The Lady of the Camellias (1934 film)

The Lady of the Camellias
Directed by	Fernand Rivers Abel Gance
Written by	Abel Gance
Based on	The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas fils
Produced by	Abel Gance
Starring	Yvonne Printemps Pierre Fresnay Jane Marken
Cinematography	Roger Hubert Harry Stradling Sr.
Edited by	André Versein
Music by	Fernand Masson
Production companies	Les Films Fernand Rivers Productions Maurice Lehmann
Distributed by	Les Distributeurs Français
Release date	2 November 1934 (1934-11-02)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Lady of the Camellias (French: La dame aux camélias) is a 1934 French historical romantic drama film directed by Fernand Rivers and Abel Gance and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Jane Marken. It is based on the 1848 novel The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas fils. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and René Renoux.

Cast

• Yvonne Printemps as Marguerite Gautier
• Pierre Fresnay as Armand Duval
• Jane Marken as Prudence
• Lugné-Poe as M. Duval
• Roland Armontel as Gaston
• André Dubosc as Le duc
• Armand Lurville as Saint-Gaudens
• Irma Génin as Nichette
• Andrée Lafayette as Olympe
• Renée Sénac as Nanine
• Eddy Debray as Varville
• Pierre Morin as Le docteur
• Rivers Cadet as Le marchand d'oublies
• Janine Berry as La patronne

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Lady of the Camellias at IMDb