The Phantom Gondola

The Phantom Gondola
Directed by	Augusto Genina
Written by	Maurice Dekobra (novel) Gino Valori
Starring	Marcelle Chantal Henri Rollan Paul Bernard Roger Karl
Cinematography	Anchise Brizzi Léonce-Henri Burel
Edited by	Fernando Tropea
Music by	Cesare A. Bixio Ezio Carabella Armando Fragna
Production companies	Hélianthe-Film Tiberia Film
Distributed by	Grandi Film (Italy)
Release date	March 1936
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	Italian

The Phantom Gondola (Italian:La gondola delle chimere) is a 1936 French-Italian drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Marcelle Chantal, Henri Rollan and Paul Bernard. The film was a co-production between the two countries shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and based on a 1926 novel by Maurice Dekobra.

Synopsis

A British aristocrat falls in love with a Venetian Count, without realising that he is a spy against the Turks. When she discovers that he has been captured by the notorious Sélim Pacha she does everything she can to save him.

Cast

• Marcelle Chantal as Lady Diana Wyndham
• Henri Rollan as Le comte Angelo Ruzzi / Il conte Angelo Ruzzi
• Paul Bernard as Jimmy
• Roger Karl as Sélim Pacha / Selim Pascia
• Betty Beckers as Belkis
• Serge Nadaud as Sir Reginald Duckling
• Edmond Van Daële as Le docteur Erich Krauss / Il dottor Erick Krauss
• Alexandre Mihalesco as Ibrahim
• Lucie Gueneau as Madame Sacchardi / Signora Saccardi
• Doris Duranti as Nelly
• Jean Del Val as Monsieur de Montignac
• Paul Clerget as Le diplomate / Il diplomato
• Hugues de Bagratide as Le prince Ahmed / Il principe Achmed
• Jean Clarens as Le capitaine / Il capitano
• Emilienne Davray as La téléphoniste
• Nino Eller
• Mario Falaschi
• Giovanni Ferrari
• Renato Gabrielli
• Carlo Maggio
• Lia Rosa
• Vanna Vanni
• Rosina Adrario

Bibliography

• Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey & Hay, James & Volpi, Gianni. The Companion to Italian Cinema. Cassell, 1996.

External links

• The Phantom Gondola at IMDb