La Marseillaise (film)
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| La Marseillaise | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean Renoir |
| Written by | Jean Renoir, Carl Koch and N. Martel-Dreyfus |
| Produced by | Jean Renoir |
| Starring | Pierre Renoir |
| Edited by | Marthe Huguet Marguerite Renoir |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma Sauveplane |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
La Marseillaise is a (1938) film about the early part of the French Revolution. The film was directed by Jean Renoir. La Marseillaise is shown from the eyes of the citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI each showing their own small problems.
Plot
The films shows the events of the French Revolution as seen through the eyes of those directly involved.
Reception
La Marseillaise, while not one of Renoir's better-known films, has received positive reviews from today's critics.[1]
Cast
- Pierre Renoir as Louis XVI
- Lise Delamare as Queen Marie-Antoinette
- Léon Larive as Picard
- William Aguet as La Rochefoucauld
- Elisa Ruis as Princess de Lamballe
- Germaine Lefebvre as Madame Élisabeth
- Louis Jouvet as Roederer
- Georges Spanelly as La Chesnaye
References
- ^ "La Marseillaise (1937)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
External links
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Categories:
- 1938 films
- 1930s drama films
- 1930s historical films
- French films
- French historical films
- French-language films
- French Revolution films
- French black-and-white films
- Films directed by Jean Renoir
- Films set in the 1780s
- Films based on actual events
- Cultural depictions of Louis XVI
- Cultural depictions of Marie Antoinette
- 1930s French film stubs