The Little Match Girl (1928 film)
| The Little Match Girl | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean Renoir |
| Written by | Hans Christian Andersen Jean Renoir |
| Starring | Catherine Hessling Eric Barclay |
| Cinematography | Jean Bachelet |
Release date | 8 June 1928 |
Running time | 34 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | Silent film French intertitles |
The Little Match Girl (French: La petite marchande d'allumettes) is a 1928 French drama featurette film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Catherine Hessling.
Plot[]
The story of a frozen girl who tries to sell matches during Christmas and dreams about a toy store. The film is based on the 1845 short story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen.[1]
Cast[]
- Catherine Hessling as Karen
- Amy Wells as Pop
- Jean Storm as Lieutenant Axel Ott
- Manuel Raaby as Politieagent
References[]
- ^ "La Petite Marchande d'allumettes". arte.tv (in French). Arte. 10 December 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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Categories:
- 1920s Christmas drama films
- 1928 films
- Films based on The Little Match Girl
- Films directed by Jean Renoir
- French Christmas drama films
- French silent feature films
- French films
- French-language films
- Films set around New Year
- French black-and-white films
- Featurettes
- 1928 drama films
- 1920s French film stubs
- Short silent drama film stubs