Under Western Eyes (1936 film)
Under Western Eyes (French: Razumov: Sous les yeux d'occident) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Pierre Fresnay, Danièle Parola and Michel Simon.[1] It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1911 novel Under Western Eyes.
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| Directed by | Marc Allégret |
| Produced by | André Daven |
| Written by | Joseph Conrad (novel) Hans Wilhelm Jan Lustig Jacques Viot Emeric Pressburger |
| Starring | Pierre Fresnay Danièle Parola Michel Simon |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Edited by | Yvonne Martin Marguerite Renoir |
Production company | Productions André Daven |
| Distributed by | Les Films Osso L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne |
Release date | 20 March 1936 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.
Synopsis
In nineteenth century Russia a student with ambitions to join the Czarist system unwittingly become embroiled in the assassination of an Imperal official.
Cast
- Pierre Fresnay as Razumov
- Danièle Parola as Nathalie
- Michel Simon as Lespara
- Jacques Copeau as Mikulin
- Pierre Renoir as Un Policier
- Jean-Louis Barrault as Haldin
- Raymond Segard as Kostia
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Le recteur
- Jacques Bousquet as Gregori
- Raymond Aimos
- Michel André
- Romain Bouquet as L'aubergiste
- Auguste Bovério as Babitchev
- Jean Dasté as Georges
- Roger Legris as Le photographe
- Jean Marconi as Herbert
- André Siméon as Le portier
- Madeleine Suffel as La bonne
- Gabriel Gabrio as Nikita
- Roger Karl as Le Ministre
- Michel Audié
- Roger Blin
- Paul Delauzac
- Georges Douking
- Claire Gérard as La logeuse
- Fabien Loris
- François Simon
References
- Moore p.21
Bibliography
- Gene M. Moore. Conrad on Film. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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