Movie Description
La Dame aux camélias
(1934)Overview
Alexandre Dumas' romantic novel Lady of the Camelias (more popularly known as Camille) was filmed twice in 1953, first in Argentina, then in France. The Argentine film was heavily modernized, while the French version returns to Dumas' 19th-century milieu. Micheline Presle is excellent as Marguerite, the gorgeous courtesan who flits from man to man until she finds true love in the form of the much-younger Armand (Rolande Alexandre). Though he is willing to marry her despite her past, she is persuaded to forsake him, lest his reputation be ruined. The story then wends its way towards its famous tragic finale, as the consumptive Marguerite is permitted a few brief moments of happiness before her flame is permanently extinguished. Advertised as the seventh version of the Dumas classic, La Dame aux Camelias was certainly not the last.
Featured Crew
- Director : Abel Gance,Fernand Rivers
- Producer : Abel Gance
- Editor : André Versein
- Cast : Yvonne Printemps,Pierre Fresnay,Jane Marken,Roland Armontel,André Dubosc,Armand Lurville,Andrée Lafayette,Lugné-Poe,Irma Génin,Renée Sénac,Eddy Debray,Pierre Morin,Rivers Cadet,Janine Berry,Christiane Isola,Anne-Marie Cérès,Noël Darzal,Jérôme Goulven,Claude Ivane,Marcelle Duval
Cast
Marguerite Gauthier
Armand Duval
Prudence
Gaston
le duc
Saint-Gaudens
Olympe
M. Duval
Nichette
Nanine
Varville
Le docteur
Le marchand d'oublies
La patronne
Un élégant
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Facts
Original TitleLa Dame aux camélias
Status Released
Release Information
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1934-11-02
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 50m
Production CompaniesLes Productions Maurice Lehmann,Les Films Fernand Rivers
Genres
- Drama
