Nile Water
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Directed by | Marcel Vandal |
Written by | Pierre Frondaie (novel) |
Produced by | |
Starring | |
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Production company | Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac |
Release date | 18 October 1928 |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Nile Water (French: L'eau du Nil) is a 1928 French drama film directed by Marcel Vandal and starring Jean Murat, Max Maxudian and Lee Parry. Originally made as a silent film, it subsequently had a musical soundtrack added to it.[1] It was the first French sound film, shot using a system owned by Gaumont. However, the system never took off and American and German technology came to dominate.[2]
The film's sets were designed by the art director .
Main cast[]
- Jean Murat as Pierre Levannier
- Max Maxudian as Wirsocq
- Lee Parry as Anne Marie
- René Lefèvre as Arthur de Sorgepoix
- Gaston Jacquet as Basil Lescoe
- as Danseuse
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993.
- Kindem, Gorham Anders. The International Movie Industry. SIU Press, 2000.
External links[]
- Nile Water at IMDb
Categories:
- French-language films
- 1928 films
- French films
- Films directed by Marcel Vandal
- French black-and-white films
- 1928 drama films
- French drama films
- Films set in Egypt
- 1920s French film stubs