''Cristobal's Gold'' (French: ''L'or du Cristobal'') is a 1940 French

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directed by Jean Stelli and Jacques Becker and starring Charles Vanel,

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and Albert Préjean. Jean Renoir helped the original director, Jacques Becker, prepare the film and worked on the script, before Becker quit after three weeks and was replaced by Jean Stelli.Durgnat p.213 The film is based on a novel by Albert t'Serstevens. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in

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and the Victorine Studios in

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with

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taking place around Villefranche-sur-Mer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.

Cast

* Charles Vanel as Le Coronel, le chef de la police *

as La Rubia * Albert Préjean as Dupuy *

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as Un pirate *

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as Lisbeth * Guillaume de Sax as Le capitaine * Georges Péclet as Philippe * Roger Legris as Le râleur * Jacques Tarride as Le médecin * Jean Heuzé as Le lieutenant Saunier * Léon Larive as Le cuistot *

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as Un marin * Tony Murcie as Kériadec * Louis Robert as Un marin * Paul Temps as L'ingénieur

References

Bibliography

* Durgnat, Raymond. ''Jean Renoir''. University of California Press, 1974.

External links

* 1940 films 1940 drama films French black-and-white films French drama films 1940s French-language films Films based on Belgian novels Films directed by Jacques Becker Films directed by Jean Stelli Seafaring films 1940s French films Films shot at Boulogne Studios Films shot at Victorine Studios {{1940s-France-film-stub