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Michel Strogoff (1956 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Michel Strogoff' is a 1956 historical adventure film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Curd Jrgens. It is based on 1876 novel of the same title by Jules Verne. Made as a co-production between several European nations, it was shot at the Kosutnjak Studios in Belgrade using CinemaScope.. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lon Barsacq and Vlastimir Gavrik. Jrgens also appeared in a 1961 follow-up 'The Triumph of Michael Strogoff'.
Synopsis
In the nineteenth century Imperial Russian forces are battling against Tartar forces at the city of Irkutsk. Tsar Alexander II sends Michel Strogoff as a courier to try and reach the besieged city, and he travels disguised as a merchant along with Nadia and two war correspondents.
Cast
* Curd Jrgens as Michel Strogoff
* Genevive Page as Nadia
* Jacques Dacqmine as Grand-duc
* Sylva Koscina as Zingara
* Grard Buhr as Blond
* Jean Pards as Jolivet
* Valery Inkijinoff as Feofar Khan
* Franoise Fabian as Natko
* Henri Nassiet as Ivan Ogareff
* Sylvie as Marfa Strogoff
* Louis Arbessier as Tsar
* Michel Etcheverryas General Krisloff
* Paul Demange as Employ du telegraphe
Reception
It was the most popular movie of the year in France. An estimated seven million spectators passed through the box office to see it in the country.Hayward p.33
References
Bibliography
* Hayward, Susan. 'French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film'. Intellect Books, 2010.
* Schiltz, Francoise. 'The Future Revisited: Jules Verne on Screen in 1950s America'. Andrews UK Limited, 2012.
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