Bethsabée is a 1947 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Danielle Darrieux, Georges Marchal and Jean Murat. It is also known by the alternative title of Le Deserteur.[1] It is based on the 1938 novel of the same title by Pierre Benoît, set in French Morocco.[2] The title is a reference to the biblical story of Bathsheba.
| Bethsabée | |
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| Directed by | Léonide Moguy |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Bethsabée by Pierre Benoît |
| Produced by | Raymond Borderie |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Hayer |
| Edited by | Borys Lewin |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma |
Production companies | Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique Les Films Corona |
| Distributed by | Les Films Corona |
Release date | 21 November 1947 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and René Renoux.
Synopsis edit
Arabella comes out to French Morocco to join her fiancee, an officer serving with the spahis. One of the other officers is a former lover of hers, who knows all about her tumultuous past
Cast edit
- Danielle Darrieux as Arabella Delvert, A Woman Who Came to Join Her Lover In Morocco
- Georges Marchal as Captain Georges Dubreuil, The Head of A Spahis Post and Arabella's Lover
- Jean Murat as Colonel de Cervière
- Paul Meurisse as Captain Lucien Sommervill, Arabella's Ex-Lover
- Pierre-Louis as Lieutenant Testard
- Olivier Darrieux as The Driver
- Nicolas Vogel as The Adjutant
- Robert Darène as The Major
- Andrée Clément as Evelyne de Cerviere, The Colonel's Daughter
Also: France Mooréa, Larbi Tounsi, Paola Manelli, Mireille Ozy, José Davilla, René Pascal.
References edit
- ^ "Deserteur, Le". Monthly Film Bulletin. 14 (157). London: 68. 1 January 1947. ProQuest 1305812612.
- ^ Goble p.687
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links edit
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