Christine (1958 film)

Christine
Original movie poster
Directed byPierre Gaspard-Huit
Written byPierre Gaspard-Huit
Hans Wilhelm
dialogue
Georges Neveux
Based onplay Liebelei (1894)
by Arthur Schnitzler
StarringRomy Schneider
Alain Delon
Micheline Presle
Jean-Claude Brialy
Music byGeorges Auric
Production
companies
SpEVA-Films
Play-Art (Paris)
Rizzoli Film (Rome)
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench
Box office2,848,858 admissions (France)

Christine is a 1958 French period drama film, based on the 1894 play Liebelei (Flirtation) by Arthur Schnitzler. The film was directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and the title character was played by Romy Schneider. The cast included Alain Delon as a young lieutenant.

Schnitzler's play had been filmed in 1933 by Max Ophüls as Liebelei, starring Romy Schneider's mother, Magda Schneider.[1]

  1. ^ Thompson, Howard (1958-09-14). "By Way of Report: Mr. Chayefsky's Night – The Heckart Spell". The New York Times. p. Drama-9. Retrieved 2020-07-04.