Charlemagne (film)

Charlemagne
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Directed by	Pierre Colombier
Written by	Yves Mirande
Based on	The Admirable Crichton by J.M. Barrie
Starring	Raimu Léon Belières Marie Glory
Cinematography	Raymond Agnel René Colas
Edited by	Léonide Moguy
Music by	Jacques Dallin
Production company	Pathé-Natan
Distributed by	Pathé-Natan
Release date	22 December 1933 (1933-12-22)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Charlemagne is a 1933 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Raimu, Léon Belières and Marie Glory.^{[1] [2]} A group of upper-class passengers on a ship are saved by a stoker who takes them to an island, where he soon rises to be their monarch. The film is based on the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie.

Synopsis

An arrogant baron, his mistress and several others are stranded on a desert island during a shipwreck. The crew member Charlemagne grows tired of the aristocrat's behaviour and, being by far the most capable, declares himself ruler of the island. This situation lasts until the castaways are at last rescued by another vessel.

Cast

• Raimu as le matelot Charlemagne
• Marie Glory as Rose Val
• Léon Bélières as le docteur
• Jean Dax as le baron
• Gaston Jacquet as le directeur
• Lucien Baroux as l'auteur
• Christian-Gérard as Bardac
• Auguste Mouriès as le capitaine
• Pierre Piérade as Malet

References

1. Charlemagne (film) profile, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 24 July 2015.
2. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.361

Bibliography

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

External links

• Charlemagne at IMDb
• Credits