''Marquitta'' is a 1927 French
silent drama film
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directed by
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent film, silent era to the end of the 1960s. ...
and starring
Jean Angelo
Jean Angelo (born Jean-Jacques Barthélémy, 17 May 1888 - 26 November 1933) was a French film actor of silent movies and early talkies. He was often a leading man playing romantic or athletic roles. Angelo was born and died in Paris.
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, Marie-Louise Iribe and
Henri Debain
Henri Debain (3 August 1886 - 15 January 1983) was a French film actor.
He first appeared in '' Le Petit café'' in 1919, and appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1956. He directed three films including ''Mephisto'' in 1931.
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[O'Shaughnessy p.234]
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Robert-Jules Garnier
Robert-Jules Garnier (1883–1958) was a French art director.Bergfelder, Harris & Street p.72
Selected filmography
* '' Judex'' (1916)
* ''Marquitta'' (1927)
* '' The Crew'' (1928)
* ''Little Devil May Care'' (1928)
* '' Billeting Order'' (1932)
...
. It was shot at the
Gaumont studios in
Paris
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and
on location in
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
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Cast
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Jean Angelo
Jean Angelo (born Jean-Jacques Barthélémy, 17 May 1888 - 26 November 1933) was a French film actor of silent movies and early talkies. He was often a leading man playing romantic or athletic roles. Angelo was born and died in Paris.
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as Prince Vlasco
* Marie-Louise Iribe as Marquitta
*
Henri Debain
Henri Debain (3 August 1886 - 15 January 1983) was a French film actor.
He first appeared in '' Le Petit café'' in 1919, and appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1956. He directed three films including ''Mephisto'' in 1931.
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as Dimitrieff
* Félix d'Aps as Granval
*
Simone Cerdan
Simone Cerdan (1897–1967) was a French singer and film actress.Fujiwara p.317
Selected filmography
* ''Marquitta'' (1927)
* '' Departure'' (1931)
* '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931)
* ''Beauty Spot
''Beauty Spot'' (French: ''Grains de beauté' ...
as Jeune femme
* Andrée Vernon
* Lucien Mancini as Père adoptif
*
Pierre Lestringuez as Directeur du casino
* Pierre Champagne as Chauffeur de taxi
References
Bibliography
* Martin O'Shaughnessy. ''Jean Renoir''. Manchester University Press, 2000.
External links
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1927 films
Films directed by Jean Renoir
French silent feature films
French black-and-white films
1927 drama films
Films shot in Nice
Films set in Nice
Silent French drama films
1920s French films
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