Madame Sans-Gêne (1941 film)
{{short description|1941 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Madame Sans-Gêne
| image =File:Madame Sans-Gêne (1941 film).jpg
| caption =
| director =Roger Richebé
| producer =Roger Richebé
| based_on = Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau
| writer = Jean Aurenche
Pierre Lestringuez
Roger Richebé
| narrator =
| starring = Arletty
Aimé Clariond
Maurice Escande
| music = Vincent Scotto
| cinematography = Jean Isnard
| editing =Raymond Lamy
| studio =Films Roger Richebé
| distributor = Films Roger Richebé
| released = {{Film date|1941|10|07|df=yes}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Madame Sans-Gêne is a 1941 French historical comedy drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Arletty, Aimé Clariond and Maurice Escande.Rège p.328 https://www.unifrance.org/film/9991/madame-sans-gene It is based on the 1893 play Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau inspired by the life of Catherine Hubscher.Goble p.333 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location at the Château de Grosbois. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.
Cast
- Arletty as Catherine Hubscher
- Aimé Clariond as Le chef de la police Fouché
- Maurice Escande as Le comte de Neipperg
- Henri Nassiet as Le maréchal Lefebvre
- Jeanne Reinhardt as Le reine Caroline
- Madeleine Sylvain as La princesse Élisa
- Albert Dieudonné as Napoléon 1er
- Geneviève Auger as L'impératrice Marie-Louise
- Mona Dol as Madame de Bülow
- Ror Volmar as La chanteuse
- André Carnège as Savary
- Paul Amiot as Maximilien de Robespierre
- Robert Vattier as Jasmin
- Alain Cuny as Roustan
- Léon Walther as Despréaux
- Marcel Talmont as Corso
- Pierre Vernet as Leroy
- André Lorière as Cop
- Odette Talazac as Nanette
- Hubert de Malet as Junot
- Geneviève Morel as Julie
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0177912}}
{{Roger Richebé}}
{{Madame Sans-Gêne}}
Category:1940s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Roger Richebé
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:French films based on plays
Category:French historical films
Category:1940s historical films
Category:Films set in the 1810s
Category:Depictions of Napoleon on film
Category:Cultural depictions of Maximilien Robespierre
Category:Cultural depictions of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
Category:Films based on Madame Sans-Gêne
{{1940s-France-film-stub}}