Gibraltar (1938 film)
Gibraltar is a 1938 French spy film directed by Fedor Ozep and starring Viviane Romance, Roger Duchesne, Abel Jacquin and Erich von Stroheim.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Fyodor Otsep |
| Written by | Ernst Neubach Simon Gantillon Jean Stelli Erich von Stroheim Jacques Companéez Hans Jacoby |
| Produced by | Gregor Rabinovitch André Paulvé |
| Starring | Roger Duchesne Viviane Romance Erich von Stroheim |
| Cinematography | Jacques Mercanton Theodore J. Pahle |
| Edited by | Georges Friedland |
| Music by | Paul Dessau |
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| Distributed by | DisCina |
Release date | 30 November 1938 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, with location shooting taking place in Gibraltar itself despite the Spanish Civil War being fought across the border.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. It was later remade in 1964 under the same title.
Synopsis
The plot concerns a British officer stationed in Gibraltar who goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of hostile agents.
Main cast
- Viviane Romance as Mercedes
- Roger Duchesne as Robert Jackson
- Abel Jacquin as Frank Lloyd
- Erich von Stroheim as Marson
- Jean Périer as Col. Wilcox
- Yvette Lebon as Maud Wilcox
- Paulette Pax as Mme. Nichols
- André Roanne as Le Lt. Français
- Georges Flamant as Maori
- Odette Talazac as Angelina, Dresser
- Madeleine Suffel as Nelly, Manicurist
See also
- The Sharks of Gibraltar (1947)
- Gibraltar (1964)
References
- "GIBRALTAR (1938)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- Kennedy-Karpat, Colleen (2013). Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s. Fairleigh Dickson University Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-61147-613-2.
- Alberca p.133
Bibliography
- Julio Ponce Alberca Gibraltar and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39: Local, National and International Perspectives. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015.
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