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''Marquitta'' is a 1927 French silent
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. His '' La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and '' The Rules of the Game'' (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greate ...
and starring Jean Angelo, Marie-Louise Iribe and Henri Debain.O'Shaughnessy p.234 The film's sets were designed by the
art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Robert-Jules Garnier Robert-Jules Garnier (1883–1958) was a French art director.Bergfelder, Harris & Street p.72 Selected filmography * ''Judex'' (1916) * '' Marquitta'' (1927) * '' The Crew'' (1928) * '' Little Devil May Care'' (1928) * '' Billeting Order'' (1932) ...
. It was shot at the Gaumont studios in
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
and on location in
Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionJean Angelo as Prince Vlasco * Marie-Louise Iribe as Marquitta * Henri Debain as Dimitrieff * Félix d'Aps as Granval * Simone Cerdan as Jeune femme * Andrée Vernon * Lucien Mancini as Père adoptif *
Pierre Lestringuez Pierre Lestringuez (October 17, 1889 – October 18, 1950) was a French screenwriter and film actor. He wrote the screenplays for several Jean Renoir silent films during the 1920s. Biography Lestringuez was born on 17 October 1889 in Levallois-Pe ...
as Directeur du casino * Pierre Champagne as Chauffeur de taxi


References


Bibliography

* Martin O'Shaughnessy. ''Jean Renoir''. Manchester University Press, 2000.


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* 1927 films Films directed by Jean Renoir French silent feature films French black-and-white films 1927 drama films Films shot in Nice Films set in Nice Silent French drama films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub