''Atlantis'' is a 1930

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directed by

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and

Jean Kemm Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French people, French stage and theater actor and film director. Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died in Paris in 1939. Selected filmography

* ''Andr ...

and starring

Maxime Desjardins Maxime Desjardins (1861–1936) was a French stage actor and film actor of the silent and early sound era.Fleischer p.66 He was a member of the Comédie-Française. Selected filmography * '' The Eaglet'' (1913) * '' Patrie'' (1917) * ''J'accuse' ...

Alice Field Alice Field (1903–1969) was a French Algerian stage and film actress.Goble p.322 Partial filmography * ''Villa Destin'' (1921) * ''Visages voilés... âmes closes'' (1921) - La seconde épouse de Hadji * ''Atlantis'' (1930) - Madame Lambert ...

and

Constant Rémy Constant Rémy (20 May 1882 – 16 August 1958) was a French film actor.Mosley p.50 He appeared in more than sixty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Atlantis'' (1930) * '' A Star Disappears'' (1932) * '' The Nude Woman'' (1932) * ...

. The film was made as

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version of the British film ''

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'', produced by

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. Such

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s were common in the early years of

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before

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became a more established practice. Like the original version it is based on the 1929 West End play ''

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.Goble p.383

Synopsis

A prestigious luxury liner, the ''Atlantis'', strikes an

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and sinks during its maiden voyage across the

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. The various passengers are forced to come to a reckoning with their impending fate.

Cast

as Janvry *

as Madame Lambert *

as Lambert *

Marcel Vibert Marcel Vibert (2 November 1883 – 11 June 1959) was a French film actor. Vibert worked primarily in the French film industry, but in the late 1920s he also appeared in several British silent films including ''Moulin Rouge (1928 film), Moulin Ro ...

as Goulven *

Jeanne Kervich Jeanne may refer to: Places * Jeanne (crater), on Venus People * Jeanne (given name) * Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, c.1412–1431), French folk heroine and saint * Jeanne Devos (religious sister) * Jeanne Devos (photographer) * Joan of Flanders, ...

as Madame Janvry *

Hélène Darly Hélène Darly (born Éliane Émilienne Pauline Pilate; 4 May 1900 – 17 May 1994) was a French film actress whose career was most prominent in the silent film era. Biography Hélène Darly was born Éliane Émilienne Pauline Pilate in the 11t ...

as Renée Janvry *

Harry Krimer Harry may refer to: Television * ''Harry'' (American TV series), 1987 comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (New Zealand TV series), 2013 crime drama starring Oscar K ...

as Monsieur de Trémont *

Paul Escoffier Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ...

as Le commandant *

Gaston Dupray Gaston Dupray (8 June 1886 – 12 December 1976) was a Belgian film actor.Gaston Dupray
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as Vilbert *

Léon Belières Léon Belières (1880–1952) was a French film actor.Goble p.202 Selected filmography * ''Figaro (film), Figaro'' (1929) * ''Levy and Company'' (1930) * ''A Hole in the Wall (1930 film), A Hole in the Wall'' (1930) * ''The Road Is Fine'' (1930) ...

as Clarel *

André Burgère André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, ...

as René Janvry *

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as Un officier

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. * St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. ''E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010

External links

* 1930 films British drama films 1930 drama films 1930s French-language films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by E. A. Dupont Films directed by Jean Kemm Seafaring films British films based on plays British black-and-white films British multilingual films 1930 multilingual films 1930s British films Films scored by John Reynders Films based on works by Ernest Raymond {{1930s-UK-film-stub