The Road to Damascus (French: Le chemin de Damas) is a 1952 French historical drama film directed by Max Glass and starring Michel Simon, Antoine Balpêtré and Jean-Marc Tennberg.[1][2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.
| The Road to Damascus | |
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| Directed by | Max Glass |
| Written by | Max Glass |
| Produced by | Max Glass Fernand Rivers |
| Starring | Michel Simon Antoine Balpêtré Jean-Marc Tennberg |
| Cinematography | Eugen Schüfftan |
| Edited by | André Gaudier |
| Music by | Marius Constant |
Production companies | Max Glass Film Les Films Fernand Rivers |
| Distributed by | Les Films Fernand Rivers |
Release date | 5 December 1952 |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast edit
- Michel Simon as Caïphe
- Antoine Balpêtré as Gamaliel
- Jean-Marc Tennberg as Saül de Tarse
- Jacques Dufilho as Pierre
- Christiane Lénier as Déborah
- Line Noro as La mère d'Etienne
- François Chaumette as Barnabé
- Nathalie Nerval as Magdala
- Maurice Teynac as Le Christ
- Claude Laydu as Etienne
- Georges Vitray as Le chef de la police
- Roger Hanin as Un disciple
- Charles Vissières as Le vieux
- Pierre Palau
- Paul Demange
- Françoise Goléa
- Guy Mairesse
- Rivers Cadet
- Pierre Moncorbier
- Alexandre Mihalesco
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Bibliography edit
- Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.
- Magerstädt, Sylvie. Philosophy, Myth and Epic Cinema: Beyond Mere Illusions. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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