Cristobal's Gold

Cristobal's Gold
Directed by	Jean Stelli Jacques Becker
Written by	Albert t'Serstevens (novel) Carl Koch Jean Renoir
Starring	Charles Vanel Conchita Montenegro Albert Préjean
Cinematography	Jean Bourgoin Willy Faktorovitch Nicolas Hayer
Edited by	Marguerite Renoir
Music by	Jean Wiener
Production company	Les Films Béril
Distributed by	Société Nouvelle des Films Dispa
Release date	22 April 1940 (1940-04-22)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cristobal's Gold (French: L'or du Cristobal) is a 1940 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and Jacques Becker and starring Charles Vanel, Conchita Montenegro and Albert Préjean. Jean Renoir helped the original director, Jacques Becker, prepare the film and worked on the script, before Becker quit after three weeks and was replaced by Jean Stelli. The film is based on a novel by Albert t'Serstevens. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and the Victorine Studios in Nice with location shooting taking place around Villefranche-sur-Mer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.

Synopsis

Off the coast of South America, a gang of criminals led by a former police officer plans to seize the ship Cristobal carrying a cargo of gold bullion.

Cast

• Charles Vanel as Le Coronel, le chef de la police
• Conchita Montenegro as La Rubia
• Albert Préjean as Dupuy
• Jim Gérald as Un pirate
• Dita Parlo as Lisbeth
• Guillaume de Sax as Le capitaine
• Georges Péclet as Philippe
• Roger Legris as Le râleur
• Jacques Tarride as Le médecin
• Jean Heuzé as Le lieutenant Saunier
• Léon Larive as Le cuistot
• Frédéric Mariotti as Un marin
• Tony Murcie as Kériadec
• Louis Robert as Un marin
• Paul Temps as L'ingénieur

Bibliography

• Durgnat, Raymond. Jean Renoir. University of California Press, 1974.

External links

• Cristobal's Gold at IMDb