Three from St Cyr

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Three from St Cyr
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Directed by Jean-Paul Paulin
Written by Gérard Carlier
Paul Fékété
Starring Roland Toutain
Jean Mercanton
Jean Chevrier
Cinematography Marcel Lucien
Edited by Jean Feyte
André Versein
Music by Pierre Dupont
Marceau Van Hoorebecke
Production
company
Productions Calamy
Distributed bySEDIF
Release date
  • 1 February 1939 (1939-02-01)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

Three from St Cyr (French: Trois de St Cyr) is a 1939 French adventure film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Roland Toutain, Jean Mercanton and Jean Chevrier. It was part of a group of big budget war and spy stories made at the time, which enjoyed box office success in the period just before the Second World War broke out. [1]

Contents

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Pierre Schild and Marcel Magniez.

Synopsis

Three graduates of the French military academy at St Cyr are posted to Syria where they become involved in the fight against rebels.

Cast

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References

  1. Crisp p.330

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