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La Marseillaise (1938)

135 min  -  Drama | History | Music  -   17 April 1938 (Finland)
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A news-reel like movie about early part of the Frensh Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Renoir

Writers:

Jean Renoir (scenario), Carl Koch (collaboration), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Lise Delamare, Louis Jouvet and Pierre Renoir
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pierre Renoir Pierre Renoir ...
Lise Delamare Lise Delamare ...
La Reine Marie-Antoinette (as Lise Delamare de la Comédie Française)
Léon Larive Léon Larive ...
Picard, le valet du roi
William Aguet William Aguet ...
Duque de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt
Elisa Ruis Elisa Ruis ...
Marie-Pierre Sordet-Dantès Marie-Pierre Sordet-Dantès ...
Yveline Auriol Yveline Auriol ...
La Dauphine
Pamela Stirling Pamela Stirling ...
Une suivante
Génia Vaury Génia Vaury ...
Une suivante
Louis Jouvet Louis Jouvet ...
Jean Aquistapace Jean Aquistapace ...
Paul Giraud, le maire du village
Georges Spanelly Georges Spanelly ...
La Chesnaye (as Spanelly)
Jaque Catelain Jaque Catelain ...
Le capitaine Langlade
Pierre Nay Pierre Nay ...
Dubouchage
Edmond Castel Edmond Castel ...
Leroux (as Castel)
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Storyline

A news-reel like movie about early part of the Frensh Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI, showing their own small problems. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

La Marseillaise | French Revolution | France

Genres:

Drama | History | Music | War

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Country:

France

Language:

French | German (one line)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die Marseillaise See more »

Filming Locations:

Alsace, France See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compagnie Jean Renoir, Societé d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films (SEDIF), Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The cast is grouped in 5 categories in the credits: First, 'The Court' (La Cour), then 'The Civil Authorities and the Military' (Les Autorités Civiles & Militaires), 'The Aristocrats' (Les Aristocrates), followed by 'The Marseille Folks' (Les Marseillais) and finally 'The People' (Le Peuple). See more »

Connections

Featured in Mississippi Mermaid (1969) See more »

Soundtracks

"La Marseillaise"
(uncredited)
Music by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle See more »