''Caroline and the Rebels'' (french: Le Fils de Caroline chérie) is a 1955 French
historical adventure film directed by
Jean Devaivre and starring
Jean-Claude Pascal,
Sophie Desmarets and
Brigitte Bardot. It is loosely part of the ''Caroline chérie'' film series, although the character never actually appears and is seen only in a
miniature.
It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in
Paris
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and
on location in
Roussillon. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Jacques Krauss.
The film recorded 1,667,829 admissions in France.
Box office information for film
at Box Office Story
Cast
* Jean-Claude Pascal as Juan d'Aranda/de Sallanches
* Sophie Desmarets as Duchess Laure d'Albuquerque
* Brigitte Bardot as Pilar d'Aranda
* Jacques Dacqmine as General Gaston de Sallanche
* Magali Noël
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Biography
Actress career
Born in İzmir to French parents in the diplomatic service, she left Turkey for France in 1951, a ...
as Térésa
* Georges Descrières
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as Lt. Tinteville
* Alfred Adam as General Lasalle
* Micheline Gary as Conchita d'Aranda
* Germaine Dermoz
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She performed in over twenty theatre productions, frequently in the Théâtre Réjane.
H ...
as Comtesse d'Aranda
* Daniel Ceccaldi
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He was born in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France. The mild-mannered Daniel Ceccaldi is famous as Claude Jade's father ''Lucien Darbon'' in François Truffaut's movies ''Stolen Kis ...
as Lt. Bogard
* Robert Dalban as Le capitaine des gendarmes
* Jean Debucourt as Le père supérieur
* Charles Dechamps as L'oncle de Juan
* Albert Dinan
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Selected filmography
* ''Bric à Brac et compagnie'' (1932) - Jean Verly
* ''Lunegard ...
as Lt. Guéneau
* Jean Galland
Jean Galland (1887–1967) was a French film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Fantômas'' (1932)
* ''The Oil Sharks'' (1933)
* ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933)
* '' The Scandal'' (1934)
* '' Princesse Tam Tam'' (1935)
* ''Whirlpool of Desire'' (1 ...
as Marquis de Villa-Campo
* Bernard Lajarrige as Lavaux
* Robert Manuel as King Joseph
* Marcel Pérès (actor) as Frégos les Papillottes
* Pascale Roberts
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Pascale derives from the Latin ''pas ...
as Sallanches's friend
* Michel Etcheverry as Priest
* Marcel Bozzuffi
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Selected filmography
*1955: ...
as Soldier
* Bernard Musson as L'homme aux fèves
References
Bibliography
* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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Napoleonic Wars films
Films set in the 1810s
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1955 films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Devaivre
1950s historical adventure films
French historical adventure films
Gaumont Film Company films
Films based on works by Jacques Laurent
1950s French films
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