| Captain Fracasse | |
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| Directed by | Alberto Cavalcanti Henry Wulschleger |
| Written by | Théophile Gautier (novel) Alberto Cavalcanti |
| Produced by | P.J. de Venloo |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mario Badouaille |
| Production company | Lutèce Films |
| Distributed by | Films P.J. de Venloo |
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| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | Silent French intertitles |
Captain Fracasse (French:Le capitaine Fracasse) is a 1929 French silent adventure film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and Henry Wulschleger and starring Pierre Blanchar, Lien Deyers and Charles Boyer. It is based on the 1863 novel of the same name by Théophile Gautier.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Erik Aaes.
Cast
- Pierre Blanchar as Baron de Sigognac / Le capitaine Fracasse
- Lien Deyers as Isabelle
- Charles Boyer as Duc de Vallombreuse
- Daniel Mendaille as Agostin
- Pola Illéry as Chiquita
- Marie-Thérèse Vincent as Séraphine
- Odette Josylla as Zerbine
- Marguerite Moreno as Dame Léonarde
- Armand Numès as Blazius
- Paul Quevedo as Leander
- Paul Velsa as Matamore
- René Bergeron as Scapín
- Léon Courtois as Herode
- Georges Benoît
- Clairette de Savoye
- Alexandre Vargas
References
- Klossner p.55
- "Le CAPITAINE FRACASSE (1928)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
- Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- "Captain Fracasse (1929) - Alberto Cavalcanti | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
Bibliography
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
External links
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- 1929 films
- 1929 adventure films
- 1920s French films
- 1920s French-language films
- 1920s historical adventure films
- Films based on Captain Fracasse
- Films directed by Alberto Cavalcanti
- Films directed by Henry Wulschleger
- Films set in the 17th century
- French black-and-white films
- French historical adventure films
- French silent feature films
- French-language historical adventure films
- Silent historical adventure films
- 1920s French film stubs