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The Star of Valencia (French-language film)

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'The Star of Valencia' (French: 'L'toile de Valencia') is a 1933 drama film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Brigitte Helm, Jean Gabin and Simone Simon. It was the French-language version of the German film 'The Star of Valencia'.Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936 p.287 Such multi-language versions were common in the era before dubbing became widespread. While made by largely the same crew except the director, it features a completely different cast.

It was produced by UFA at the Babelsberg Studios, and distributed by the company's French subsidiary L'Alliance Cinmatographique Europenne. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte. It incorporated footage shot on location in Mallorca from the German film.

Cast



* Brigitte Helm as Marion Savedra

* Jean Gabin as Pedro Savedra

* Thomy Bourdelle as Le capitaine Mendoza

* Simone Simon as Rita

* Raymond Aimos as Un matelot

* Joe Alex as Diego

* Paul Amiot as Le capitaine Rustan

* Paule Andral as Elinor

* Paul Azas as Un joueur du Trocadro

* Christian Casadesus as Le lieutenant Diaz

* Franoise Courvoisier as Une girl

* Lucien Dayle as Palesco - le patron du cabaret

* Roger Karl as Le commissaire

* Pierre Labry as Jos

* Ginette Leclerc as Une girl

* Pierre Sergeol as Beppo - un matelot

* Marcelle Yrven as Une girl

* Louis Zellas as Un machinist

References





Bibliography



* Barbara Hales, Mihaela Petrescu and Valerie Weinstein. 'Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936'. Boydell & Brewer, 2016.


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