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Venus (French:Vénus) is a 1929 French sound drama film directed by Louis Mercanton, and starring Constance Talmadge, André Roanne, and Jean Murat. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. It is based on a story by Jean Vignaud.[1] An English version was distributed by United Artists in the United States.
| Venus | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Louis Mercanton |
| Written by | Jean Vignaud (story) Adrien Gaillard |
| Produced by | Louis Mercanton |
| Starring | Constance Talmadge André Roanne Jean Murat |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
Production company | Mercanton Films |
| Distributed by | Les Artistes Associés United Artists (US) |
Release date |
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| Country | France |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) French Intertitles |
Cast edit
- Constance Talmadge as Princess Beatrice Doriani
- André Roanne
- Jean Murat as Le capitaine Franqueville
- Max Maxudian as Le prince Mario Zarkis
- Charles Frank
- Louis Baron fils as Le capitaine de Venus
- Frédéric Mariotti as Le chef des dockers
- Jean Mercanton as L'enfant
- Maurice Schutz
- Julio de Romero
- Anthony Hankey
- Desdemona Mazza
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Goble p. 1003
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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