''Captain Fracasse'' (French: ''Le Capitaine Fracasse'', Italian: ''Capitan Fracassa'') is a 1961 French-Italian

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written and directed by

Pierre Gaspard-Huit Pierre Gaspard-Huit (29 November 1917 – 1 May 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1963 film '' Shéhérazade'', which starred Anna Karina. He was once married to actress Claudine Auger when she was 18, and he wa ...

and starring

Jean Marais Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 f ...

, Geneviève Grad and

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. The scenario was based on the 1863 novel '' Captain Fracasse'' by

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.Klossner p.55 It was shot at the

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and on location in the Forest of Rambouillet and the

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Cast

as Baron Philippe de Sigognac, alias "Le Capitaine Fracasse" * Geneviève Grad as Isabelle, an actress in the troupe *

as Duke of Vallombreuse *

Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...

as Scapin, an actor in the troupe *

Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret (; 1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor. Life and career Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and ...

as Hérode, the representative for the troupe of actors * Jean Rochefort as Malartic * Riccardo Garrone as Jaquemin Lampourde *

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as Marquise de Bruyères *

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as Blazius, an actor in the troupe *

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as Sérafina, an actress in the troupe *

Bernard Dhéran Bernard Yves Raoul Dhéran (17 June 1926 – 27 January 2013) was a French actor, who was active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over six decades. Dhéran was well remembered in French cinema's as the French dub of David Niv ...

as Knight of Vidalenc *

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as an actor in the troupe * as Agostin, the pitcher of knives *

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as Matamore, an actor in the troupe *

Maurice Teynac Maurice Teynac (1915–1992) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. In 1954 he appeared in London's West End in J.B. Priestley's poorly reviewed play ''The White Countess''. Selected filmog ...

as Marquis Edouard des Bruyères *

Jean Yonnel Jean Yonnel (21 July 1891 – 17 August 1968) was a Romanian-born French actor. Yonnel was born in Bucharest, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It bo ...

as Prince of Moussy *

Renée Passeur Renée Passeur (21 October 1905 – 16 January 1975) was a French actress and singer. Extravagant personality of the so-called Tout-Paris, Renée Passeur embodied eccentric characters in films. She was the spouse of author and screenwriter ...

as Dame Léonarde, the duenna of the troupe *

Paul Préboist Paul Préboist (21 February 1927 – 4 March 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than hundred films, mostly in supporting roles, and is best known as a comic actor. Filmography Theater References External links *Paul Préboist ...

as A killed guard

References

Bibliography

* Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''. McFarland & Company, 2002. * Moine, Raphaëlle. ''Cinema Genre''. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

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