There are conflicting reports as to the true inspiration for the film, lawyer Jules François Clermont or actor Claude Dauphin. Some sources claim the film is based on the real-life activities of Jules François Clermont, who wrote and starred in the film under the name "Paul Clarus".[1] In September 2011, The Daily Telegraph published an article noting that writer and actor Claude Dauphin had collaborated with Hitchcock to recount his own experiences of operating an underground radio station in Nazi occupied France.[2]
Paul Clarus, a French actor, is chatting with his fellow actors (the "Molière Players") as they put on their makeup before a performance. He reminisces about a very unpleasant Vichy official, the Chef de la Sûreté, whom he knew when he was part of the Resistance on the island of Madagascar during the Second World War. The events on Madagascar are shown in flashback.
Paul Clarus pretended to be loyal to the Vichy official, while he simultaneously worked as the head of the Resistance movement. He ran an illegal pro-Resistance radio station "Madagascar Libre", and helped arrange numerous boats to take loyal Frenchmen out of the island to safety. Finally when the Vichy government falls, we see that the Vichy official is nothing but a turncoat; in his office he rapidly replaces a portrait of Marshal Philippe Pétain with a portrait of Queen Victoria, and he changes his bottle of Vichy water for bottles of Scotch and soda water.
aventure, malgache, 1944, short, british, propaganda, film, french, directed, alfred, hitchcock, british, ministry, information, title, means, malagasy, adventure, english, aventure, malgachedirected, byalfred, hitchcockwritten, byjules, françois, clermont, st. Aventure Malgache 1944 is a short British propaganda film in French directed by Alfred Hitchcock for the British Ministry of Information The title means Malagasy Adventure in English Aventure malgacheDirected byAlfred HitchcockWritten byJules Francois Clermont story Angus MacPhail citation needed uncredited Starring Paul Clarus Paul BonifasCinematographyGunther KrampfMusic byBenjamin FrankelDistributed byMilestone FilmsRelease date1944Running time30 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageFrenchThere are conflicting reports as to the true inspiration for the film lawyer Jules Francois Clermont or actor Claude Dauphin Some sources claim the film is based on the real life activities of Jules Francois Clermont who wrote and starred in the film under the name Paul Clarus 1 In September 2011 The Daily Telegraph published an article noting that writer and actor Claude Dauphin had collaborated with Hitchcock to recount his own experiences of operating an underground radio station in Nazi occupied France 2 Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Home media 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot summary EditPaul Clarus a French actor is chatting with his fellow actors the Moliere Players as they put on their makeup before a performance He reminisces about a very unpleasant Vichy official the Chef de la Surete whom he knew when he was part of the Resistance on the island of Madagascar during the Second World War The events on Madagascar are shown in flashback Paul Clarus pretended to be loyal to the Vichy official while he simultaneously worked as the head of the Resistance movement He ran an illegal pro Resistance radio station Madagascar Libre and helped arrange numerous boats to take loyal Frenchmen out of the island to safety Finally when the Vichy government falls we see that the Vichy official is nothing but a turncoat in his office he rapidly replaces a portrait of Marshal Philippe Petain with a portrait of Queen Victoria and he changes his bottle of Vichy water for bottles of Scotch and soda water Cast EditPaul Bonifas as Michel Chef de la Surete Leader of the Surete Paul Clarus as Himself Jean Dattas as Man behind Michel reading a telegram Andre Frere as Pierre Guy Le Feuvre as General Paulette Preney as YvonneHome media EditMilestone Films has released Aventure Malgache paired with other 1944 French language Hitchcock short film Bon Voyage on DVD and VHS 3 See also EditList of World War II short filmsReferences Edit Kerzoncuf Alain 5 November 2006 Hitchcock s Aventure Malgache or the True Story of DZ 91 Senses of Cinema Retrieved 26 March 2011 Norma Eberhardt The Daily Telegraph 28 September 2011 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Alfred Hitchcock s Bon Voyage amp Aventure malgache Milestone Films Retrieved 6 June 2012 External links EditAventure malgache at IMDb This article related to a British film of the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a film on World War II is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This short film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aventure Malgache amp oldid 1130806610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
