The Adventures of Casanova
{{For|the 1948 American film|Adventures of Casanova}}
{{short description|1948 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Adventures of Casanova
| image =File:The Adventures of Casanova.jpg
| caption =
| director =Jean Boyer
| producer = Lucien Masson
| based_on = Memoirs of Jacques Casanova by Giacomo Casanova
| writer = Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
| narrator =
| starring =Georges Guétary
Aimé Clariond
Noëlle Norman
| music = René Sylviano
| cinematography = Charles Suin
| editing =Fanchette Mazin
| studio = La Société des Films Sirius
| distributor = La Société des Films Sirius
| released = {{Film date|1947|02|26|part I|1947|03|26|part II|df=yes}}
| runtime = 100 minutes (part I)
88 minutes (part II)
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Adventures of Casanova (French: Les aventures de Casanova) is a 1947 French historical adventure film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Georges Guétary, Aimé Clariond and Noëlle Norman.https://www.unifrance.org/film/4711/les-aventures-de-casanova-premiere-epoque-le-chevalier-de-l-aventure Rège p.140 Curti p.59 It was shot at the Epinay Studios and the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. Inspired by the Memoirs of Jacques Casanova by Giacomo Casanova, it was released in two parts.
Cast
- Georges Guétary as Le chevalier Giacomo Casanova de Seingalt
- Aimé Clariond as Don Luis
- Noëlle Norman as Clotilde du Manoir
- Gisèle Préville as Esther Van Hope
- Jacqueline Gauthier as La danseuse Coraline
- Albert Dinan as Esprit Jasmin
- Gisèle Casadesus as Geneviève de Cerlin
- Jean Tissier as Van Hope
- Hélène Dassonville as Henriette de Labzac
- Georges Tourreil as Piquebise
- Luce Feyrer as La Borelli
- Claudette Falco as La fille du juge
- Lucien Pascal as François
- Marcel Pérès as Le sergent
- Marcel Charvey as Comédien
- Georges Jamin as L'officier de police
- Gaston Mauger as L'aubergiste de la 'Pomme de Pin'
- Pierre Labry as Le moine
- Nicolas Amato as Le directeur du théâtre
- Raymond Faure as Le seigneur Tortoli
- Micheline Gary as Consuela
- André Bervil as Croce
- Marguerite Ducouret as Concepcion
- Barbara Shaw as Lady Ancliff
- Raymond Loyer as Maxime de Cerlin
References
Bibliography
- Curti, Roberto. Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland, 2017.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0193811}}
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Category:French adventure films
Category:French historical films
Category:1940s historical films
Category:1940s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Jean Boyer
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films set in the 18th century
Category:Films shot at Epinay Studios
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