Father Goriot (film)

{{short description|1945 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name =Father Goriot

| image = File:Father Goriot (film).jpg

| caption =

| director = Robert Vernay

| producer = Arys Nissotti
Pierre O'Connell

| screenplay = Charles Spaak
Bernard Zimmer

| based_on = Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac

| starring = Pierre Renoir
Claude Génia
Lise Delamare

| music = Roger Désormière
Jean Wiener

| cinematography = Victor Arménise
Maurice Barry

| editing = Suzanne de Troeye

| studio = Regina Productions

| distributor = DisCina

| released = {{Film date|1945|03|22|df=yes}}

| runtime = 103 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

}}

Father Goriot (French: Le père Goriot) is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Pierre Renoir, Claude Génia and Lise Delamare.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.412 It is an adaptation of the 1835 novel of the same title by Honoré de Balzac. It was shot in 1944 but not released until the following year.Heathcote & Watts p.162 The film was shot at the Cité Elgé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.