The Courier of Lyon (French: L'affaire du courrier de Lyon) is a 1937 French historical drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and Maurice Lehmann and starring Pierre Blanchar, Dita Parlo and Jacques Copeau.[1] It is based on the Courrier de Lyon case of 1796. A previous silent film inspired by the story, was released in 1923.

The Courier of Lyon
Directed byClaude Autant-Lara
Maurice Lehmann
Written byJean Aurenche
Claude Autant-Lara
Alfred Delacour (play)
Louis-Mathurin Moreau (play)
Jacques Prévert
Paul Siraudin (play)
Produced byAlbert N. Chaperau
StarringPierre Blanchar
Dita Parlo
Jacques Copeau
CinematographyMichel Kelber
Edited byYvonne Martin
Marguerite Renoir
Music byLouis Beydts
Production
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Productions Maurice Lehmann
Distributed byCompagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Release date
  • 10 November 1937 (1937-11-10)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.

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References

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  1. ^ The A to Z of French Cinema p.31

Bibliography

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  • Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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