| Beautiful Star | |
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| Directed by | Jacques de Baroncelli |
| Written by | Michel Duran |
| Produced by | François Chavane |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jean Charpentier Roger Hubert |
| Edited by | Jean Hénin |
| Music by | |
| Production company | Éclair-Journal |
| Distributed by | Éclair-Journal |
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| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Beautiful Star (French: Belle Étoile) is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Michel Simon, Meg Lemonnier, and Jean-Pierre Aumont. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul-Louis Boutié and Georges Wakhévitch.
Synopsis
Meg Lemarchal doesn't want to marry the man her father has picked out for her. She is driven to suicide, but is saved by a young man Jean-Pierre. However she is then kidnapped, leading to Jean-Pierre trying to rescue her.
Cast
- Michel Simon as Léon
- Meg Lemonnier as Meg Lemarchal
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Jean-Pierre
- Saturnin Fabre as Lemarchal
- Georges Lannes as Monsieur Albert
- Jean Aymé as Le receleur
- Marcel Vallée as Le président
- André Numès Fils as Charlot
- René Blancard as Le commissaire
- Robert Ralphy as Un passant
References
- "Belle Étoile". En.unifrance.org. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- Crisp p.412
Bibliography
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
External links
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