Liberty (French: Liberté) is a 1938 historical biographical drama film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Maurice Escande, Lucien Gallas and Milly Mathis.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. It is based on the life of Auguste Bartholdi, a sculptor best known for creating the Statue o.

Liberty
Directed byJean Kemm
Written byGeorges André-Cuel
Henry Dupuis-Mazuel
Based onLiberté by Léopold Netter
Produced byAimé Frapin
StarringMaurice Escande
Lucien Gallas
Milly Mathis
CinematographyLouis Chaix
Music byArthur Honegger
Arthur Hoérée
Production
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Films Artistiques Français
Distributed byFilms Artistiques Français
Release date
  • 13 April 1938 (1938-04-13)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.271
  2. ^ Rège p.561

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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