Nitchevo (1936 film)

Nitchevo
Nitchevo
Directed by	Jacques de Baroncelli
Written by	André Beucler; Steve Passeur; T.H. Robert; Jacques de Baroncelli;
Starring	Harry Baur; Marcelle Chantal; Ivan Mosjoukine; Lisette Lanvin; Habib Benglia; Paul Velsa; Jean Tissier; Abel Tarride; Paul Azaïs; Jean Max; George Rigaud;
Cinematography	Jean Bachelet
Edited by	Jean Delannoy
Music by	Arthur Honegger
Production; company	Mega Films
Release date	18 December 1936;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Nitchevo (Russian for "nothing", "ничего" [nʲɪʨɪˈvo]) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal and George Rigaud. It is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Serge Piménoff and Georges Wakhévitch

Cast

Harry Baur as Le commandant Robert Cartier
Marcelle Chantal as Thérèse Sabianne
George Rigaud as Hervé de Kergoët
Jean-Max as Sarak
Lisette Lanvin as Claire
Ivan Mozzhukhin as L'officier Meuter
Paul Azaïs as Lemoule, un matelot
Jean Tissier as L'inventeur Ducourjour
Habib Benglia as Un matelot
Jean Daurand as Un matelot
Abel Tarride as Arbères
Paul Velsa as Le cuisinier
Lucien Coëdel as Le radio
Marcel Lupovici as Le lieutenant
Philippe Richard as Le gardien chef
Philippe Derevel
Jean Dunot
Rodolphe Marcilly
André Siméon

Reception

Writing for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a mildly poor review, complaining primarily that the film "has a bad story - and a very obscure one". Greene described the film as formulaic in its presentation, however he conceded that "the picture is worth a visit for the final situation in a sunk submarine and for the acting of M. Harry Baur".^[2]

References

^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.38
^ Greene, Graham (4 November 1937). "They Won't Forget/Nitchevo". Night and Day. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. pp. 178–179. ISBN 0192812866.)

Bibliography

Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

Nitchevo at IMDb

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[1] Oscherwitz & Higgins p.38

[2] Greene, Graham (4 November 1937). "They Won't Forget/Nitchevo". Night and Day. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. pp. 178–179. ISBN 0192812866.)

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