''Jean Chouan'' is a 1926 French silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Luitz-Morat Luitz-Morat (1884–1929) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Oscherwitz p.35 Selected filmography * ''A Roman Orgy'' (1911) * ''The City Destroyed'' (1924) * '' Surcouf'' (1925) * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1 ...

and starring

René Navarre René Navarre (8 July 1877 – 8 February 1968) was a French actor of the silent era. He appeared in 109 films between 1910 and 1946, and was often credited simply as Navarre. His most famous role was probably the master criminal Fantômas. ...

, Marthe Chaumont and Maurice Lagrenée.Oscherwitz p.35 It is set at the time of the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

, when

Jean Chouan Jean Chouan () was the nom de guerre of the Frenchman, Jean Cottereau, who was born in Saint-Berthevin, near Laval, in the department of Mayenne on 30 October 1757 and died 18 July 1794 in Olivet, Mayenne. He was a counter-revolutionary, an ...

took part in a

counterrevolutionary A counter-revolutionary or an anti-revolutionary is anyone who opposes or resists a revolution, particularly one who acts after a revolution in order to try to overturn it or reverse its course, in full or in part. The adjective "counter-revoluti ...

uprising.

Cast

as Maxime Ardouin - le délégué aux armées de la République * Marthe Chaumont as Marie-Claire, La fille de Maxime aimée de Jacques * Maurice Lagrenée as Jacques Cottereau *

Maurice Schutz Maurice Schutz (4 August 1866 – 22 March 1955) was a French film actor. He starred in some 91 films between 1918 and 1952. Selected filmography * ''Quatre-vingt-treize'' (1920) * '' Au-delà des lois humaines'' (1920) * ''The Three Masks'' ...

as Jean Cottereau / Jean Chouan - un vieux Vendéen royaliste *

Claude Mérelle Claude Mérelle (born Lise Henriette Marie Laurent; 17 May 1888 – 16 December 1976) was a French stage and film actress who appeared in numerous films during the silent film era of the early 1910s through the late 1920s. Career Claude Mérell ...

as Maryse Fleurus *

Elmire Vautier ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...

as La marquise de Thorigné *

Anna Lefeuvrier Anna Lefeuvrier (1888–1954) was a French film actress.Powrie & Rebillard p.226 Selected filmography * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * '' The Crystal Submarine'' (1927) * ''Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * '' Night Shift'' (1932) * '' The Wonderful Day'' ...

as Marie-Victoire Lefranc * Jean-Paul de Baere as Nicolas Lefranc *

Albert Decoeur Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert ...

as Guillaume Lefranc *

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 Maximilien de Robespierre *

René Vignières René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the feminin ...

as Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just *

Daniel Mendaille Daniel Mendaille (27 November 1885 – 17 May 1963) was a French stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly sixty years. Early life Born Daniel Henri Elie Mendaille in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Mendaille studied architecture at the Académie ...

as François Marceau *

Thomy Bourdelle Thomy Charles Bourdelle (20 April 1891 – 27 June 1972) was a French actor. Bourdelle was born in Paris and died in Toulon, Var, France. Selected filmography *'' Roger la Honte'' (1922) * '' Surcouf'' (1925) * '' Jocaste'' (1925) * ''Jean ...

as Kléber *

Paul Amiot Paul Amiot (29 March 1886 – 26 January 1979) was a French film actor. His career spanned some 63 years and he appeared in nearly 100 films between 1910 and 1973. In 1920 he appeared in Robert Péguy's ''Être aimé pour soi-même''. He was ...

as Le marquis de Thorigné *

Yvette Armel Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases. Name days *Czech Republic: ''7 June'' *Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June'' *Poland: ''13 January'' *Slovakia: ''27 May'' ...

* William Burke as Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois *

Jacques Cléry Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

as La Rochejaquelein * Engeldorff *

Marthe Jessy Marthe may refer to: *Marthe (given name) a feminine given name * ''Marthe'' (novel), an 1876 novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans *''Marthe'', an 1877 play by Georges Ohnet * ''Marthe'' (film), a 1997 film by Gérard Jugnot People with the surname *Will ...

* Maurice Mariaud * Ray-Roy * Cesar-Tullio Terrore as Pierre Florent

References

Bibliography

* Dayna Oscherwitz. ''Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage''. SIU Press, 2010.

External links

* 1926 films French historical films 1920s historical films French silent films 1920s French-language films Films directed by Luitz-Morat Films set in the 18th century French black-and-white films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub