Volpone is a 1941 French historical comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Harry Baur, Louis Jouvet and Jean Témerson.[1] It is based on the Jacobean play Volpone by English writer Ben Jonson. Jacques de Baroncelli began shooting the film in 1938 but due to funding issues production was halted. Tourneur later took over the direction and completed the film for its release.[2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director André Barsacq while the costumes were created by Boris Bilinsky.

Volpone
Directed byMaurice Tourneur
Jacques de Baroncelli
Written byJules Romains
Based onVolpone by Ben Jonson
Produced byElisabeth Soutzo
StarringHarry Baur
Louis Jouvet
Jean Témerson
CinematographyArmand Thirard
Edited byMarcel Cravenne
Music byMarcel Delannoy
Production
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Île de France Film
Distributed byUnion Française de Production Cinématographique
Release date
  • 10 May 1941 (1941-05-10)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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References

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  1. ^ Waldman p.136
  2. ^ Rège p.59

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
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