''Marius'' is a 1929 play by the French writer

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. It takes place in

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, where a young man named Marius working in a café dreams of going to sea, his obsession eventually overcoming his developing romance with Fanny, a local girl who is his childhood friend. Two years later a British version '' Sea Fever'' by

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was staged unsuccessfully in the West End. The same year Pagnol wrote a sequel '' Fanny''.

Film adaptation

In 1931 the play was turned into a film '' Marius'' directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; ; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)

for the French subsidiary of

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with a screenplay written by Pagnol himself. The Golden Anchor (), a 1932 film by

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, is the

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version of the 1931 film ''Marius''. In 1938 this was remade as an American film '' Port of Seven Seas'' by

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. In 2013 it was remade by

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Cast recording

An audio

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of select scenes, with minor rewritings, was made at the studios Pelouze in Paris in March 1932 and on 2 and 14 December 1933 for

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by the main cast (

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, Orane Demazis,

Raimu Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' ('' Marius'', '' Fanny'' and '' César''). Life and career Born in T ...

, Fernand Charpin, Paul Dullac,

Robert Vattier Robert Vattier (2 October 1906 – 9 December 1982) was a French actor. He was the father of the comedic actress Bérangère Vattier. His sister was actress Nicole Vattier, a star of the 1930s. Selected filmography * '' Marius'' (1931) - Al ...

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). It was later re-issued on

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References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 1929 plays Plays by Marcel Pagnol Plays set in France French plays adapted into films {{1920s-play-stub