| L'Enfant prodigue | |
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| Directed by | Michel Carré |
| Written by | Michel Carré |
| Starring | Georges Wague Henri Gouget |
| Distributed by | Pathé Frères |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
L'Enfant prodigue (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃.fɑ̃ pʁɔ.diɡ], French for "The Prodigal Son") was the first feature-length motion picture produced in Europe, running 90 minutes. Directed by Michel Carré, from his three-act stage pantomime, The Prodigal Son. The film was an unmodified filmed record of his play. Filmed at the Gaumont Film Company studios in May 1907.
The film premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés on the Boulevard Montmartre, in Paris, on 20 June 1907.
Carré directed another film version of L'Enfant prodigue in 1916.
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References
- Patrick Robertson, Film Facts, Watson-Guptill, 2001, p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8230-7943-8.
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| The Parable of the Prodigal Son in arts and culture | |
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