The Man from Niger
The Man from Niger or Forbidden Love (French: L'homme du Niger) is a 1940 French drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Victor Francen, Jacques Dumesnil and Annie Ducaux. It is set in the French colonial empire.[1]
| The Man from Niger | |
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| Directed by | Jacques de Baroncelli |
| Written by | Albert Dieudonné Joseph Kessel André Legrand Jean Paillard (books) |
| Starring | Victor Francen Jacques Dumesnil Annie Ducaux |
| Music by | Henri Tomasi |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
| Edited by | Jean Sacha |
Production company | SPFLH |
| Distributed by | Les Films Bodalo |
Release date | 27 January 1940 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne and Robert Gys. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in Mali, then known as French Sudan.
Main cast
- Victor Francen as Le commandant Bréval
- Jacques Dumesnil as Le lieutenant Jacques Parent
- Annie Ducaux as Danièle Mourrier
- Harry Baur as Le docteur Bourdet
- Blanche Denège as Soeur Théoneste
- Georges Mauloy as François Mourrier
References
- Kennedy-Karpat p.179
Bibliography
- Kennedy-Karpat, Colleen. Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2013.
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