Education of a Prince (1938 film)
{{short description|1938 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Education of a Prince
| image = Education of a Prince (1938 film).jpg
| caption =
| director = Alexander Esway
| producer = Raymond Borderie
| writer = Henri-Georges Clouzot
Paul Madeux
Carlo Rim
| narrator =
| based_on = Education of a Prince by Maurice Donnay
| starring = Elvire Popesco
Louis Jouvet
André Alerme
| music = Manuel Rosenthal
| cinematography = Léonce-Henri Burel
| editing = André Versein
| studio = Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
| distributor = Les Films Paramount
| released = {{Film date|1938|10|07|df=y}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
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Education of a Prince (French: Éducation de prince) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Elvire Popesco, Louis Jouvet and André Alerme. It is based on the 1900 play Education of a Prince by Maurice Donnay which had previously been made into the 1927 silent film of the same title.Goble p.130 Screenwriter and future director Henri-Georges Clouzot worked on the script of the remake.Lloyd p.183 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Bijon. It is also known by the alternative title Bargekeeper's Daughter.
Synopsis
The widowed Queen of Silistrie and her young son Prince Sacha lives in impoverished exile in Paris after a revolution in their home country. She scrapes by financially by awarding her various creditors essentially worthless honours and titles. Her son a student, has developed anarchistic ideas and has little interest in monarchy. However the financier Chautard wishes to get his hands on the exclusive rights to the country's large oil reserves. He comes up with the idea of restoring Sacha to his family's lost throne, and hires a man to give the young man "the education of a prince".
Cast
- Elvire Popesco as La reine de Silistrie
- Louis Jouvet as René Cercleux
- André Alerme as Chautard
- Fernand Charpin as Honorat
- Josette Day as Marianne Honorat
- Robert Lynen as Le prince Sacha
- Mireille Perrey as Gisèle Beryl
- Geymond Vital as Le génral Braoulitch
- Jean Témerson as Hector, le valet de chambre
- Sylvain Itkine as Le professeur Mehara
- Marcel Barencey as Le général destitué
- Jean Daurand as Le camarade de Marianne
- Georges Douking as Pausanias
- Pierre Ferval as Le maître d'hôtel du Ritz
- Albert Broquin as Le boucher
- Alexandre Mihalesco as Selim
- Marguerite de Morlaye as Une dame de la cour
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Lloyd, Christopher. Henri-Georges Clouzot: French Film Directors. Manchester University Press, 2007.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0031010}}
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Category:1930s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Alexander Esway
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films shot at Saint-Maurice Studios
Category:French films based on plays
Category:Sound film remakes of silent films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films scored by Manuel Rosenthal
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