Skipper Next to God (French: Maître après Dieu) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Pierre Brasseur, Loleh Bellon and Jean-Pierre Grenier.[1] [2] [3] It is based on the 1945 play of the same name by Jan de Hartog.[4] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel.

Skipper Next to God
Directed byLouis Daquin
Written byLouis Daquin
Jean Mercure
Jan de Hartog
Based onSkipper Next to God by Jan de Hartog
Produced byRobert Dorfmann
Pierre Lévy-Corti
StarringPierre Brasseur
Loleh Bellon
Jean-Pierre Grenier
CinematographyLouis Page
Edited byVictoria Mercanton
Music byJean Wiener
Production
companies
La Cooperative Générale de Cinéma Français
Silver Films
Distributed byLes Films Corona
Release date
  • 2 March 1951 (1951-03-02)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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Captain Joris Knaipper is a harsh, domineering figure who considers himself only just behind God in giving orders on his ship. In the late 1930s he arrives in Hamburg and reluctantly picks up a cargo of a hundred fifty passengers who he is told are legally emigrating to Egypt. In fact they are Jewish refugees escaping persecution in Nazi Germany. During the course of the journey, thanks to his newfound Christian spirit, he assists them to get to safety even at the cost of scuttling his own ship.

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References

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  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.330
  2. ^ Brownstein p.21
  3. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/6382/maitre-apres-dieu
  4. ^ Goble p.114

Bibliography

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  • Brownstein, Rich. Holocaust Cinema Complete: A History and Analysis of 400 Films. McFarland, 2021.
  • 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.
  • Plunka, Gene A. Staging Holocaust Resistance. Springer, 2012.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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