Cristobal's Gold
Synopsis
Albert Prejean plays Dupuy, the first mate of the French freighter Cristobal when he's suspected of carrying on with Lisbeth (Dita Parlo), the wife of the ship's captain. Once on dry land, Dupuy is informed by cabaret dancer La Rubia (Conchita Montenegro) that the Cristobal carries a priceless secret cargo of gold. In concert with corrupt police official (Charles Vanel), Dupuy plots to divest the freighter of its wealth, but the two conspirators eventually fall out thanks to the treacherous Montenegro.
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Director (1)
Actors (14)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Béril
Full credits (10)
- Dialogue Writer : Jean Renoir
- Music Composer : Jean Wiener
- Assistant directors : Jacques Becker, Charles Méré, Carl Koch, Pierre Méré
- Screenwriter : Carl Koch
- Directors of Photography : Willy Faktorovitch, Nicolas Hayer
- Sound Recordist : Jacques Hawadier
- Editor : Marguerite Houllé-Renoir
- Author of original work : Albert T'Serstevens
- Production Designer : Eugène Lourie
- Artistic Director : Eugène Lourie
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Adventure
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1939
- French release : 22/04/1940
- Runtime : 1 h 20 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 4530
- Visa issue date : 30/04/1942
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
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Cristobal's Gold (French:L'or du Cristobal) is a 1940 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and Jacques Becker and starring Charles Vanel, Conchita Montenegro and Albert Préjean. Jean Renoir helped the original director, Jacques Becker, prepare the film and worked on the script, before Becker quit after three weeks and was replaced by Jean Stelli. The film is based on a novel by Albert t'Serstevens.
