Vautrin the Thief
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Production year1943
French release13/12/1943
Runtime2 h
Synopsis
Michel Simon stars in this cinemadaptation of Honore de Balzac's The Human Comedy. Simon is cast as Vautrin, a Robin Hoodlike thief who tries to restore the fortunes of impoverished nobleman Lucien Chardon (Georges Marchel). Vautrin's scheme involves the fleecing of the Baron de Nuncingen (Louis Seigner), a prominent banker. Assisting Vautrin is alluring Lady of the Streets Esther (Madeleine Sologne).
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (27)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Gaumont
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
- French distribution : Compagnie Parisienne de Location de Films (CPLF)
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producers : Roger Sallard, Jean Le Duc
- Adaptation : Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
- Screenwriter : Pierre Benoît
- Director of Photography : Paul Cotteret
- Music Composer : Maurice Thiriet
- Editors : Madeleine Gug, André Gug
- Sound Recordist : René Louge
- Costume designer : Jacques Manuel
- Author of original work : Honoré De Balzac
- Production Manager : Georges Lampin
- Production Designer : René Renoux
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Historical, Literary adaptation
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1943
- French release : 13/12/1943
- Runtime : 2 h
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 3
- Visa issue date : 12/01/1944
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
