''My Cousin from Warsaw'' (french: Ma cousine de Varsovie) is a 1931 French-German

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directed by

Carmine Gallone Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Itali ...

and starring

Elvire Popesco Elvira Popescu (; in French, Elvire Popesco; 10 May 1894 – 11 December 1993) was a Romanian- French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films. Life and career P ...

, André Roanne and

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.Goble p. 848 The film's screenplay was adapted by

Henri-Georges Clouzot Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed ''The Wages of Fear'' and '' Les Diaboliques'', ...

. A separate German-language version was also made. The film's

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was by

Julius von Borsody Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in Vienna – 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film architect and one of the most employed set designers in the Austrian and German cinemas of the late silent and early sound film periods. His youn ...

Cast

as Sonia Varilovna * André Roanne as Hubert *

as Lucienne *

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as Archibald Burel * Pierre Noyelle as Toby *

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as Rosalie *

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as Joseph * Jean-Marie de l'Isle as The doctor Ma cousine de Varsovie *

Saturnin Fabre Saturnin Fabre (4 April 1884 – 4 October 1961) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''La rafale'' (1920) - comte de Bréchebel * ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' (1921) * ''The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le professeur Pique * ''L ...

as Saint-Hilaire

Release

The film was screened in Paris on 10 April 1931.

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* 1931 films 1931 comedy films French comedy films German comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Carmine Gallone French films based on plays German films based on plays Films based on works by Louis Verneuil German multilingual films French black-and-white films French multilingual films Films with screenplays by Henri-Georges Clouzot Films with screenplays by Franz Schulz Cine-Allianz films German black-and-white films 1931 multilingual films 1930s French films 1930s German films {{1930s-France-film-stub