Vautrin (film)

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Vautrin
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Directed by Pierre Billon
Written by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Pierre Benoit
Pierre Billon
Based on Novels by Honoré de Balzac
Produced by Jean Le Duc
Roger Sallard
Starring Michel Simon
Madeleine Sologne
Georges Marchal
Cinematography Paul Cotteret
Edited by André Gug
Madeleine Gug
Music by Maurice Thiriet
Production
company
Distributed byCompagnie Parisienne de Location de Films
Release date
  • 13 December 1943 (1943-12-13)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

Vautrin is a 1943 French historical drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne and Georges Marchal. It is based on the novels featuring the character of Vautrin by Honoré de Balzac, [1] one of a number of adaptations of the author's works during the Occupation period. [2] It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris and on location around Fontainebleau. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.

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  1. Goble p.112
  2. Neupert p.288

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