''The Two Orphans'' (French: ''Les deux orphelines'') is a 1933 French historical

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directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Rosine Deréan,

Renée Saint-Cyr Renée Saint-Cyr (; 16 November 1904 – 11 July 2004) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1933 and 1994. She was the mother of Georges Lautner, who also achieved fame in the film business, albeit as a director. ...

and

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Lucien Aguettand Lucien Aguettand (28 January 1901 – 14 February 1989) was a French art directorHayward p.205 who designed the sets for over eighty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Little Devil May Care'' (1928) * ''All That's Not Worth Love' ...

.Waldman p.147 The film was based on the play '' The Two Orphans'' which had been turned into several films. Tourneur altered the story slightly by moving it forward from the

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to the

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* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001.

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* 1933 films French historical drama films 1930s historical drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Maurice Tourneur French films based on plays Films set in the 19th century Films scored by Jacques Ibert French black-and-white films 1933 drama films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub

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