The Paris Waltz (French: La Valse de Paris) is a 1950 French-Italian historical musical film directed by Marcel Achard and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Jacques Charon.[1] It portrays the life of the nineteenth century composer Jacques Offenbach.
The Paris Waltz | |
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Directed by | Marcel Achard |
Written by | Marcel Achard |
Produced by | Pierre Gurgo-Salice |
Starring | Yvonne Printemps Pierre Fresnay Jacques Charon |
Cinematography | Christian Matras |
Edited by | Yvonne Martin |
Music by | Jacques Offenbach, arranged and directed by Louis Beydts |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Lux Film |
Release date | 5 May 1950 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Countries | France Italy |
Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by Robert Clavel.
Main cast
- Yvonne Printemps as Hortense Schneider
- Pierre Fresnay as Jacques Offenbach
- Jacques Charon as Jean-François Berthelier
- Noëlle Norman as Marie Pradeau
- Robert Manuel as José Dupuis
- Pierre Dux as General Danicheff
- Denise Provence as Brigitte
- Jacques Castelot as Le duc de Morny
- Raymonde Allain as L'impératrice Eugénie
- Claude Sainval as Le prince
- Lucien Nat as Napoleon III
- Léa Gray as La duchesse de Morny
- André Roussin as Henri Meilhac
- Renée Sénac as La mère d'Hortense
- Gabriel Gobin as Chavert - le régisseur (as Gobin)
References
- ^ Hayward p.287
Bibliography
- Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.