Montmartre (1931 film)

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Montmartre
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Directed by Raymond Bernard
Written by
Starring
Music by André Roubaud
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 2 October 1931 (1931-10-02)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

Montmartre (French: Faubourg Montmartre) is a 1931 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Gaby Morlay, Line Noro and Florelle. [1] Two sisters struggle to stay above water in the poverty-stricken suburbs of Paris. It was a remake of a 1925 silent film Montmartre that had also starred Morlay.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

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References

  1. The A to Z of French Cinema p.306

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