The Crew (1928 film)

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The Crew
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Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Léonce-Henri Burel
Production
companies
  • Lutèce Films
  • Société de Générale de Films
Distributed byL'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne
Release date
23 November 1928
Running time
114 minutes
CountryFrance
Languages

The Crew (French: L'équipage) is a 1928 French silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jean Dax and Camille Bert. [1]

Contents

The film's sets were designed by Robert-Jules Garnier.

Cast

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References

  1. Waldman p.142

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