Véréna's Wedding | |
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Directed by | Jacques Daroy |
Written by | Lisa Wenger (novel) Emil Balmer Claude Revol |
Produced by | Felix Beaujon Benjamin Kady |
Starring | Jeanne Boitel Pierre Larquey Gina Manès |
Cinematography | Raoul Aubourdier |
Edited by | Max Eschig |
Music by | Pierre Vellones |
Production company | Les Producteurs Associés |
Distributed by | Films Champion |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Countries | France Switzerland |
Language | French |
Véréna's Wedding (French: Le mariage de Véréna) is a 1938 French-Swiss drama film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Jeanne Boitel, Pierre Larquey and Gina Manès. [1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Tournon. It was shot at studios in Place de Clichy in Paris and on location around the Mürren and Grindelwald. It is also known by the alternative title La bâtarde.
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