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The Shark (1930 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Shark' (French:'Le requin') is a 1930 French film directed by Henri Chomette and starring Albert Prjean, Gina Mans and Daniel Mendaille.Bock & Bergfelder p.248 Made in 1929 but released the following year, it was one of the first French sound films.
The story concerns a shipowner who on the edge of financial failure, bribes accomplices to sink his ship for the insurance. He is accused of fraud and it come to court but he acquitted only to be shot dead by his wife who narrowly escaped the sinking.
The film's sets were designed by Lazare Meerson.
Cast
* Albert Prjean as Le capitaine
* Gina Mans as Violette
* Daniel Mendaille as Le second
* Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Vasseur
* Samson Fainsilber as L'avocat
* Nicole de Rouves
* Edmond Van Dale as Le radio
* Andre Standart as L'amie d'un soir
* Pierre Juvenet as L'avocat gnral
* Hubert Daix as Le courtier
* Andr Allard as Le prsident
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. 'The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema'. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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