The Dying Land (French: La terre qui meurt) is a 1927 French silent drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Gilbert Dalleu, Madeleine Renaud and Jean Dehelly.[1] It is based on the 1898 novel of the same title by René Bazin which was later remade as a 1936 sound film The Dying Land.[2] Location shooting took place around Sallertaine in the Vendée.
Cast
- Gilbert Dalleu as Le père Toussaint Lumineau
- Madeleine Renaud as Roussille Lumineau
- Jean Dehelly as André Lumineau
- Georges Melchior as François Lumineau
- Robert Thélin as Mathurin Lumineau
- Raymond Destac as Jean Némy
- Thérèse Reignier as Eléonore Lumineau
- Madame Gérard as Félicité Gauvrit
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.