''Le Bosssu'' is a 1925 French silent

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directed by

Jean Kemm Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French people, French stage and theater actor and film director. Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died in Paris in 1939. Selected filmography

* ''Andr ...

and starring

Gaston Jacquet Gaston Émile Marius Jacquet (14 August 1883 – 28 January 1970) was a French actor. Jacquet was born in Lanas, Ardèche, France and died in 1970 in Thonex in Switzerland. Selected filmography * ''Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1921) * '' The ...

Claude France Claude France (March 9, 1893 – January 3, 1928) born in Emden, Germany; was a German-born French actress. She was born Jane Joséphine Anna Françoise Wittig. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked ...

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and

Marcel Vibert Marcel Vibert (2 November 1883 – 11 June 1959) was a French film actor. Vibert worked primarily in the French film industry, but in the late 1920s he also appeared in several British silent films including ''Moulin Rouge (1928 film), Moulin Ro ...

. It is based on the 1858 novel '' Le Bossu'' by

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.Goble p.156 It was shot at the

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and on location around

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and

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. It is also known by the

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''The Duke's Motto'' under which it was released in Britain by

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in 1926.

Cast

as Henri de Lagardère *

as Aurore de Caylus *

as Le Régent *

as Philippe de Gonzague *

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as Passepoil * Jacques Arnna as Cocardasse * Jacques Christiany as Chaverny *

Clairette de Savoye Clairette may refer to: People *Clairette Oddera or Clairette (1919–2008), French-Canadian actress and singer Places * Clairette, Texas, an unincorporated community in Texas, United States Wines and grapes * Clairette blanche, a white grape v ...

as Faenza * Guy Demercay as Irène de Nevers enfant *

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as Taranne * Christiane Dorivy as Flore *

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as Irène de Nevers * Jean Lorette as Duc de Nevers * Hypolyte Paulet as Monsieur de Peyrolles

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1925 films 1925 adventure films French adventure films 1920s historical films French historical films French silent feature films 1920s French-language films Films directed by Jean Kemm French black-and-white films Films based on French novels 1920s French films Films shot at Epinay Studios Films set in the 1710s Films set in the 1700s {{1920s-France-film-stub