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directed by

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and starring

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur, the latter a cousin of Albert Brasseur; his grandfather, Jules Br ...

Sophie Desmarets Sophie Desmarets (1922–2012) was a French film actress.Davis p.145 Selected filmography * ''Battement de coeur'' (1940) - (uncredited) * ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Henriette Lefranc * ''L'homme qui joue avec le feu'' (1942) - Gabrielle * ...

and

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 L ...

.The A to Z of French Cinema p.39 It portrays the adventures of the popular character Rocambole. It was followed by a sequel ''

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''. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

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Cast

as Joseph Flippart dit 'Rocambole' *

as La comtesse Artoff dite 'Baccarat' *

as Andrea *

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as Ventura *

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as Carmen de Montevecchio *

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as Le comte Artoff *

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as Doctor Blanche *

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as Fanny *

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as Arnaud, comte de Chamery * Ernesto Sabbatini as Marquis de Montevecchio *

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* Ginette Roy as Cerise *

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* Gualtiero Isnenghi * Silvia Manto *

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as Le secrétaire / il segretario *

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References

Bibliography

* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1948 films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jacques de Baroncelli Films shot at Scalera Studios Films set in the 19th century French historical thriller films Italian historical thriller films 1940s historical thriller films Films based on French novels French black-and-white films Italian black-and-white films Films scored by Renzo Rossellini 1940s French films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-thriller-film-stub