In the Sun of Marseille

In the Sun of Marseille (French: Au soleil de Marseille) is a 1938 French musical sports film directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis and starring Henri Garat, Mireille Ponsard and Gorlett. It was one of a cluster of films made with southern French settings during the era.[1]

In the Sun of Marseille
Directed byPierre-Jean Ducis
Written by
Produced byHenri Ullmann
Starring
CinematographyFred Langenfeld
Music byGeorges Sellers
Production
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Productions Henri Ullmann
Distributed byConsortium du Film
Release date
  • 4 May 1938 (1938-05-04)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

An operetta film, it portrays the lives of a group of football-loving factory workers who travel to Belgium for a match.

The film's sets were designed by Lucien Jaquelux.

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References

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  1. ^ Crisp p.59

Bibliography

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  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
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