Nile Water

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Nile Water
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Directed by Marcel Vandal
Written by Pierre Frondaie (novel)
Produced by Louis Aubert
Starring
Cinematography
Production
company
Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac
Release date
  • 18 October 1928 (1928-10-18)
CountryFrance
Language French

Nile Water (French: L'eau du Nil) is a 1928 French drama film directed by Marcel Vandal and starring Jean Murat, Max Maxudian and Lee Parry. Originally made as a silent film, it subsequently had a musical soundtrack added to it. [1] It was the first French sound film, shot using a system owned by Gaumont. However, the system never took off and American and German technology came to dominate. [2]

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Fernand Delattre.

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References

  1. Crisp p.103
  2. Kindem p.197

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