''Fort Dolorès'' (French: ''Fort-Dolorès'') is a 1939 French

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directed by René Le Hénaff and starring

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Gina Manès Gina Manès (born Blanche Moulin; 7 April 1893 – 6 September 1989) was a French film actress and a major star of French silent cinema. After an early appearance in a Louis Feuillade film, she had significant roles in films of Germaine Dulac and ...

and

Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''Patr ...

.Crisp p.378 The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.

Cast

as Don Ramirez de Avila *

as Lola *

as Jefke Vandenbom, le Belge *

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as Pasquale * Paul Asselin as Malcolm Trubbles *

Arthur Devère Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913) * ''Flup chasseur'' (1920) * ''L ...

as le général *

Philippe Hersent Philippe Hersent (26 July 1912 – 30 December 1982) was a French actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1930 to 1978. Filmography References External links * 1912 births 1982 deaths French male film actors {{Franc ...

as Marco Lopez *

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as Enrique Benitero * Charles Moulin as Angelo Pastor *

Alexandre Rignault Alexandre Rignault (14 February 1901 – 2 April 1985) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1931 and 1985. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rignault, Alexandre 1901 births 1985 deaths ...

as Cesare Rossi * Maurice Rémy as Walter Knoppendorf *

Georges Sellier Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

as Carlos Orgaz *

Georges Tourreil Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

as Juan, le prêtre * Alina de Silva as Consuelo *

Robert Guilbert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

as Domingo Lapar * Henry Roger as Martial Vandeuil * Joe Alex * Gaby Andreu * Paul Asselin * Robert Bassac *

Marfa Dhervilly Marfa Dhervilly (1876–1963) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.182 Selected filmography * ''Orange Blossom'' (1932) * ''Beauty Spot'' (1932) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * ''Pa ...

Henri Nassiet Henri Nassiet (1895–1977) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Maman Pierre'' (1922) * ''La griffe du hasard'' (1937) - Séverac (uncredited) * '' Life Dances On'' (1937) - Un policier * ''L'innocent'' (1938) - Gregor * ''La Glu'' (19 ...

* Annie France * Ariane Anda * Flavia Escola * Géo Lecomte * Monique Montey *

Charles Redgie Charles Redgie was a French-based film actor who appeared in thirty six productions between 1930 and 1939.Goble p.385 He starred in the French-language film ''Captain Craddock'' (1931) and its English-language version '' Monte Carlo Madness'' (1932 ...

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, C.G. ''Genre, Myth, and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

* 1939 films French Western (genre) films 1939 Western (genre) films 1930s French-language films Films directed by René Le Hénaff French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub