François Villon is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by André Zwoboda and starring Serge Reggiani, Jean-Roger Caussimon and Henri Crémieux. It portrays the life of the fifteenth century writer François Villon.[1] The film was inspired by the play If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthy.
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| Directed by | André Zwoboda |
| Written by | Justin Huntly McCarthy (play) Pierre Mac Orlan André Zwoboda |
| Produced by | André Tranché |
| Starring | Serge Reggiani Jean-Roger Caussimon Henri Crémieux |
| Cinematography | Louis Page |
| Music by | Georges Auric Tony Aubin |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast
edit- Serge Reggiani as François Villon
- Jean-Roger Caussimon as Le grand écolier
- Henri Crémieux as Maître Piédoux
- Pierre Dargout as Thibaud
- Guy Decomble as Denisot
- Claudine Dupuis as Huguette du Hainaut
- Jacques-Henry Duval as Tuvache
- Renée Faure as Catherine de Vauselles
- Gabrielle Fontan as La Villonne
- Micheline Francey as Guillemette
- Gustave Gallet as Guillaume de Villon
- Léon Larive as Turgis
- Frédéric Mariotti as Arnoulet
- Albert Michel as Le paysan accusé
- Albert Montigny as Ratier
- Jean Morel as Alain
- Denise Noël as Margot
- Julienne Paroli as La mère
- Marcel Pérès as Le Goliard
- Albert Rémy as Perrot
- Michel Vitold as Noël, le borgne
- Jean Carmet as Un compagnon de François
References
edit- ^ Harty p.106
Bibliography
edit- Harty, Kevin J. The Reel Middle Ages: American, Western and Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and Asian Films about Medieval Europe. McFarland, 1999.
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