Adventure · France · 1943 · 1h 40m

Captain Fracasse

Le Capitaine Fracasse

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Director
Abel Gance
Cast
Fernand Gravey as Baron de Cigognac Assia Noris as Isabelle Jean Weber as Duke of Vallombreuse Roland Toutain as Scapin Lucien Nat as Agostin Alice Tissot as Dame Léonarde
Crew
Nicolas Hayer — Director of Photography Lucienne Déméocq — Editor Abel Gance — Writer Claude Vermorel — Writer Théophile Gautier — Novel
Synopsis

Out of love for an actress, Isabelle, the Baron de Sigognac joins a traveling troop en route to Paris. When an actor dies, he takes over his role: that of Captain Fracasse.

Key Collaborators
Abel Gance Director Nicolas Hayer Director of Photography Lucienne Déméocq Editor Abel Gance Writer Claude Vermorel Writer Théophile Gautier Novel
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