| Captain Benoit | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Maurice de Canonge |
| Written by |
Albert Guyot Charles Robert-Dumas (novel) Bernard Zimmer |
| Produced by |
Antoine de Rouvre Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt |
| Starring |
Jean Murat Mireille Balin Madeleine Robinson |
| Cinematography |
Raymond Clunie Marcel Lucien |
| Edited by | Yvonne Martin |
| Music by | Jean Lenoir |
Production companies | Compagnie Française Cinématographique Société des Films Vega |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Française de Distribution Cinématographique |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Captain Benoit (French: Le capitaine Benoît) is a 1938 French thriller film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Jean Murat, Mireille Balin and Madeleine Robinson. [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It was the fourth and final entry in a series of films featuring Captain Benoît, a member of the Deuxième Bureau, following Second Bureau, Wolves Between Them and A Man to Kill.
Synopsis
An officer saves the life of a foreign prince who is in France to buy seaplanes, while pursued by his enemies.
Cast
- Jean Murat as Capitaine Benoît
- Mireille Balin as Véra Agatcheff
- Madeleine Robinson as Denise Benoît
- Raymond Aimos as Vic, le policier
- Jean Mercanton as Le prince Joachim / Jean-Jacques de Landelle
- Jean Témerson as Tripoff, le touriste
- Jean Brochard as Mercadier
- Jean Daurand as Griffon
- Hugues de Bagratide as Le sultan
- Marguerite de Morlaye
- Nilda Duplessy
- Jean Heuzé as Un officier
- Philippe Janvier as Un officier
- Armand Larcher as Le préfet
- Pierre Magnier as Le colonel
- Jacques Mattler as Un conjuré
- Marthe Mellot as La grand-mère
- Alexandre Mihalesco as Adhémar
- Micheline Rolla
- Georges Serrano
References
- ^ Spring p.168
Bibliography
- Spring, D.W. Propaganda, Politics and Film, 1918–45. Springer, 1982.
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