Bel Ami is a 1955 historical drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Anne Vernon, Renée Faure and Jean Danet.[1] It was a co-production of Austria, France and East Germany. The film was shot in the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna.
| Bel Ami | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Louis Daquin |
| Written by | Guy de Maupassant (novel) Louis Daquin Vladimir Pozner Roger Vailland |
| Produced by | André Cultet Oskar Glück |
| Starring | Anne Vernon Renée Faure Jean Danet |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Hayer Viktor Meihsl |
| Edited by | Leontine Klicka |
| Music by | Hanns Eisler |
Production companies | Projektograph Film Kleber Film Les Films Malhesherbes |
| Distributed by | Les Films Marceau (France) Progress Film (East Germany) |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Austria France East Germany |
| Language | German |
It is an adaptation of the 1885 novel Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant.
Cast edit
- French Version
- Jean Danet as Georges Duroy, called "Bel Ami"
- Anne Vernon as Clothilde de Marelle
- Renée Faure as Madeleine Forestier
- René Lefèvre as Le banquier Walter
- Christl Mardayn as Virginie Walter
- Maria Emo as Suzanne Walter
- Jacqueline Duc as Rachel
- Jean-Roger Caussimon as Charles Forestier
- Lukas Ammann as Le ministre Laroche-Mathieu
- Egon von Jordan as Le reporter Saint-Potin
- German Version
- Johannes Heesters as Georges Duroy, called "Bel Ami"
- Gretl Schörg as Clothilde de Marelle
- Marianne Schönauer as Madeleine Forestier
- René Lefèvre as Le banquier Walter
- Christl Mardayn as Virginie Walter
- Maria Emo as Suzanne Walter
- Jacqueline Duc as Rachel
- Jean-Roger Caussimon as Charles Forestier
- Lukas Ammann as Le ministre Laroche-Mathieu
- Egon von Jordan as Le reporter Saint-Potin
References edit
- ^ Williams p.150
Bibliography edit
- Williams, Alan. Film and Nationalism. Rutgers University Press, 2002.
External links edit
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