Chéri-Bibi is a 1955 French-Italian adventure drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero and starring Jean Richard, Lea Padovani and Danielle Godet. It is based on the 1916 novel Chéri-Bibi and Cécily by Gaston Leroux.[1][2] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location around Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franco Lolli. It was filmed in Ferraniacolor.
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| Directed by | Marcello Pagliero |
| Written by | Paul Mesnier |
| Based on | Chéri-Bibi and Cécily by Gaston Leroux |
| Produced by | Henri Lavorel |
| Starring | Jean Richard Lea Padovani Danielle Godet |
| Cinematography | Mario Montuori |
| Edited by | Giuliana Attenni |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique |
Release date | 26 May 1955 |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Synopsis edit
Wrongly accused of a crime Chéri-Bibi is sentence to imprisonment on the penal colony of Devil's Island in French Guiana. During the journey he leads a mutiny of the prisoners and they gain control of the ship. In the middle of the ocean he comes across a raft with the castaway Maxime du Touchais, the unworthy husband of Cécily the woman Chéri-Bibi loves. Taking the man's identity, Chéri-Bibi returns to France to seek revenge on those responsible for his fate and to seek a new future with Cécily.
Cast edit
- Jean Richard as Chéri-bibi / Maxime du Touchais
- Lea Padovani as La Comtesse
- Arnoldo Foà as Le Kanak
- Danielle Godet as Cécily du Touchais
- Raymond Bussières as La Ficelle
- Carlo Ninchi as Le Commandant
- Andrée Servilanges as Jacqueline
- Albert Préjean as Inspecteur Costaud
- Memmo Carotenuto as Faccia di bronzo
- Ubaldo Lay as Conte Ponte-Marie
- Nino Vingelli as Palla di Gomma
- Gino Scotti as Piccolo Santo
- Erminio Spalla as Il rosso
- Nietta Zocchi as La governante
- Raf Pindi as Secondo ufficiale
See also edit
- The Phantom of Paris, a 1931 film
- Chéri-Bibi, a 1938 film
- Chéri-Bibi, a 1974 TV series
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Roust, Colin Thomas. Sounding French: The Film Music and Criticism of Georges Auric, 1919-1945. University of Michigan, 2007.
- Soister, John T. & Nicolella, Henry. Down from the Attic: Rare Thrillers of the Silent Era through the 1950s. McFarland, 2016.
External links edit
- Chéri-Bibi at IMDb
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