''As Long as I Live'' (French: ''Tant que je vivrai'') is a 1946 French-Italian
drama film
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directed by
Jacques de Baroncelli
Jacques de Baroncelli (25 June 1881 – 12 January 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He came from a Florence, Florentine family who had settled in Provence in the 15th century, occupying ...
and starring
Edwige Feuillère
Edwige Feuillère (born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti; October 29, 1907 – November 13, 1998) was a French stage and film actress.
Biography
She was born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti to an Italian architect father and an Alsace-born mo ...
,
Jacques Berthier and
Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958.
Selected filmography
* '' The Little Thing'' (1923)
* ''Jean Chouan'' (1926)
* ''Madame Récami ...
.
[Oscherwitz & Higgins p.167] The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Guy de Gastyne
Guy de Gastyne (1888–1972) was a French art director. He was the brother of the film director Marco de Gastyne.Andrew p.184
Selected filmography
* '' Little Lise'' (1930)
* ''Orange Blossom'' (1932)
* '' Buridan's Donkey'' (1932)
* ''Abduct M ...
. A wild-living woman on the run from the police falls in love with a
consumptive pavement artist.
Main cast
*
Edwige Feuillère
Edwige Feuillère (born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti; October 29, 1907 – November 13, 1998) was a French stage and film actress.
Biography
She was born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti to an Italian architect father and an Alsace-born mo ...
as Ariane
*
Jacques Berthier as Bernard Fleuret
*
Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958.
Selected filmography
* '' The Little Thing'' (1923)
* ''Jean Chouan'' (1926)
* ''Madame Récami ...
as Jean Marail
*
Marguerite Deval
Marguerite Deval (19 September 1866 – 18 December 1955) was a French singer and actress.
Born Marguerite Hippolyte Juliette Brulfer, she was a comedian, opera chanteuse, and actress of stage and film. She was born in Strasbourg and died in Pa ...
as La marquise
*
Germaine Kerjean
Germaine Kerjean (1893–1975) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.306 She spent a decade with the Comédie-Française. In films she frequently played character role
A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesti ...
as Madame Levallois
*
Georges Lannes
Georges Lannes (27 October 1895 – 8 July 1983) was a French film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during his career including '' André Cornélis'' (1927).Goble p.50
Selected filmography
* '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922)
* '' ...
as Miguel Brennan
*
Margo Lion
Margo Allison Lion (October 13, 1944 – January 24, 2020) was a producer for plays and musicals both on Broadway and off-Broadway, known for her role in producing the stage and screen hit ''Hairspray''. Combined, the works Lion produced won 20 ...
as L'infirmière
*
Germaine Michel
Germaine Michel (7 November 1892 – 9 January 1976) was a French stage and film actress. She was born in Paris and died in Clichy-la-Garenne.
Selected filmography
* '' The Wandering Beast'' (1932)
* '' Cognasse'' (1932)
* '' Paprika'' (193 ...
as Aubergiste
*
Maurice Nasil Maurice may refer to:
People
*Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr
*Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor
* Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and L ...
as Jacquelin
*
Freddy Alberti Freddy or Freddie may refer to:
Entertainment
*Freddy (comic strip), a newspaper comic strip which ran from 1955 to 1980
* Freddie (Cromartie), a character from the Japanese manga series''Cromartie High School''
*Freddie (dance), a short-lived 196 ...
as Band Leader
*
Pierre Juvenet
Pierre Juvenet (1883–1951) was a French stage and film actor.Powrie p.231 A character actor, he appeared in more than a hundred films frequently portraying officials and authority figures.
Selected filmography
* ''The Mystery of the Yellow Ro ...
as Le docteur Monnier
References
Bibliography
* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1946 films
Italian drama films
French drama films
1946 drama films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by Jacques de Baroncelli
Pathé films
French black-and-white films
Italian black-and-white films
1940s French films
1940s Italian films
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