''Angelica'' (French: ''Angélica'', Italian: ''Rosa di sangue'') is a 1939 French-Italian

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directed by

Jean Choux Jean Choux (1887–1946) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film producer, producer born in Geneva. He was active in French and Italian cinema from the silent era until his death in 1946. Filmography * ''The Vocation of André C ...

and starring

Viviane Romance Viviane Romance (born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns; 4 July 1912 – 25 September 1991) was a French actress. Viviane Romance was born in Roubaix, France. She began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. She was elected Miss Paris of 19 ...

, Georges Flamant and

Guillaume de Sax Guillaume de Sax (1889–1945) was a Belgian actor. De Sax was born Guillaume Henri Robert de Segur Lamoignon in Belgium and died in France. He was married to the actress Cécile Sorel. Partial filmography * '' Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * '' Thr ...

. It is based on a novel by Pierre Benoît.Slavin p.220 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Alfredo Manzi and

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Cast

as Angélica * Georges Flamant as Dom Manrique Ruiz / Salvador *

as Diaz *

Paul Amiot Paul Amiot (29 March 1886 – 26 January 1979) was a French film actor. His career spanned some 63 years and he appeared in nearly 100 films between 1910 and 1973. In 1920 he appeared in Robert Péguy's ''Être aimé pour soi-même''. He was ...

as Iramundi *

Marcelle Yrven Marcelle may refer to: *Marcelle, a French feminine version of Marcel Given name * Marcelle Auclair (1899–1983), French novelist, biographer, journalist and poet * Marcelle Arnold (1917–2010), French film, stage and television actress * ...

as Yacca *

Geo Bury Geo- is a prefix derived from the Greek word ''γη'' or ''γαια'', meaning "earth", usually in the sense of "ground or land”. GEO or Geo may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''GEO'' (magazine), a popular scientific magazi ...

as Alvarez *

Raymond Galle Raymond Galle (1913–2003) was a French stage actor, stage and film actor.Klossner p.49 Selected filmography * ''His Highness Love'' (1931) * ''The Dream (1931 film), The Dream'' (1931) * ''Coquecigrole'' (1931) * ''Student's Hotel'' (1932) * '' ...

as Ramirez *

Pierre Labry Pierre Labry (1885–1948) was a French stage actor, stage and film actor.Capua p.122 He was active in the French film industry between 1920 and 1948, appearing in more than a hundred films. Selected filmography * ''La croisade'' (1920) * ''Gigo ...

as L'officier *

Marcel Maupi Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Fanny'' (1932) * '' The Iron ...

as Domingo *

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as Manuela

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Slavin, David Henry . ''Colonial Cinema and Imperial France, 1919–1939: White Blind Spots, Male Fantasies, Settler Myths''. JHU Press, 2001.

External links

* 1939 films French drama films Italian drama films 1939 drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Choux French black-and-white films Films based on French novels Films set in South America Films shot at Scalera Studios 1930s French films French-language Italian films Films based on works by Pierre Benoit {{1930s-France-film-stub