Southern Mail or Southern Carrier (French: Courrier sud) is a 1937 French action film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Jany Holt and Raymond Aimos.[1] It is adapted from the 1929 novel of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Pierre Billon |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
| Edited by | Henri Taverna |
| Music by | |
Production company | Pan-Ciné |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
Release date | 22 January 1937 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors André Barsacq and Léon Barsacq.
Cast edit
- Pierre Richard-Willm as Jacques Bernis
- Jany Holt as Geneviève
- Raymond Aimos as Le Sergent
- Alexandre Rignault as Hubert
- Roger Legris as Le Radio
- Pierre Sergeol as Le Chef d'aéroport de Juby
- René Bergeron as Le Chef d'aéroport de Casablanca
- Abel Jacquin as Le Capitaine
- Jean Aymé as Le Joailler
- Henri Crémieux as Le secrétaire
- Madeleine Milhaud as La Patronne de la Pension
- Odette Talazac as Aubergiste
- Louis Baron fils as Le Père
- Jacques Baumer as Le Procureur
- Pauline Carton as Mathilde
- Gabrielle Dorziat as La Mère
- Marguerite Pierry as Sophie
- Charles Vanel as Herlin, Ambassadeur
References edit
- ^ Goble p.722
- ^ de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine (1929) Southern Mail. Translated by Curtis Cate (1972). Mariner Books, ISBN 978-0156839013
- ^ Parry M. A Symbolic Interpretation of "Courrier Sud" The Modern Language Review, Vol. 69, No. 2 (Apr., 1974), pp. 297-307
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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