Sisters in Arms (1937 film)
Sisters in Arms (French: Soeurs d'armes) is a 1937 French spy drama film directed by Léon Poirier and starring Jeanne Sully, Josette Day and Thomy Bourdelle. [1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Raymond Druart and Hugues Laurent.
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| Directed by | Léon Poirier |
| Written by | Léon Poirier Antoine Redier |
| Produced by | Léon Poirier |
| Starring | Jeanne Sully Josette Day Thomy Bourdelle |
| Cinematography | Georges Million |
| Edited by | Jacques Grassi |
| Music by | Claude Delvincourt |
Production company | Societé Artistique Commerciale et Industrielle |
| Distributed by | Comptoir Français du Film Documentaire |
Release date | 2 December 1937 |
Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
During the First World War Louise de Bettignies and Léonie Vanhoutte form an underground intelligence operation in German-occupied Belgium and Northern France in conjunction with British military intelligence.
Cast
- Jeanne Sully as Louise de Bettignies
- Josette Day as Léonie Vanhoutte
- Thomy Bourdelle as Le juge Goldschmidt
- André Nox as Le prêtre
- Jeanne Marie-Laurent as Madame Vanhoutte
- Camille Bert as Stoeber
- Gaston Dupray as Monsieur Lamote
- Henriette Dupray as Madame Pandelaers
References
- Drazin p.185
- Welch p.162
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Drazin, Charles . The Faber Book of French Cinema. London: Faber & Faber, 2011.
- Hayward, Susan. French National Cinema. Routledge, 2004.
- 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.
- Welch, David. Nazi Propaganda: The Power and the Limitations. Routledge, 2014.
External links
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