France / Mar 27, 1942
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Edwige Feuillère and Pierre Richard-Willm star in director Jacques de Baroncelli's adaptation of the Balzac novella The Duchesse de Langeais, which tells the tale of a Parisian socialite who is romantically pursued by a Napoleonic war hero. With a screenplay by Jean Giraudoux.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Simone Renant | Viscountess Emilie de Fontaines |
| Hélène Constant | Paméla |
| Madeleine Pagès | Suzette |
| Dorothée Luss | Madame de Lestorade |
| Jacques Varennes | The Duke of Langeais |
| Catherine Fonteney | The Princess of Blamont-Chauvry |
| Georges Mauloy | The Duke of Grandlieu |
| Philippe Richard | Bonpied, the doorman |
| François Dupriet | |
| Gaston Mauger | King Louis XVIII |
| Maurice Dorléac | Baron Auguste de Maulincour |
| Henri Richard | The Duke of Navareins |
| Pierre Vernet | |
| Georges Grey | Henri de Marsay |
| Dominique Davray | A 'grisette' (uncredited) |
| Paul Faivre | Auguste, the valet of Montriveau (uncredited) |
| François Joux | (uncredited) |
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| Noëlle Norman | (uncredited) |
| Elmire Vautier | (uncredited) |
| François Viguier | (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Duchesse de Langeais |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Films Orange |
| Release date | 27 marzo 1942 |
| Writer | Honoré de Balzac, Jean Giraudoux |
| Editing | Yvonne Martin |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras |
| Assistant directors | Rodolphe Marcilly, Jacques de Baroncelli |
| Camera operators | Christian Matras |
| Additional photography | Christian Matras |
| Production design | Serge Piménoff |
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| Art direction | Serge Piménoff |
| Set decoration | Serge Piménoff |
| Music | Francis Poulenc, Roger Desormière, Jean Rieul |
| Sound | Roger Desormière, Francis Poulenc, Jean Rieul |
| Costume design | Georges Annenkov, Hagop Arakelian |
| Makeup | Hagop Arakelian, Georges Annenkov |
| Hairstyling | Georges Annenkov, Hagop Arakelian |
Release dates
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