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Captain Fracasse (1961 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Captain Fracasse' (French: 'Le Capitaine Fracasse', Italian: 'Capitan Fracassa') is a 1961 French-Italian historical adventure film written and directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Jean Marais, Genevive Grad and Grard Barray. The scenario was based on the 1863 novel 'Captain Fracasse' by Thophile Gautier.Klossner p.55 It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location in the Forest of Rambouillet and the Chteau de Maintenon.
Cast
* Jean Marais as Baron Philippe de Sigognac, alias "Le Capitaine Fracasse"
* Genevive Grad as Isabelle, an actress in the troupe
* Grard Barray as Duke of Vallombreuse
* Louis de Funs as Scapin, an actor in the troupe
* Philippe Noiret as Hrode, the representative for the troupe of actors
* Jean Rochefort as Malartic
* Riccardo Garrone as Jaquemin Lampourde
* Anna Maria Ferrero as Marquise de Bruyres
* Robert Pizani as Blazius, an actor in the troupe
* Danielle Godet as Srafina, an actress in the troupe
* Bernard Dhran as Knight of Vidalenc
* Jacques Toja as an actor in the troupe
* as Agostin, the pitcher of knives
* Sacha Pitoeff as Matamore, an actor in the troupe
* Maurice Teynac as Marquis Edouard des Bruyres
* Jean Yonnel as Prince of Moussy
* Rene Passeur as Dame Lonarde, the duenna of the troupe
* Paul Prboist as A killed guard
References
Bibliography
* Klossner, Michael. 'The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000'. McFarland & Company, 2002.
* Moine, Raphalle. 'Cinema Genre'. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
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