''The Man from Niger'' or ''Forbidden Love'' (French: ''L'homme du Niger'') is a 1940 French
drama film
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directed by
Jacques de Baroncelli
Jacques de Baroncelli (25 June 1881 – 12 January 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He came from a Florence, Florentine family who had settled in Provence in the 15th century, occupying ...
and starring
Victor Francen
Victor Francen (born Victor Franssens, 5 August 1888 – 18 November 1977) was a Belgian-born actor with a long career in French cinema and in Hollywood.
Biography
Francen was born in 1888 in Tienen, the son of a chief of police.
According ...
,
Jacques Dumesnil
Jacques Dumesnil (born Marie Émile Eugène André Joly; November 9, 1903 – May 8, 1998) was a French film and television actor.
Early life
Jacques Dumesnil was born as Marie Émile Eugène André Joly on November 9, 1903 in Paris, France ...
and
Annie Ducaux
Annie Ducaux (10 September 1908 – 31 December 1996) was a French actress, who appeared in 40 film and television productions between 1932 and 1980. Ducaux was a shareholder in the state theater Comédie-Française from 1948, and played in n ...
. It is set in the
French colonial empire.
[Kennedy-Karpat p.179] It was shot at the
Saint-Maurice Studios Saint-Maurice is the name or part of the name of places. It refers to the legendary Saint Maurice.
Canada
* Saint-Maurice (Lower Canada), an electoral district 1792–1838
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* ...
in
Paris
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and
on location in
Mali
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, then known as
French Sudan. The film's sets were designed by the art director
Guy de Gastyne
Guy de Gastyne (1888–1972) was a French art director. He was the brother of the film director Marco de Gastyne.Andrew p.184
Selected filmography
* '' Little Lise'' (1930)
* ''Orange Blossom'' (1932)
* '' Buridan's Donkey'' (1932)
* ''Abduct M ...
and
Robert Gys
Robert Gys (1901–1977) was a French art director.O'Shaughnessy p.238
Selected filmography
* '' Imperial Violets'' (1924)
* ''The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925)
* ''Miss Europe'' (1930)
* ''Dance Hall'' (1931)
* '' The Dream'' (1931)
* '' ...
.
Main cast
*
Victor Francen
Victor Francen (born Victor Franssens, 5 August 1888 – 18 November 1977) was a Belgian-born actor with a long career in French cinema and in Hollywood.
Biography
Francen was born in 1888 in Tienen, the son of a chief of police.
According ...
as Le commandant Bréval
*
Jacques Dumesnil
Jacques Dumesnil (born Marie Émile Eugène André Joly; November 9, 1903 – May 8, 1998) was a French film and television actor.
Early life
Jacques Dumesnil was born as Marie Émile Eugène André Joly on November 9, 1903 in Paris, France ...
as Le lieutenant Jacques Parent
*
Annie Ducaux
Annie Ducaux (10 September 1908 – 31 December 1996) was a French actress, who appeared in 40 film and television productions between 1932 and 1980. Ducaux was a shareholder in the state theater Comédie-Française from 1948, and played in n ...
as Danièle Mourrier
*
Harry Baur
Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor.
Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic ''Beethoven's Gr ...
as Le docteur Bourdet
*
Blanche Denège
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People
* Blanche (singer), stage name of Belgian singer and songwriter Ellie Delvaux
*Blanche (given name)
* Blanche (surname)
Places Australia
* Blanche Harbor (South Australia), a bay on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula
* ...
as Soeur Théoneste
*
Georges Mauloy as François Mourrier
References
Bibliography
* Kennedy-Karpat, Colleen. ''Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s''. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2013.
External links
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1940 films
French drama films
1940 drama films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by Jacques de Baroncelli
Films set in Africa
French black-and-white films
1940s French films
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