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The President (1938 Film)
''The President'' (French language, French: ''La présidente'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Fernand Rivers and starring Elvire Popesco, Henri Garat and André Lefaur. It is based on the 1912 play of the same title by Maurice Hennequin.Goble p.217 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. The play was adapted again for the 1952 Italian film ''Mademoiselle Gobete''. Cast * Elvire Popesco as Vérotcha * Henri Garat as Le ministre Jean-Pierre Gaudet * André Lefaur as Le président Tricointe * Louis-Jacques Boucot as L'interprète * Nina Myral as Sophie * Maurice Dorléac as Rosimond * Rivers Cadet as Biennassis * Micheline Francey as Denise * Doumel as Marius * Gaston Gabaroche as Pinglet * Georges Morton as Laboulène * Pierre Darteuil as Un huissier * Suzanne Dehelly as Madame Tricointe References Bibliography * Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939''. Pygmalion, 1986. * Crisp, Colin. ''Genr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernand Rivers
Fernand Rivers (born François Large, 6 September 1879, Saint-Lager - 12 September 1960) was a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He was the brother of the actor Rivers Cadet. Partial filmography Director * '' The Ironmaster'' (1933) * ''Pasteur'' (1935) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) adaptation of the novel by Pierre Decourcelle * '' Berlingot and Company'' (1939) * ''Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...'' (1946) * '' The Ironmaster'' (1948) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1949) Producer * '' Compliments of Mister Flow'' (1936) * '' The Road to Damascus'' (1952) * '' Adam Is Eve'' (1954) * '' Blood to the Head'' (1956) References External links * 1879 births 1960 deaths People from Rhône (department) French film di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |