Pamela (film)

Pamela
Directed by	Pierre de Hérain
Written by	Victorien Sardou (play) Pierre Lestringuez
Starring	Fernand Gravey Renée Saint-Cyr Georges Marchal
Cinematography	René Gaveau
Edited by	Henriette Wurtzer
Music by	Maurice Thiriet
Production companies	Films Camille Trachimel Société Parisienne de Cinéma
Distributed by	Les Films Minerva
Release date	2 May 1945
Running time	109 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Pamela (French: Paméla) is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Fernand Gravey, Renée Saint-Cyr and Georges Marchal.

It is based on a play by Victorien Sardou which portrays an attempt to rescue the young Louis XVII from prison during the French Revolution. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.

It recorded admissions in France of 1,649,882.

Cast

• Fernand Gravey as Paul Barras
• Renée Saint-Cyr as Paméla
• Georges Marchal as René Bergerin
• Yvette Lebon as Madame Tallien
• Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La Montansier
• Raymond Bussières as Gomin
• Jacques Varennes as Rochecotte
• Gisèle Casadesus as Joséphine de Beauharnais
• Jacques Castelot as Le prince de Carency
• René Génin as Gourlet
• Serge Emrich as Louis XVII
• Nicole Maurey as Madame Royale
• Jean Boissemond
• André Carnège
• Jean Chaduc as Napoléon Bonaparte
• Henri Charrett as Baudu
• Marius David
• Paul Demange as Un membre du comité
• Huguette Ferly
• Richard Francoeur as Le commissaire
• Jacques Grétillat as Le Villeheurnois
• Marie-Reine Kergal
• Maurice Lagrenée as Lapierre
• Georges Marny as Bottot
• Roland Milès
• Jean Ozenne as Bourguignon
• Jean Rigaux as Barnerin
• Max Roche
• Hélène Tossy
• Vandéric
• Jeanne Véniat

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• Pamela at IMDb