Boissière is a 1937 French war drama film directed by Fernand Rivers and starring Andrée Spinelly, Pierre Renoir and Suzanne Desprès.[1][2] It is an adaptation of the 1935 novel of the same title by Pierre Benoit.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.
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| Directed by | Fernand Rivers |
| Written by | Fernand Rivers Pierre Benoit |
| Based on | Boissière by Pierre Benoit |
| Produced by | Fernand Rivers |
| Starring | Andrée Spinelly Pierre Renoir Suzanne Desprès |
| Cinematography | Jean Bachelet |
| Edited by | Roger Mercanton |
| Music by | Henri Verdun |
Production company | Les Films Fernand Rivers |
| Distributed by | D.U.C. |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast
edit- Andrée Spinelly as Adlone Hébert
- Pierre Renoir as Le général baron von Hubner
- Suzanne Desprès as Catherine Vandehove
- Lucien Nat as Jean Le Barois
- Pauline Carton as Estelle
- Andrée Ducret as Madame Le Barois
- Augustine Prieur as Françoise Faget
- Paulette Élambert as La petite Lucile
- Ducellier as La mère Thérèse
- Marie Marcilly as Une vieille femme
- Jean Yonnel as Hector Le Barois
- Serge Grave as Le petit Jean
- Rivers Cadet as Estève
- Jean Périer as Charles Le Barois
- Paul Velsa as Vigouroux
- Ernest Ferny as Walrand
- Henri Darcet as L'imitateur de Maillol
References
editBibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- 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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