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The Great Refrain
The Great Refrain (French: Le grand refrain) is a 1936 French musical comedy drama film directed by Yves Mirande and Robert Siodmak and starring Fernand Gravey, Jacqueline Francell and Jeanne Aubert.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Eugène Lourié.
| The Great Refrain | |
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| Directed by | Yves Mirande Robert Siodmak |
| Written by | Yves Mirande Arnold Lipp |
| Produced by | Yves Mirande |
| Starring | Fernand Gravey Jacqueline Francell Jeanne Aubert |
| Cinematography | Fred Mandl Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Edited by | Jacques Grassi |
| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
Production company | Metropa Films |
| Distributed by | Distribution Parisienne de Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast edit
- Fernand Gravey as Charles Panard - un compositeur de talent
- Jacqueline Francell as Yvette Leclerc - la petite amie de Charles
- André Alerme as André Davin - un éditeur musical
- Jeanne Aubert as Léone de Vinci - une chnateuse vedette
- Gabriel Signoret as Le marquis de Barfleur
- Jean Tissier as Le réalisateur
- Raymond Aimos as Le clochard
- Lucien Callamand as Le barman
- Jean Dax as Le directeur du cinéma
- Cécile Lemaire as La capitaine des girls
- Madeleine Suffel as L'amie d'Yvette
- Emile Saulieu as Le domestique de Barfleur
- Roger Legris as Le secrétaire de Davin
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Alpi, Deborah Lazaroff. Robert Siodmak: A Biography, with Critical Analyses of His Films Noirs and a Filmography of All His Works. McFarland, 1998.
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links edit
- The Great Refrain at IMDb