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Ruy Blas (film)
Ruy Blas is a 1948 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais and Marcel Herrand. The screenplay was written by Jean Cocteau based on the 1838 play of the same title by Victor Hugo.[1] It was shot at the Icet Studios in Milan and on location at Cassis in Southern France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch.
| Ruy Blas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pierre Billon |
| Screenplay by | Jean Cocteau |
| Based on | Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo |
| Produced by | Georges Legrand Nino Martegani André Paulvé |
| Starring | Danielle Darrieux Jean Marais Marcel Herrand |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Edited by | Maurice Serein |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
Production companies | Films André Paulvé Productions Georges Legrand Martegani Produzione |
| Distributed by | DisCina Atlantis Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 2,453,187 admissions (France)[1] |
Cast edit
- Danielle Darrieux as La reine d'Espagne Marie de Neubourg
- Jean Marais as Ruy Blas / Don César de Bazan
- Marcel Herrand as Le marquis Don Salluste de Bazan
- Gabrielle Dorziat as La duchesse d'Albuquerque
- Alexandre Rignault as Goulatromba
- Giovanni Grasso as Don Gaspar Guritan
- Paul Amiot as Le marquis de Santa Cruz
- Jone Salinas as Casilda, la servante
- Gilles Quéant as Le duc d'Albe
- Jacques Berlioz as Un ministre
- Charles Lemontier as Le comte de Camporeal
- Pierre Magnier as Le marquis de Priego
- Armand Lurville as L'archevêque
See also edit
- Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
- Tolton, C.D.E. The Cinema of Jean Cocteau: Essays on His Films and Their Coctelian Sources. Legas, 1998.
External links edit
- Ruy Blas at IMDb
- Review of film at New York Times