Prelude to Glory

{{short description|1950 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Prelude to Glory

| image =File:Prelude to Glory.jpg

| caption =

| director =Georges Lacombe

| producer =Joseph Grohando

| based_on =

| writer = Jean Bernard-Luc
Paul Andréota

| narrator =

| starring = Roberto Benzi
Paul Bernard
Jean Debucourt

| music = Louis Beydts

| cinematography = Claude Renoir

| editing =Henri Taverna

| studio =Productions Miramar

| distributor = Gray-Film

| released = {{Film date|1950|06|16|df=yes}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

| gross =

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Prelude to Glory (French: Prélude à la gloire) is a 1950 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Roberto Benzi, Paul Bernard and Jean Debucourt.Holman p.532https://www.unifrance.org/film/6903/prelude-a-la-gloire It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Eugène Delfau and Henri Morin. A British film Prelude to Fame with a very similar theme was released the same year.

Synopsis

Roberto a musical child prodigy's gifts are discovered and developed by an organist. He rises to conduct a full orchestra for the first time.

Cast

References

Bibliography

  • Holoman, D. Kern. The Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, 1828-1967. University of California Press, 2004.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.