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| Produced by | Alexandre Kamenka |
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| Production company | Films Albatros |
| Distributed by | Les Films Armor |
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| Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | France |
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The Porter from Maxim's (French: Le chasseur de chez Maxim's) is a 1927 French silent comedy film directed by Roger Lion and Nicolas Rimsky and starring Rimsky, Pépa Bonafé, and Simone Vaudry. It is based on the 1923 play of the same title, which has been made into films several times.
It was made by Films Albatros, a company established by exiles from the Russian Revolution. Art director Lazare Meerson worked on the film's set design. It was released in Germany in 1928 by the giant UFA.
Cast
- Nicolas Rimsky as Julien Pauphilat
- Pépa Bonafé as Totoche
- Simone Vaudry as Mimi Pauphilat
- Eric Barclay as Marquis de la Guérinière
- Valeska Rimsky as Claire, Mimi's aunt
- Max Lerel as Octave
- Emile Royol as Jacobin Candebec
- Yvonneck as Florent Carambagnac
- Lou Davy
- Olga Day as Cricri
- Alexej Bondireff
References
- Rearick p.245
Bibliography
- Rearick, Charles. Paris Dreams, Paris Memories: The City and Its Mystique. Stanford University Press, 2011.
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- 1927 films
- Films directed by Roger Lion
- Films directed by Nicolas Rimsky
- French silent feature films
- 1927 comedy films
- Films set in Paris
- French films based on plays
- French black-and-white films
- Silent French comedy films
- 1920s French films
- 1920s French-language films
- French-language comedy films
- 1920s French film stubs