Captain Fracasse (1929 film)

Captain Fracasse
Directed by	Alberto Cavalcanti Henry Wulschleger
Written by	Théophile Gautier (novel) Alberto Cavalcanti
Produced by	P.J. de Venloo
Starring	Pierre Blanchar Lien Deyers Charles Boyer
Cinematography	Mario Badouaille
Production company	Lutèce Films
Distributed by	Films P.J. de Venloo
Release date	15 February 1929 (1929-02-15)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Languages	Silent French intertitles

Captain Fracasse (French: Le capitaine Fracasse) is a 1929 French silent adventure film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and Henry Wulschleger and starring Pierre Blanchar, Lien Deyers and Charles Boyer. ^{[1] [2]} It is based on the 1863 novel of the same name by Théophile Gautier. ^[3]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Erik Aaes. ^[4]

Cast

• Pierre Blanchar as Baron de Sigognac / Le capitaine Fracasse
• Lien Deyers as Isabelle
• Charles Boyer as Duc de Vallombreuse
• Daniel Mendaille as Agostin
• Pola Illéry as Chiquita
• Marie-Thérèse Vincent as Séraphine
• Odette Josylla as Zerbine
• Marguerite Moreno as Dame Léonarde
• Armand Numès as Blazius
• Paul Quevedo as Leander
• Paul Velsa as Matamore
• René Bergeron as Scapín
• Léon Courtois as Herode
• Georges Benoît
• Clairette de Savoye
• Alexandre Vargas

References

1. Klossner p.55
2. "Le CAPITAINE FRACASSE (1928)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
3. Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 – via Google Books.
4. "Captain Fracasse (1929) - Alberto Cavalcanti | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.

Bibliography

• Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.

External links

• Captain Fracasse is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
• Captain Fracasse at IMDb