The Chain Breaker (French: Le briseur de chaînes) is a 1941 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Pierre Fresnay, Marcelle Géniat, Blanchette Brunoy and Ginette Leclerc.[1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.
Cast
- Pierre Fresnay as Marcus
- Marcelle Géniat as Mamouret
- Blanchette Brunoy as Marie-Jo
- Ginette Leclerc as Graziella
- André Brunot as Antoine Mouret
- Raoul Marco as Alphonse
- Alfred Adam as Guillaume
- Gilberte Géniat as Estelle
- Ginette Baudin as Gisèle
- Marthe Mellot as Héloïse
- René Blancard as Ferdinand
- Jeanne Véniat as Armandine
- Jean-Henri Chambois as Léonard
- Paul Delauzac as Monseigneur Mouret - l'évêque
- René Forval as Le curé
- Julien Maffre as Titin
- Louis Seigner as Le ministre
- Charles Dullin as Esprit Mouret
- Georges Rollin as Laurent
- Ellen Briand as Victorine
- Colette Régis as Madame Ferdinand
- Paula Valmond as Madame Alphonse
- Andrée Sylvane as Madame Jules
- Suzy Yorelle as La cliente
- Georges Vandéric as Le préfet
- Jacques Derives as Le docteur
- Marcel d'Orval as Jules
- Maurice Salabert as Edouard
- Lucien Dorval as Girard
- Raymond Bussières as Le camelot
- Marcel Pérès as Billembois
- Paul Courant as Sonnailles
References
- ^ Siclier p.296
- ^ Rège p.280
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/11376/le-briseur-de-chaines
Bibliography
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981.
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