Balthazar is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Jules Berry, Danièle Parola and André Alerme.[1][2] It was based on the play of the same title by Léopold Marchand.[3] It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Balthazar
Directed byPierre Colombier
Written byJean-Henri Blanchon
Marc Cab
Based onBalthazar by Léopold Marchand
Produced byRobert Aisner
StarringJules Berry
Danièle Parola
André Alerme
CinematographyVictor Arménise
Christian Gaveau
Robert Juillard
Jean Lallier
Edited byChristian Chamborant
Music byMarcel Lattès
Production
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Héraut Film
Distributed byLes Films Agiman
Release date
  • 29 December 1937 (1937-12-29)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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On the coast of Provence Germaine Philippe knocks down a man and then assists him. Soon afterwards the stranger is revealed to be the eccentric millionaire Balthazar Lemonnier who then purchases an island just across the villa where she lives with her husband. Everyone in the area tries to ingratiate themselves with the wealthy newcomer. However a rumour spreads that he is in fact a lunatic.

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.185
  2. ^ Crisp p.409
  3. ^ Goble p.306

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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