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Captain Fracasse (French:Le Capitaine Fracasse) is a 1943 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Abel Gance and starring Fernand Gravey, Assia Noris and Alice Tissot. It is an adaptation of the novel Captain Fracasse by Théophile Gautier. The scenario and dialogue is by Abel Gance and Claude Vermorel and the music composed by Arthur Honegger. Honegger's score for the film (H. 166 in his catalogue of works) consists of around 50 minutes of music for chorus and large orchestra.
On the same subject, there were also a 1929 silent version directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, and a 1961 colour version directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit both with the same title.
Original Release
06/19/1943
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fernand Gravey | Il barone di Sigognac / Le baron de Cigognac / Baron de Cigognac |
Assia Noris | Isabella / Isabelle |
Jean Weber | Le duc de Vallombreuse / Il duca di Vallombrosa / Duke of Vallombreuse |
Roland Toutain | Scapino / Scapin |
Lucien Nat | Agostin / Agostino |
Alice Tissot | Dame Léonarde / Donna Leonarda |
Paul Oettly | Matamore / Matamoro |
Josette France | Zerbine / Zerbina |
Sylvie Gance | Yolande de Foix / Jolanda de Foix |
Jacques François | Vidalenc |
Directors
Writers
Abel Gance, Gian Bistolfi, Théophile Gautier, Steve Passeur, Claude Vermorel
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fernand Gravey | Il barone di Sigognac / Le baron de Cigognac / Baron de Cigognac |
Assia Noris | Isabella / Isabelle |
Jean Weber | Le duc de Vallombreuse / Il duca di Vallombrosa / Duke of Vallombreuse |
Roland Toutain | Scapino / Scapin |
Lucien Nat | Agostin / Agostino |
Alice Tissot | Dame Léonarde / Donna Leonarda |
Paul Oettly | Matamore / Matamoro |
Josette France | Zerbine / Zerbina |
Sylvie Gance | Yolande de Foix / Jolanda de Foix |
Jacques François | Vidalenc |
Pierre Labry | Hérode / Erodo |
Jean Fleur | Blazius / Blazio |
Roger Blin | Fagotin / Fagottino |
Paul Mondollot | Pierre / Pietro |
Jacques Roussel | Le prévôt / Il parocco / The provost |
Jaqueline Florence | Chiquita |
Ritou Lancyle | |
Mona Goya | La marquise des Bruyères / La marchesa di Bruyeres / Marquise des Bruyères |
Maurice Escande | Le marquis des Bruyères / Il marchese di Bruyeres / Marquis des Bruyères |
Vina Bovy | Séraphine / Serafina |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Josette France | Producer |
Pierre Gurgo-Salice | Producer |