The New Men (French: Les Hommes nouveaux) is a 1936 French drama film written and directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Harry Baur, Natalie Paley and Gabriel Signoret.[1] The film was based on the novel of the same title by Claude Farrère, which had previously been adapted into a 1922 silent film.[2][3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.
| The New Men | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Directed by | Marcel L'Herbier |
| Written by | Marcel L'Herbier |
| Based on | The New Men by Claude Farrère |
| Produced by | Albert Lauzin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
| Edited by | Jacques Manuel |
| Music by | Marius-François Gaillard |
Production company | Les Films Albert Lauzin |
| Distributed by | Les Films Albert Lauzin |
Release date |
|
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis edit
In the early decades of the twentieth century, a group of adventurers are encouraged to settle the southern area of French Morocco. The plot follows the rise of one of these "new men" Bourron, a former docker.
Cast edit
- Harry Baur as Bourron
- Natalie Paley as Christiane
- Gabriel Signoret as Maréchal Lyautey de Tolly
- Max Michel as Henri de Chassagnes
- Claude Sainval as Jean de Sainte-Foy
- Sylvio De Pedrelli as Medhani, the gangster boss
- Jean Marais as the clerk
- André Numès Fils as Roussignol
- René Bergeron as Mingasse
- Marie-Jacqueline Chantal as the nurse
- Gustave Gallet as Clémenceau
- Ben Gassin as Zerfatti
- André Carnège as the commander
- Hugues de Bagratide as an officier
- Paul Amiot as D'Amade
References edit
- ^ Andrew & Ungar p.425
- ^ Goble p.152
- ^ Les Hommes nouveaux (1936) at the Films de France
Bibliography edit
- Andrew, Dudley & Ungar, Steven. Popular Front Paris and the Poetics of Culture. Harvard University Press, 2005.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links edit
- The New Men at IMDb
- Les Hommes nouveaux (1936) at the Films de France'
 | This article related to a French film of the 1930s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |