The Red Head (1952 film)

The Red Head
Directed by	Paul Mesnier
Written by	Jules Renard (novel) Paul Mesnier Albert Vidalie
Produced by	André Aubert Jean-Paul Paulin
Starring	Raymond Souplex Germaine Dermoz Pierre Larquey
Cinematography	Charles Bauer
Edited by	Germaine Artus
Music by	Marceau Van Hoorebecke
Production companies	Francinalp Merry Films
Distributed by	Astoria Films
Release date	28 May 1952
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Red Head (French:Poil de carotte) is a 1952 French drama film directed by Paul Mesnier and starring Raymond Souplex, Germaine Dermoz and Pierre Larquey. It is based on the novel Poil de carotte by Jules Renard which had previously adapted into films twice by Julien Duvivier before the Second World War.

Cast

• Raymond Souplex as M. Lepic
• Germaine Dermoz as Mme Lepic
• Pierre Larquey as Le parrain
• Odette Barencey as Honorine
• Maurice Biraud
• Jean-Jacques Duverger as Marceau
• Guy Haurey as Félix
• René Hell as L'adjoint
• Corinne Jean-Jacques as Ernestine
• Robert Le Fort as Paul
• Lucienne Le Marchand as Agathe
• Jean-Pierre Lituac as Le surveillant
• Laure Paillette
• Germaine Reuver as Mme Serain
• Christian Simon as Poil de carotte
• Marcel Vallée as Le directeur

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Red Head at IMDb