''Thérèse Martin'' is a 1939 French
biographical
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drama film
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directed by
Maurice de Canonge
Maurice de Canonge (March 18, 1894 – January 10, 1979) was a French actor and film director.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.222 He is also sometimes known by the name Maurice Cannon.
Selected filmography Director
* ''Stowaway Olive'' (1931)
* ''Olive se ...
and starring
Irène Corday,
Madeleine Soria and
Marthe Mellot.
[Rège p.170] It portrays the life of the
Roman Catholic
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saint
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Thérèse of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux (born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), religious name, in religion Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, was a French Discalced Carmelites, Discalced Carmelite who is widely v ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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Claude Bouxin.
Cast
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Irène Corday as Thérèse Martin
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Geneviève Callix as Elisabeth d'Estranges
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Madeleine Soria as Mme. d'Estranges
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Marthe Mellot as La supérieure
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André Marnay as M. André Martin
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Marthe Mancelle as Mme. Martin
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Lucien Gallas as Le docteur Dartès
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Camille Bert as Le docteur Carnière
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Noël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married ...
as Le colonel d'Estranges
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Raymond Aimos as Joseph
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Georges Saillard
Georges Augustin Eugène Saillard (; 5 July 1877 – 11 September 1967) was a French film actor. He starred in some 52 films between French films of the 1910s, 1909 and French films of 1950, 1950.
Saillard was married to actress . He died on 11 ...
as L'abbé
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Colette Borelli as Thérèse enfant
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Pierre Feuillère as Maître Moumelon
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Yvonne Broussard as Céline Martin
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Janine Borelli as Pauline
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Solange Turenne as Pauline enfant
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Robert Moor as M. Guérin
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Geno Ferny as Firmin
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Nicholas Malikov as Pope Leo XIII
References
Bibliography
* Rège, Philippe . ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1939 films
1939 drama films
French drama films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Maurice de Canonge
1930s French films
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