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Under Western Eyes (1936 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Under Western Eyes' (French: 'Razumov: Sous les yeux d'occident') is a 1936 French drama film directed by Marc Allgret and starring Pierre Fresnay, Danile Parola and Michel Simon.Moore p.21 It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1911 novel 'Under Western Eyes'.
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugne Louri.
Synopsis
In nineteenth century Russia a student with ambitions to join the Czarist system unwittingly become embroiled in the assassination of an Imperial official.
Cast
* Pierre Fresnay as Razumov
* Danile Parola as Nathalie
* Michel Simon as Lespara
* Jacques Copeau as Mikulin
* Pierre Renoir as Un Policier
* Jean-Louis Barrault as Haldin
* Raymond Segard as Kostia
* Vladimir Sokoloff as Le recteur
* Jacques Bousquet as Gregori
* Raymond Aimos
* Michel Andr
* Romain Bouquet as L'aubergiste
* Auguste Bovrio as Babitchev
* Jean Dast as Georges
* Roger Legris as Le photographe
* Jean Marconi as Herbert
* Andr Simon as Le portier
* Madeleine Suffel as La bonne
* Gabriel Gabrio as Nikita
* Roger Karl as Le Ministre
* Michel Audi
* Roger Blin
* Paul Delauzac
* Georges Douking
* Claire Grard as La logeuse
* Fabien Loris
* Franois Simon
References
Bibliography
* Gene M. Moore. 'Conrad on Film'. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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