Rail Pirates
{{short description|1938 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Rail Pirates
| image = File:Rail Pirates.jpg
| caption =
| director = Christian-Jaque
| producer =Adolphe Osso
Gilbert Renault-Decker
| based_on = {{based on|Rail Pirates|Oscar Paul Gilbert}}
| writer = Arno-Charles Brun
Christian-Jaque
Oscar Paul Gilbert
| starring = Charles Vanel
Suzy Prim
Erich von Stroheim
| music =Henri Verdun
| cinematography =André Germain
Pierre Lebon
Marcel Lucien
| editing = William Barache
| studio =Films Renault-Decker
Les Films Osso
| distributor =Comptoir Français du Film
| released ={{Film date|1938|01|19|df=yes}}
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
}}
Rail Pirates (French: Les pirates du rail) is a 1938 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Charles Vanel, Suzy Prim and Erich von Stroheim.Lennig p.384Evans p.37 It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location in the Camargue. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. It is based on a novel of the same title by the Belgian writer Oscar Paul Gilbert, who also contributed to the screenplay.Goble p.180
Synopsis
Cast
- Charles Vanel as Henri Pierson
- Suzy Prim as Jeanne Rolland
- Erich von Stroheim as Tchou King
- Marcel Dalio as Le mercenaire
- Simone Renant as Marie Pierson
- Héléna Manson as Madame Teysseire
- Lucas Gridoux as Le général Tsai
- Georges Tourreil as Teysseire
- Jean Périer as Le Docteur Bureau
- Doumel as Morganti
- Marcel André as Ulrich
- Ky Duyen as Le lieutenant
- Régine Dancourt as Mme. Lauref
- Jacques Dumesnil as André Rolland
- Valéry Inkijinoff as Wang
- Michel André as Brocard
- Pierre Nay as Bernard
- Marcel Maupi as Titin
References
Bibliography
- Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2015.
- Evans, Martin. Empire and Culture: The French Experience, 1830-1940. Springer, 2004.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Lennig, Arthur. Stroheim. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0206210}}
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Category:1930s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Christian-Jaque
Category:French adventure films
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films shot at Victorine Studios
Category:Films based on Belgian novels
Category:Films scored by Henri Verdun
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