Vautrin (film)

Vautrin
Directed byPierre Billon
Written byMarc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Pierre Benoit
Pierre Billon
Based onNovels by Honoré de Balzac
Produced byJean Le Duc
Roger Sallard
StarringMichel Simon
Madeleine Sologne
Georges Marchal
CinematographyPaul Cotteret
Edited byAndré Gug
Madeleine Gug
Music byMaurice Thiriet
Production
company
Distributed byCompagnie Parisienne de Location de Films
Release date
  • 13 December 1943 (1943-12-13)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Vautrin is a 1943 French historical drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne and Georges Marchal. It is based on the novels featuring the character of Vautrin by Honoré de BalzacIllusions perdues, Père Goriot and Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes[1]—and is one of a number of adaptations of the author's works during the Occupation period.[2] It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris and on location around Fontainebleau. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.

  1. ^ Goble p.112
  2. ^ Neupert p.288