| The Mayor's Dilemma | |
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| Directed by | Raymond Bernard |
| Written by | Jean Anouilh Leo Mittler Victor Trivas |
| Produced by | Seymour Nebenzal André Chemel Ralph Baum |
| Starring | Annie Vernay Saturnin Fabre Fernand Charpin |
| Cinematography | Léon Bellet Jean Brévignon Robert Lefebvre |
| Edited by | Charlotte Guilbert |
| Music by | Darius Milhaud |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gray-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Mayor's Dilemma (French: Les otages) is a 1939 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Annie Vernay, Saturnin Fabre and Fernand Charpin.[1] [2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Chézy-sur-Marne. The film's sets were designed by the art directors André Barsacq and Jean Perrier.
Cast
- Annie Vernay as Annie Beaumont
- Saturnin Fabre as Rossignol, le châtelain
- Fernand Charpin as Beaumont, le maire
- Dorville as Rodillar, le braconnier
- Pierre Larquey as Fabien, l'huissier
- Pierre Labry as Rameau, le coiffeur
- Noël Roquevert as Le garde-champêtre
- Palmyre Levasseur as Mme Rossignol
- Georges Douking as Brazoux
- Mady Berry as Maria
- Jean Pâqui as Pierre Rossignol
- Marguerite Pierry as Madame Fabien
- Florian as Le gendarme
- Léon Larive as Le cafetier
- Marcel Pérès as Tartagnac
- Jean Sinoël as Le père Labiche
- Paul Villé as Le chef de gare
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- 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.
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