Education of a Prince (1938 film)

Education of a Prince (French: Éducation de prince) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Elvire Popesco, Louis Jouvet and André Alerme. It is based on the 1900 play Education of a Prince by Maurice Donnay which had previously been made into the 1927 silent film of the same title.[1] Screenwriter and future director Henri-Georges Clouzot worked on the script of the remake.[2] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Bijon. It is also known by the alternative title Bargekeeper's Daughter.

Education of a Prince
Directed byAlexander Esway
Written byHenri-Georges Clouzot
Paul Madeux
Carlo Rim
Based onEducation of a Prince by Maurice Donnay
Produced byRaymond Borderie
StarringElvire Popesco
Louis Jouvet
André Alerme
CinematographyLéonce-Henri Burel
Edited byAndré Versein
Music byManuel Rosenthal
Production
company
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Distributed byLes Films Paramount
Release date
  • 7 October 1938 (1938-10-07)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

The widowed Queen of Silistrie and her young son Prince Sacha lives in impoverished exile in Paris after a revolution in their home country. She scrapes by financially by awarding her various creditors essentially worthless honours and titles. Her son a student, has developed anarchistic ideas and has little interest in monarchy. However the financier Chautard wishes to get his hands on the exclusive rights to the country's large oil reserves. He comes up with the idea of restoring Sacha to his family's lost throne, and hires a man to give the young man "the education of a prince".

Cast

References
  1. Goble p.130
  2. Lloyd p.183

Bibliography
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Lloyd, Christopher. Henri-Georges Clouzot: French Film Directors. Manchester University Press, 2007.
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