''L'Atlantide'' is a 1932 German-French

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and

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directed by

G. W. Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst (25 August 1885 – 29 May 1967) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He started as an actor and theater director, before becoming one of the most influential German-language filmmakers during the Weimar Republic. ...

and starring

Brigitte Helm Brigitte Helm (born Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm, 17 March 1906 – 11 June 1996) was a German actress, best remembered for her dual role as Maria and her double named Futura, in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film, ''Metropolis''. Early life and ...

. It is based on the novel '' L'Atlantide'' by Pierre Benoît.

Production

The film is a remake of the 1921 film of the same name directed by

Jacques Feyder Jacques Feyder (; 21 July 1885 – 24 May 1948) was a Belgian actor, screenwriter and film director who worked principally in France, but also in the US, Britain and Germany. He was a director of silent films during the 1920s, and in the 1930 ...

. After Feyder refused to create a

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remake of ''L'Atlantide'', Pabst took to directing the film.Frey, 2005. p. 292 Both Pabst and Feyder's film adaptations were shot in the

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. To compete with American films, the film was shot in three languages: English, French and German.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atlantide 1932 films 1932 adventure films 1930s English-language films 1930s German-language films 1930s French-language films 1932 multilingual films German multilingual films French multilingual films Films of the Weimar Republic French adventure films German adventure films French black-and-white films German black-and-white films Films directed by G. W. Pabst Films based on Atlantida Remakes of French films Sound film remakes of silent films Films set in deserts Films produced by Seymour Nebenzal 1930s French films 1930s German films