Rocambole (1948 film)

Rocambole
Directed by	Jacques de Baroncelli
Written by	André-Paul Antoine Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail (novel) Léon Roth
Produced by	André Paulvé
Starring	Pierre Brasseur Sophie Desmarets Lucien Nat
Cinematography	Léonce-Henri Burel Giuseppe Caracciolo
Edited by	Claude Ibéria
Music by	Renzo Rossellini
Production companies	Films André Paulvé Scalera Film
Distributed by	DisCina Scalera Film
Release date	18 February 1948
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

Rocambole is a 1948 French-Italian historical thriller film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Pierre Brasseur, Sophie Desmarets and Lucien Nat. It portrays the adventures of the popular character Rocambole. It was followed by a sequel The Revenge of Baccarat.

It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors René Moulaert and Ottavio Scotti.

Cast

• Pierre Brasseur as Joseph Flippart dit 'Rocambole'
• Sophie Desmarets as La comtesse Artoff dite 'Baccarat'
• Lucien Nat as Andrea
• Robert Arnoux as Ventura
• Loredana as Carmen de Montevecchio
• Roland Armontel as Le comte Artoff
• Marcel Delaître as Doctor Blanche
• Carla Candiani as Fanny
• Vittorio Sanipoli as Arnaud, comte de Chamery
• Ernesto Sabbatini as Marquis de Montevecchio
• Attilio Dottesio
• Luisa Rossi
• Ginette Roy as Cerise
• Marcello Giorda
• Gualtiero Isnenghi
• Silvia Manto
• Nino Marchesini
• Evelina Paoli
• Mario Sailer as Le secrétaire / il segretario
• Massimo Serato
• Cristina Veronesi

Bibliography

• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Rocambole at IMDb