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Wikipedia article




'Three from St Cyr' (French: 'Trois de St Cyr') is a 1939 French adventure film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Roland Toutain, Jean Mercanton and Jean Chevrier. It was part of a group of big budget war and spy stories made at the time, which enjoyed box office success in the period just before the Second World War broke out.Crisp p.330

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Pierre Schild and Marcel Magniez.

Synopsis



Three graduates of the French military academy at St Cyr are posted to Syria where they become involved in the fight against rebels.

Cast



* Roland Toutain as Paul Parent

* Jean Mercanton as Jean Le Moyne

* Jean Chevrier as Pierre Mercier

* Paul Amiot as Le gnral

* Jean Worms as Le commandant Lenoir

* Jean Pards as Brval

* Maurice Marceau as Beaumont

* Jean Fay as Le lieutenant Moulin

* Chukry-Bey as Un chef de tribu

* Hlne Perdrire as Franoise le Moyne

* Lon Belires as M. Le Moyne

References





Bibliography



* Crisp, Colin. 'Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939'. Indiana University Press, 2002.


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