''Marie Tudor'' is a 1912 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

Albert Capellani Albert Capellani (23 August 1874 – 26 September 1931) was a French film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed films between 1905 and 1922. One of his brothers was the actor-sculptor Paul Capellani, and another, film dir ...

and starring Jeanne Delvair,

Paul Capellani Paul Capellani (September 9, 1877 – November 7, 1960) was a noted French silent film actor. His brother was the director Albert Capellani and his uncle the film director Roger Capellani who died May 1940 at the Battle of Dunkirk. He starred ...

and

Romuald Joubé Romuald Charles Eugène Gaudens Jean Sylve Joubé (20 June 1876 – 14 September 1949) was a French stage and film actor whose career on the stage and in films lasted approximately thirty years. Career Born in Mazères, Ariège, Romuald Jo ...

. The film is an adaptation of

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

's 1833 play of the same title set at the court of Mary I of England.Parill & Robison p.143-44 It was re-released in 1917, and is sometimes dated to that year.

Cast

* Jeanne Delvair as Marie Tudor *

as Fabiano Fabiani *

as Gilbert * Léon Bernard * Andrée Pascal * Léa Piron * Henri-Amédée Charpentier

References

Bibliography

* Parrill, Sue & Robison, William B. ''The Tudors on Film and Television''. McFarland, 2013.

External links

* 1910s historical drama films French historical drama films French silent feature films 1910s French-language films Films directed by Albert Capellani French films based on plays Films based on works by Victor Hugo Films set in London Films set in Tudor England Films set in the 1550s 1912 films Cultural depictions of Mary I of England French black-and-white films 1912 drama films Silent historical drama films 1910s French films {{historic-film-stub