Queen of the Night (Italian: La donna di una notte) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier, assisted by Amleto Palermi and Guido Brignone, and starring Francesca Bertini, Ruggero Ruggeri and Romano Calò.[1] It was filmed in Germany as the Italian-language version of the French film La Femme d'une nuit, also directed by L'Herbier. In the early years of sound, it was common to remake films in different languages. A German-language version was released the same year, directed by Fritz Wendhausen.
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| Music by | Michel Michelet |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | Italian |
The sets for the film were designed by the art directors Boris Bilinsky and Paolo Reni.
This was Bertini's first sound movie.
Cast
edit- Francesca Bertini as La principessa Elena di Lystria
- Ruggero Ruggeri as Jean Derville
- Romano Calò as Il presidente del Consiglio
- Giorgio Bianchi as Il tenente della guardia
- Olga Berndt as Nanette
- Oreste Bilancia as Rosiek
- Raimondo Van Riel as Lo sconosciuto
- Angelo Ferrari as L'ufficiale di polizia
- Boris de Fast as Il portiere del principato di Lystria
References
edit- ^ Masia & Lancia
Bibliography
edit- Stefano Masi & Enrico Lancia. Les séductrices du cinéma italien. Gremese Editore, 1 January 1997.
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