Marie of the Isles

Marie of the Isles (French: Marie des Isles, Italian: I flibustieri della Martinica) is a 1959 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Georges Combret and starring Belinda Lee, Alain Saury and Darío Moreno.[1]

Marie of the Isles
Directed byGeorges Combret
Written byPierre Maudru
Georges Combret
Based onnovel by Robert Gaillard
Produced byGeorges Combret
Yvette Combret
StarringBelinda Lee
Alain Saury
Darío Moreno
CinematographyPierre Petit
Edited byLouis Devaivre
Music byGeorges Van Parys
Production
companies
Tibre Film
Radius Productions
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma (France)
Release date
28 October 1959
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

It was also known as The Wild and the Wanton.[2]

Plot

Main cast

Production

The film was based on a novel by Robert Gaillard about the real life Jacques Dyel du Parquet which sold over 150,000 copies in France. The novel was published in the US, the first of Gaillard's novels to be so.[3]

Belinda Lee's casting was announced in March 1959.[4] It was one of a series of biographical roles she played in Europe.[5]

Magali Noel fractured her ankle during filming in August.[6]

References

  1. Rège p.245
  2. "WILD AND THE WANTON, The "(Marie des Isles)"". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 27, no. 312. London. Jan 1, 1960. p. 160.
  3. "Books -- Authors". New York Times. Sep 25, 1953. p. 19.
  4. "Rome". Variety. 11 March 1959. p. 87.
  5. Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.
  6. "Paris". Variety. 12 August 1959. p. 77.

Bibliography

  • Philippe Rège. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.


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