The Fourposter Bed
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year1942
French release09/07/1942
Runtime
1h 47m
Synopsis
On the banks of a peaceful river towers up a jail. The prison governor is making rough all over for everyone: the inmates, the wardens and even his family. It's just a mask: this man is longing for love. In a cell, a prisoner, Rémi Bonvent, sings. The harsh man realizes that this captive has talent going for him, he writes songs ,pieces of music and even an opera,"Le Lit à colonnes" ("The Fourposter Bed"). His daughter, who is also the musician's muse - though they never met, he only sees her silhouette at night - is dreaming of an union with aristocratic families who do not invite her to their fetes or their balls. And the inmate's work may mean glory and success...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (16)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Productions Synops
- French distribution : Les Films Roger Richebé
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producers : Roland Tual, Denise Tual
- Adaptation : Charles Spaak
- Screenwriter : Charles Spaak
- Dialogue Writer : Charles Spaak
- Director of Photography : Pierre Montazel
- Music Composer : Jean Françaix
- Editor : Yvonne Martin
- Sound Recordist : René Louge
- Costume designer : Christian Dior
- Author of original work : Louise De Vilmorin
- Production Designer : Serge Pimenoff
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Jail, Music
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1942
- French release : 09/07/1942
- Runtime : 1 h 47 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 56
- Visa issue date : 06/07/1942
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Audio format : Mono
