Port Arthur (film)
| Port Arthur | |
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| Directed by | Nicolas Farkas |
| Written by | Henri Decoin Nicolas Farkas Arnold Lippschitz Steve Passeur Emeric Pressburger Hans Klaehr Kurt Heuser |
| Based on | Port Arthur by Pierre Frondaie |
| Produced by | Pierre O'Connell |
| Starring | Anton Walbrook Danielle Darrieux Charles Vanel |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller Georg Krause Jaroslav Tuzar |
| Edited by | Roger Mercanton Carl Forcht |
| Music by | Otakar Jeremiás |
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| Distributed by | Films Sonores Tobis |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Countries | France Czechoslovakia Germany |
| Languages | French Germany |
Port Arthur (French: Port-Arthur) is a 1936 war drama film directed by Nicolas Farkas and starring Anton Walbrook, Danielle Darrieux and Charles Vanel.[1] It was a co-production between France, Czechoslovakia and Germany. Separate versions were produced in French and German, with Walbrook starring in both versions. The film was based on a novel of the same title by Pierre Frondaie.[2] It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Lochakoff, Stepán Kopecký and Vladimir Meingard. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin on 7 December 1936 and had its Paris opening four days later.
Cast
French version
- Anton Walbrook as Boris Ranewsky
- Danielle Darrieux as Youki, Boris's wife
- Charles Vanel as Commander Vassidloff
- Jean-Max as Ivamoura, Youki's brother
- Jean Worms as Commander Novitzki
- Foun-Sen as La servante
- Jean Appert
- Jean Dax
- Ky Duyen
- René Fleur
- Jean Marconi
- Pierre Nay
- Philippe Richard
German version
- Anton Walbrook as Boris Ranewsky
- Karin Hardt as Youki - Boris's Wife
- René Deltgen as Ivamoura - Youki's Brother
- Paul Hartmann as Wossidlow
- Werner Pledath as Novitzki
- Ferdinand Classen as Li Hung
- Hugo Werner-Kahle as General Stoessel
- Fritz Klippel as Adjutant
- Foun-Sen as Dienerin Alma
- Wilhelm König
- Karl Meixner
- Karl Morvilius
- Erich Nadler
- Theodore Rocholl
Release
The film was shown in the United States at the Apollo Theater in October 1941.[3]
References
- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.183
- ^ Goble p.168
- ^ Waldman 2008, p. 273.
Works cited
- Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films In America, 1933-1942. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786438617.
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- French version at IMDb
- German version at IMDb