Le Bossu (1925 film)

Le Bossu
Directed by	Jean Kemm
Written by	Jean Kemm
Based on	Le Bossu by Paul Féval
Produced by	Jacques Haïk
Starring	Gaston Jacquet Claude France Maxime Desjardins Marcel Vibert
Cinematography	Willy Faktorovitch Jean Jouannetaud
Production company	Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Distributed by	Les Grands Spectacles Cinématographiques
Release date	2 October 1925 (1925-10-02)
Country	France
Languages	Silent French intertitles

Le Bosssu is a 1925 French silent historical adventure film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Gaston Jacquet, Claude France, Maxime Desjardins and Marcel Vibert. It is based on the 1858 novel Le Bossu by Paul Féval. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around Dordogne and Tarascon. It is also known by the alternative title The Duke's Motto under which it was released in Britain by Gaumont British Distributors in 1926.

Cast

• Gaston Jacquet as Henri de Lagardère
• Claude France as Aurore de Caylus
• Maxime Desjardins as Le Régent
• Marcel Vibert as Philippe de Gonzague
• Louis Pré Fils as Passepoil
• Jacques Arnna as Cocardasse
• Jacques Christiany as Chaverny
• Clairette de Savoye as Faenza
• Guy Demercay as Irène de Nevers enfant
• Jean Demerçay as Taranne
• Christiane Dorivy as Flore
• Nilda Duplessy as Irène de Nevers
• Jean Lorette as Duc de Nevers
• Hypolyte Paulet as Monsieur de Peyrolles

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

• Le Bossu at IMDb