The Captain (1946 film)
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| Directed by | Robert Vernay |
| Written by |
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| Based on | Le Capitan by Michel Zevaco |
| Produced by | Édouard Harispuru |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Victor Arménise |
| Edited by | Jeannette Berton |
| Music by | Jean Wiener |
Production company | Compagnie Franco Coloniale Cinématographique |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
Release date | 27 March 1946 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Captain (French: Le capitan) is a 1946 French historical adventure film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Pierre Renoir, Claude Génia, and Jean Pâqui.[1] It was based on a novel by Michel Zévaco. The film's sets were designed by René Renoux. It is a swashbuckler set in the reign of Louis XIII.
Cast[edit]
- Pierre Renoir as Le duc d'Angoulême
- Claude Génia as Gisèle d'Angoulême
- Jean Pâqui as Capestang
- Aimé Clariond as Concini
- Lise Delamare as Léonora Caligai
- Jean Tissier as Cogolin
- Maurice Escande as Le prince de Condé
- Sophie Desmarets as Marion Delorme
- Alexandre Rignault as Rinaldo
- Serge Emrich as Louis XIII
- Huguette Duflos as Marie de Medici
- Robert Manuel as Le comte Hercule de Nesle
- Lucas Gridoux as Samuel
- Georges Marny as Le cardinal de Richelieu
- Pierre Magnier as Le médecin du roi
- Sylvette Saugé as La camériste
- Gabrielle Robinne as La supérieure
- Françoise Moor as La reine
- Georges Pally as Sbire #1
- René Alié as Sbire #2
- Manuel Gary as Sbire #3
- Jean Marconi as Un gentilhomme
- Paul Faivre as L'aubergiste
- François Viguier as L'aumônier
- Maurice Schutz as Le vieux conseiller
- Armand Lurville as Le vieux banquier
- Edmond Beauchamp as Le procureur du roy
- Georges Bever as Un homme du peuple
- Marcel Carpentier as Gros-Guillaume
- Geo Forster as Un garde
- Palmyre Levasseur as Une femme du peuple
- Frédéric Mariotti as Un homme du peuple
- Franck Maurice as Un hallebardier
References[edit]
- ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.412
Bibliography[edit]
- Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links[edit]
- The Captain at IMDb
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- 1946 films
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- Cultural depictions of Louis XIII
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- Films directed by Robert Vernay
- Films set in Paris
- Films set in the 1610s
- French black-and-white films
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