''Imperial Violets'' (French: ''Violettes impériales'', Spanish: ''Violetas imperiales'') is a 1952 French-Spanish historical musical film directed by Richard Pottier and starring

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, Carmen Sevilla and

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. It is an

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, based on the 1948 stage work of the same title. The film's sets were designed by Léon Barsacq and the costumes by

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and Jean Zay. It was second most popular film released in France in 1952, attracting an audience of more than eight million.Hayward p.463

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as Juan de Ayala * Carmen Sevilla as Violetta *

as Eugénie de Montijo *

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as Mme. de Pierrefeu *

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as Mme de Montijo *

Louis Arbessier Louis Arbessier (9 April 190723 March 1998) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.122 He played Napoleon III in the 1952 musical film '' Imperial Violets.'' Amongst his television roles was that of Maigret. Arbessier was married and di ...

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* Micheline Francey as Clotilde * María Riquelme as Anaïs * Véra Norman as Mirette *

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as Prosper Mérimée *

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as Le grand chambellan *

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as L'aubergiste *

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as Le docteur * René Hell as Le cocher * Angustias Albaicín *

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* Francisco Bernal *

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* Joseph Chaumel * Aurora de Alba * Lolita De Silva *

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* Félix Fernández * Mateo Guitart * Maruja Heredia *

Lucien Nat Lucien Nat (born Lucien Maurice Natte; 11 January 1895 – 25 July 1972) was a French film, stage and television actor.McCann p.95 He was married to the actress Marie Déa. Selected filmography * ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) - Maréchal des ...

* Rafael Nogales *

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* Joaquín Pujol *

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* Alfonso Rojas

References

Bibliography

* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.

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* 1952 films French historical musical films Spanish historical musical films 1950s historical musical films 1950s French-language films Films set in Paris Films set in Seville Films shot in Spain Operetta films Films based on operettas Films directed by Richard Pottier Films set in the 1850s Remakes of French films Spanish remakes of French films Suevia Films films French black-and-white films Cultural depictions of Napoleon III Films produced by Cesáreo González 1930s French films 1950s French films {{historic-musical-film-stub

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