''Caroline and the Rebels'' (french: Le Fils de Caroline chérie) is a 1955 French historical adventure film directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It is loosely part of the ''Caroline chérie'' film series, although the character never actually appears and is seen only in a

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. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in

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and on location in Roussillon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. The film recorded 1,667,829 admissions in France.Box office information for film
at Box Office Story

Cast

as Juan d'Aranda/de Sallanches *

as Duchess Laure d'Albuquerque *

as Pilar d'Aranda *

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as General Gaston de Sallanche *

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as Térésa *

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as Lt. Tinteville * Alfred Adam as General Lasalle * Micheline Gary as Conchita d'Aranda * Germaine Dermoz as Comtesse d'Aranda * Daniel Ceccaldi as Lt. Bogard * Robert Dalban as Le capitaine des gendarmes * Jean Debucourt as Le père supérieur * Charles Dechamps as L'oncle de Juan * Albert Dinan as Lt. Guéneau * Jean Galland as Marquis de Villa-Campo * Bernard Lajarrige as Lavaux * Robert Manuel (actor), Robert Manuel as King Joseph * Marcel Pérès (actor) as Frégos les Papillottes * Pascale Roberts as Sallanches's friend * Michel Etcheverry as Priest * Marcel Bozzuffi as Soldier * Bernard Musson as L'homme aux fèves

References

Bibliography

* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* Napoleonic Wars films Films set in the 1810s Films set in Spain 1955 films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Jean Devaivre 1950s historical adventure films French historical adventure films Gaumont Film Company films Films based on works by Jacques Laurent 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub