansky
Written byJacques Companéez
Carlo Rim
T.H. Robert
Based onThe Stationmaster by Alexander Pushkin
Produced bySamuel Epstein
Herman Millakowsky
StarringHarry Baur
Janine Crispin
George Rigaud
CinematographyCharles Bauer
Robert Lefebvre
Edited byChristian Gaudin
Jean Oser
Music byMichel Michelet
Production
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Les Films Excelsior
Distributed byLux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Release date
  • 3 March 1938 (1938-03-03)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.179
  2. ^ Goble p.378

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935–1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • 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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