Deburau is a 1951 French historical comedy drama film directed by and starring Sacha Guitry alongside Lana Marconi, Robert Seller and Jeanne Fusier-Gir. It is based on Guitry's own 1918 play Deburau, inspired by the life of the eighteenth century mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau.[1] It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.

Deburau
Directed bySacha Guitry
Written bySacha Guitry
Based onDeburau by Sacha Guitry
Produced byJean Berard
Raymond Borderie
StarringSacha Guitry
Lana Marconi
Robert Seller
CinematographyNoël Ramettre
Edited byRaymond Lamy
Music byLouis Beydts
Production
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Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Distributed byFilmsonor
Release date
  • 29 June 1951 (1951-06-29)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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References

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  1. ^ Hayward p.462

Bibliography

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  • Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.
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