''Captain Ardant'' (French: ''Capitaine Ardant'') is a 1951 French

spy film The spy film, also known as the spy thriller, is a film genre, genre of film that deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way (such as the adaptations of John le Carré) or as a basis for fantasy (such as many Jame ...

directed by

André Zwoboda André Zwoboda (1910–1994) was a French screenwriter, producer and film director.Rège p.476 Selected filmography Director * ''Life Belongs to Us'' (1936) * ''Sideral Cruises'' (1942) *'' Farandole'' (1945) * ''François Villon François ...

and starring Yves Vincent,

Renée Saint-Cyr Renée Saint-Cyr (; 16 November 1904 – 11 July 2004) was a French actress. Born Marie-Louise Catherine Eugénie Renée Vittore, she appeared in more than 60 films between 1933 and 1994. She was the mother of Georges Lautner, who also achie ...

and

Jean Danet Jean Danet (14 January 1924 – 16 October 2001) was a French actor. He appeared in 27 films between 1942 and 1983. Danet was born in Auray, Brittany, France. Following World War II, he began work in films. He founded Tréteaux de France in ...

.Rège p.136 It is an adaptation of the 1938 novel '' Captain Ardant'' by

Pierre Nord Pierre Nord, real name André Léon Brouillard (15 April 1900 – 10 December 1985), was a French writer, spy, and resistance member. Early life Brouillard was born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord. He participated in the First World War as a ...

. There had been several previous attempts to film the novel, but none had been completed.

Cast

* Yves Vincent as Le capitaine Pierre Ardant *

as Maria del Fuego *

as Idjilla *

Roland Toutain Roland Toutain (October 18, 1905 - October 16, 1977) was a French actor, songwriter and stuntman. He appeared in 55 films between 1924 and 1957, both in leading and supporting roles. Life and career Toutain is known for playing the aviator And ...

as Lionel Mancelle *

Raymond Cordy Raymond Cordy (9 December 1898 – 23 April 1956) was a French film actor,Youngkin p.466 born Raymond Cordiaux. He appeared in over a hundred and thirty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Little Lise'' (1930) - Un joueur de bill ...

as Jules *

Guy Decomble Guy Decomble (1910–1964) was a French film and television actor. A character actor he played in a number of supporting parts in postwar cinema. One of his better known roles is as the teacher in ''The 400 Blows'' by François Truffaut.Paietta p ...

as Jossip * Robert Hébert as Barberousse *

Robert Lussac The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...

as Le caïd Si Kébir * Gilles Quéant as Duval *

Thomy Bourdelle Thomy Charles Bourdelle (20 April 1891 – 27 June 1972) was a French actor. Bourdelle was born in Paris and died in Toulon, Var, France. Selected filmography *'' Roger la Honte'' (1922) * '' The Red Inn'' (1923) * '' Surcouf'' (1925) * '' ...

as Le colonel *

Georges Lautner Georges Lautner (; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard. Lautner's ventures into other genres were less ...

as Un militaire * Caroline Lautner as Leila *

as L'homme qui conduit la carriole *

Serge Bourguignon Serge Bourguignon (, born 3 September 1928) is a French film director and screenwriter. His film '' Sundays and Cybele'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often consi ...

as Un militaire * Louis Lalanne

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1951 films 1950s spy films French spy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by André Zwoboda French Foreign Legion in popular culture French black-and-white films Films about the French Foreign Legion 1950s French films Films scored by Marceau Van Hoorebecke French-language spy films {{1950s-France-film-stub