The Patriot (1938 film)

The Patriot (French: Le patriote) is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Pierre Renoir and Suzy Prim. The film was based on a novel by Alfred Neumann which had previously been turned into a 1928 American silent film The Patriot starring Emil Jannings. It was made by the French subsidiary of the German company Tobis Film. The sets were designed by the Russian-born art director Alexandre Lochakoff.

The Patriot
French movie poster
Directed by	Maurice Tourneur
Written by	Henri Jeanson Arnold Lippschitz
Based on	The Patriot by Alfred Neumann
Produced by	Nicolas Farkas
Starring	Harry Baur Pierre Renoir Suzy Prim Jacques Varennes
Cinematography	Louis Née Armand Thirard
Edited by	Roger Mercanton
Music by	Jacques Ibert
Production company	F.C.L.
Distributed by	Films Sonores Tobis
Release date	10 June 1938
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film portrays the life of Tsar Paul I of Russia.

Cast

• Harry Baur as Le tsar Paul 1er
• Pierre Renoir as Pahlen
• Suzy Prim as Anna Ostermann
• Jacques Varennes as Panin
• Elmire Vautier as La tsarine
• Geller
• Nicolas Rimsky as Yocov
• André Carnège as Zoubov
• Fernand Mailly as L'amiral
• Jacques Mattler as Le commandant disgrâcié
• Robert Seller as Narichkine
• André Varennes as Le ministre de la guerre
• Victor Vina
• Paula Clère as L'espionne
• Gérard Landry as Le tsarévitch
• Colette Darfeuil as Lopouchina
• Josette Day as Nadia
• Jacques Berlioz as Un diplomate
• Roméo Carlès
• Marguerite de Morlaye
• Maurice Devienne
• Ernest Ferny as Le juge

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.

External links

• The Patriot at IMDb