Topaze (1933 French film)

Topaze is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Louis Jouvet, Simone Héliard and Marcel Vallée.[1] It is based on the 1928 play Topaze by Marcel Pagnol. The same year, an American version of the play Topaze was released, starring John Barrymore. In 1936, Pagnol himself remade the film in France.

Topaze
Directed byLouis J. Gasnier
Written by
Produced byMarcel Pagnol
Starring
CinematographyFred Langenfeld
Production
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Distributed byLes Films Paramount
Release date
  • 6 January 1933 (1933-01-06)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.

Synopsis

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An earnest schoolteacher who teaches his pupils that honesty is the best policy eventually changes his mind when confronted with the corruption of the business world.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.987

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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