Song of Farewell
Song of Farewell | |
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Directed by | Albert Valentin Géza von Bolváry |
Written by | Jacques Théry (novel) Ernst Marischka Jacques Natanson |
Produced by | Siegfried Fritz Fromm |
Starring | Jean Servais Janine Crispin Lucienne Le Marchand |
Cinematography | Werner Brandes |
Edited by | Hermann Haller |
Music by | Alois Melichar |
Production company | Boston Film |
Distributed by | Films Sonores Tobis |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | French |
Song of Farewell (French: La chanson de l'adieu) is a 1934 historical musical drama film directed by Albert Valentin and Géza von Bolváry and starring Jean Servais, Janine Crispin and Lucienne Le Marchand.[1] It is based on the life of the composer Frédéric Chopin and his relationship with George Sand.
It was produced by the German company Boston Films as the French-language version of the German film Farewell Waltz. Such multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound before dubbing became widespread. The film's sets were designed by the art director .
Cast[]
- Jean Servais as Frédéric Chopin
- Janine Crispin as Constantia Glodkowska
- Lucienne Le Marchand as George Sand
- Marcel André as Friedrich Karlbrenner
- Daniel Lecourtois as Franz Liszt
- Marcel Vallée as Professor Josef Elsner
- Erna Morena as La Baronne d'Orléans
- Catherine Fonteney
References[]
- ^ Mitchell p.51
Bibliography[]
- Mitchell, Charles P. The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 through 2002. McFarland, 2004.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1934 films
- French-language films
- 1930s musical drama films
- German musical drama films
- German films
- German historical films
- 1930s historical films
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films of Nazi Germany
- 1930s French-language films
- Films directed by Géza von Bolváry
- Films directed by Albert Valentin
- Tobis Film films
- Musical film stubs