''Captain Fracasse'' (French:''Le capitaine Fracasse'') is a 1929 French silent adventure film directed by

Alberto Cavalcanti Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti". Early life Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a ...

and Henry Wulschleger and starring Pierre Blanchar, Lien Deyers and

Charles Boyer Charles Boyer (; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American fi ...

. It is based on the 1863 novel of the same name by

Théophile Gautier Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier ( , ; 30 August 1811 – 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic. While an ardent defender of Romanticism, Gautier's work is difficult to classify and rema ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erik Aaes.

Cast

* Pierre Blanchar as Baron de Sigognac / Le capitaine Fracasse * Lien Deyers as Isabelle *

as Duc de Vallombreuse * Daniel Mendaille as Agostin *

Pola Illéry Paula Iliescu Gibson (18 December 1909 – 19 October 1993) known professionally as Pola Illery, was a Romanian-American actress and singer, best known for her appearances in early French film, and of the latter after emigrating to the United Sta ...

as Chiquita * Marie-Thérèse Vincent as Séraphine * Odette Josylla as Zerbine *

Marguerite Moreno Marguerite Moreno (born Lucie Marie Marguerite Monceau; 15 September 1871, Paris - 14 July 1948, Touzac, Lot) was a French stage and film actress. On 12 September 1900, in England, she married the writer Marcel Schwob, whom she had met in 1895 ...

as Dame Léonarde *

Armand Numès Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, ...

as Blazius * Paul Quevedo as Leander *

Paul Velsa Paul Velsa (29 December 1905 – 20 May 1944) was a French film actor.Alpi p.346 He appeared in more than thirty films between 1928 and 1938. Selected filmography * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) * ''Heart of Paris'' (1932) * '' Mademoiselle Joset ...

as Matamore * René Bergeron as Scapín *

Léon Courtois Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

as Herode * Georges Benoît * Clairette de Savoye * Alexandre Vargas

References

Bibliography

* Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''. McFarland & Company, 2002.

External links

* 1929 films 1920s historical adventure films French historical adventure films French silent feature films 1920s French-language films Films directed by Henry Wulschleger Films directed by Alberto Cavalcanti Films set in the 17th century French black-and-white films Films based on Captain Fracasse Silent adventure films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub