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Directed by | Charles Burguet |
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Cinematography | Jéhan Fouquet |
Production company | Charles Burguet Films |
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Country | France |
Languages | Silent French intertitles |
Martyr (French: Martyre) is a 1927 French silent drama film directed by Charles Burguet and starring Charles Vanel, Suzy Vernon, and Jean Angelo. [1]
Charles-Marie Vanel was a French actor and director. During his 65-year film career, which began in 1923, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel, Jacques Feyder, and Henri-Georges Clouzot. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as a desperate truck driver in Clouzot's The Wages of Fear for which he received a Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953.
Suzy Vernon (1901–1997) was a French film actress. Vernon was born Amelie Paris in Perpignan in Southern France. She began her screen career in 1923 during the silent era and went on to appear in just under fifty films. She generally played the female lead, although she occasionally also appeared in supporting roles.
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