The Abbot Constantine (1933 film)

The Abbot Constantine
Directed by	Jean-Paul Paulin
Screenplay by	Charles Spaak
Based on	L'Abbé Constantin by Hector Crémieux and Pierre Decourcelle The Abbot Constantine by Ludovic Halévy
Starring	Léon Belières Françoise Rosay Claude Dauphin Betty Stockfeld
Cinematography	Léonce-Henri Burel
Edited by	Marguerite Beaugé
Music by	Michel Michelet
Production companies	Aster-Film Films P.A.P.
Release date	20 October 1933 (1933-10-20)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Abbot Constantine (French: L'Abbé Constantin) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Léon Belières, Françoise Rosay and Claude Dauphin. It is based on the play by Hector Crémieux and Pierre Decourcelle, which in turn was based on Ludovic Halévy's novel The Abbot Constantine.^[1] The novel had previously been made into a 1925 silent film of the same title.^[2]

Cast

• Léon Belières as L'abbé Constantin
• Françoise Rosay as La comtesse de Laverdens
• Claude Dauphin as Paul de Laverdens
• Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Scott
• Jean Martinelli as Jean Reynaud
• Josseline Gaël as Bettina Perceval
• Pauline Carton as Pauline
• Robert Moor as Comte de Larnac
• Anthony Gildès as Le créancier
• Marcel Barnault
• George André Martin

References

1. "The Abbe Constantin, by Ludovic Halevy". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
2. Goble p.661

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Abbot Constantine at IMDb
• L'Abbé Constantin on Ciné-Ressources