''The New Testament'' (French: ''Le nouveau testament'') is a 1936 French
comedy film
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directed by
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...
and starring Guitry,
Jacqueline Delubac
Jacqueline Delubac (1907–1997) was a French stage and film actress.Williams p.158 She was married to Sacha Guitry and appeared in a number of his productions on both stage and screen.
Selected filmography
* '' Let's Get Married'' (1931)
* '' T ...
and
Christian Gérard
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.
[Oscherwitz & Higgins p.197] It was adapted by Guitry from his own 1934 play of the same title.
It was shot at the
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in
Paris
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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Maurice Dufrêne.
Cast
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Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...
as Le docteur Marcelin
*
Jacqueline Delubac
Jacqueline Delubac (1907–1997) was a French stage and film actress.Williams p.158 She was married to Sacha Guitry and appeared in a number of his productions on both stage and screen.
Selected filmography
* '' Let's Get Married'' (1931)
* '' T ...
as Juliette Lecourtois
*
Christian Gérard
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as Fernand Worms
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Betty Daussmond
Betty Daussmond (1873–1957), born Marguerite Anne Bettina Doneau, was a French stage and film actress.
In 1914 she played the leading female part in Georges Feydeau's last full-length farce, '' Je ne trompe pas mon mari!''. The author commented ...
as Lucie Marcelin
*
Charles Dechamps
Charles Dechamps (13 September 1882 – 25 September 1959) was a French stage and film actor. He married the comedian Fernande Albany on 19 November 1925. He died in 1959, and was buried at cimetière du Père-Lachaise.
Filmography
* 1909: ' ...
as Monsieur Worms
*
Marguerite Templey
Marguerite Templey (1880–1944) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.113
Selected filmography
* '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932)
* '' L'Épervier'' (1933)
* ''Night in May'' (1934)
* '' The Secret of Woronzeff'' (1935)
* ''The New Tes ...
as Madame Worms
*
Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974.
Filmography
* ''La fille du Boche'' (1915)
* ''Blanchette'' (1921)
* ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922)
* '' ...
as Mademoiselle Morot
*
Louis Kerly
Louis Kerly (1872–1936) was a French stage actor, stage and film actor.Goble p.475
Selected filmography
* ''In Old Alsace (1920 film), In Old Alsace'' (1920)
* ''The Bread Peddler (1923 film), The Bread Peddler'' (1923)
* ''The Two Boys (1924 f ...
as Le domestique
References
Bibliography
* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1936 films
1936 comedy films
French comedy films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Sacha Guitry
French films based on plays
Tobis Film films
1930s French films
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