Volpone (film)

Volpone is a 1941 French historical comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Harry Baur, Louis Jouvet and Jean Témerson. It is based on the Jacobean play Volpone by English writer Ben Jonson. Jacques de Baroncelli began shooting the film in 1938 but due to funding issues production was halted. Tourneur later took over the direction and completed the film for its release. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director André Barsacq while the costumes were created by Boris Bilinsky.

Cast

 * Harry Baur as 	Volpone
 * Louis Jouvet as 	Mosca
 * Charles Dullin as 	Corbaccio
 * Jean Témerson as 	Voltore
 * Fernand Ledoux as 	Corvino
 * Jacqueline Delubac as 	Colomba Corvino
 * Marion Dorian as 	Canina
 * Alexandre Rignault as 	Le capitaine Leone Corbaccio
 * Louis Frémont as 	Le juge
 * Robert Seller as 	Le chef des sbires
 * Jean Lambert as 	Le chanteur
 * Pierre Giannotti as 	Le donneur de sérénade
 * Colette Régis as 	La marquise