The Patriot (1938 film)
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 French movie poster | |
| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Written by | Henri Jeanson Arnold Lippschitz |
| Based on | The Patriot by Alfred Neumann |
| Produced by | Nicolas Farkas |
| Starring | Harry Baur Pierre Renoir Suzy Prim Jacques Varennes |
| Cinematography | Louis Née Armand Thirard |
| Edited by | Roger Mercanton |
| Music by | Jacques Ibert |
Production company | F.C.L. |
| Distributed by | Films Sonores Tobis |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Patriot (French: Le patriote) is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Pierre Renoir and Suzy Prim. The film was based on a novel by Alfred Neumann which had previously been turned into a 1928 American silent film The Patriot starring Emil Jannings. It was made by the French subsidiary of the German company Tobis Film. The sets were designed by the Russian-born art director Alexandre Lochakoff.
The film portrays the life of Tsar Paul I of Russia.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Harry Baur as Le tsar Paul 1er
- Pierre Renoir as Pahlen
- Suzy Prim as Anna Ostermann
- Jacques Varennes as Panin
- Elmire Vautier as La tsarine
- Geller
- Nicolas Rimsky as Yocov
- André Carnège as Zoubov
- Fernand Mailly as L'amiral
- Jacques Mattler as Le commandant disgrâcié
- Robert Seller as Narichkine
- André Varennes as Le ministre de la guerre
- Victor Vina
- Paula Clère as L'espionne
- Gérard Landry as Le tsarévitch
- Colette Darfeuil as Lopouchina
- Josette Day as Nadia
- Jacques Berlioz as Un diplomate
- Roméo Carlès
- Marguerite de Morlaye
- Maurice Devienne
- Ernest Ferny as Le juge
References
[edit]- ^ Waldman p.156
Bibliography
[edit]- Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
External links
[edit]- The Patriot at IMDb
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