Synopsis
Andrea Chenier, poet and politician, falls in love with an aristocratic girl also lusted after by the servant Gerard. The French Revolution breaks out and Chenier and Gerard are among the leaders, but Chenier is a moderate. It doesn't take long for Gerard to bring him before the Committee of Public Safety and have him condemned.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (8)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
- Foreign production company : Cigno Film
- French distribution : Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Full credits (7)
- Screenwriters : Anna Gobbi, Clemente Fracassi, Mauro Curradi
- Director of Photography : Piero Portalupi
- Music Composer : Giulio Cesare Sonzogno
- Assistant director : Anna Gobbi
- Editor : Mario Bonotti
- Costume designer : Marcel Escoffier
- Artistic Director : Franco Zeffirelli
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : Italian
- Coproducer countries : Italy, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1954
- French release : 09/04/1957
- Runtime : 1 h 50 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 17032
- Visa issue date : 28/03/1957
- Approval : Unknown
- Color type : Color