The President (1938 film)

The President
Directed byFernand Rivers
Written byYves Mirande
Based onThe President by Maurice Hennequin
Produced byFernand Rivers
StarringElvire Popesco
Henri Garat
André Lefaur
CinematographyJean Bachelet
Edited byJacques Desagneaux
Music byJean Sautreuil
Production
company
Les Films Fernand Rivers
Distributed byD.U.C.
Release date
  • 25 May 1938 (1938-05-25)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The President (French: La présidente) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Fernand Rivers and starring Elvire Popesco, Henri Garat and André Lefaur.[1] It is based on the 1912 play of the same title by Maurice Hennequin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. The play was adapted again for the 1952 Italian film Mademoiselle Gobete.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.330
  2. ^ Goble p.217

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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