Samson (1936 film)
Samson | |
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Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
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Edited by | René Le Hénaff |
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Production company | Paris Film |
Distributed by | Paris Film |
Release date | 4 March 1936 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Samson is 1936 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Gaby Morlay and André Lefaur. It was based on the 1908 play of the same title by Henri Bernstein, which had previously been made into three silent films.[1] The film was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, with sets designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.
Synopsis[]
An aristocratic woman is coerced by her impoverished family into marrying a wealthy business tycoon.
Cast[]
- Harry Baur as Jacques Brachart
- Gaby Morlay as Anne-Marie d'Andeline
- André Lefaur as Le Marquis Honoré d'Andeline
- Gabrielle Dorziat as La Marquise d'Andeline
- André Luguet as Jérôme 'Jessie' Le Govain
- Suzy Prim as Grace Ritter
- Christian-Gérard as Max d'Andeline
- as Flash
- Laure Diana as Christiane Roy
- as Grünbaum
- as Un invité chez Christiane
- as Lady Huxley
- Robert Clermont as Le maître d'hôtel
- as Une invitée chez Christiane
- as Le domestique de Le Govain
- as Le vendeuse de charité
- as Clotilde
- Anthony Gildès as Un invité chez Christiane
- Jean Joffre as Le directeur de la Voix Populaire
- Jeanne Juillia
- as Un invité chez Christiane
- Charles Redgie as Stanley
- as Un invité chez Christiane
References[]
- ^ Goble p.38
Bibliography[]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links[]
Categories:
- French-language films
- 1936 films
- French films
- French drama films
- 1936 drama films
- 1930s French-language films
- Films directed by Maurice Tourneur
- French films based on plays
- Films shot at Joinville Studios
- 1930s French film stubs
- French black-and-white films