Wicked Duchess (1942)
La duchesse de Langeais (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 39min
- Drama, Romance
- 27 Mar 1942 (France)
- Movie
The Duchess of Langeais, as beautiful as she is brilliant, is a woman who likes to seduce but who does not give in. Until the day when she falls in love with General de Montriveau, a cabal goes up against her.
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| Edwige Feuillère | ... |
Antoinette de Langeais
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| Pierre Richard-Willm | ... |
Le général Armand de Montriveau
(as Pierre Richard Willm)
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| Aimé Clariond | ... |
Ronquerolles
(as Aimé Clariond Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
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| Lise Delamare | ... |
Léontine de Sérizy
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| Charles Granval | ... |
Le vidame de Pamiers
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Catherine Fonteney | ... |
La princesse de Blamont-Chauvry
(as Catherine Fontenay Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
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Irène Bonheur | ... |
Caroline de Vanderesse
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Marthe Mellot | ... |
La mère supérieure
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| Simone Renant | ... |
La vicomtesse Emilie de Fontaines
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Hélène Constant | ... |
Paméla
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Madeleine Pagès | ... |
Suzette - La femme de chambre
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Dorothée Luss | ... |
Madame de Lestorade
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| Jacques Varennes | ... |
Le duc de Langeais
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Georges Mauloy | ... |
Le duc de Grandlieu
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| Philippe Richard | ... |
Bonpied - le portier
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François Dupriet |
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Gaston Mauger | ... |
Le roi Louis XVIII
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Maurice Dorléac | ... |
Le baron Auguste de Maulincour
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Henri Richard | ... |
Le duc de Navareins
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Pierre Vernet |
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| Georges Grey | ... |
Henri de Marsay
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| Dominique Davray | ... |
Une grisette (uncredited)
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Paul Faivre | ... |
Auguste - le valet de Montriveau (uncredited)
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François Joux | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Noëlle Norman | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Elmire Vautier | ... |
(uncredited)
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François Viguier | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jacques de Baroncelli | ||
Written by
| Jean Giraudoux | ... | (adaptation) |
| Jean Giraudoux | ... | (dialogue) |
| Honoré de Balzac | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| H.-A. Kusters | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Francis Poulenc | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Christian Matras | ||
Editing by
| Yvonne Martin | ||
Art Direction by
| Serge Piménoff | ... | (as Piménoff) |
Costume Design by
| Georges Annenkov | ... | (as G. Annenkoff) |
Makeup Department
| Hagop Arakelian | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Henry Le Brument | ... | production manager (as Le Brument) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rodolphe Marcilly | ... | assistant director (as R. Marcilly) |
Sound Department
| Jean Rieul | ... | sound engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| René Ribault | ... | camera operator (as René Ribaud) |
Music Department
| Roger Desormière | ... | conductor (as Desormières) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- The Corporation (2015) (France) (DVD) (PAL)
- Védis (1942) (France) (theatrical)
- Cyrnos Films
- Distinguished Films Inc. (1949) (United States) (subtitled)
- L'Atelier d'Images (2015) (France) (DVD)
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- Pontet et Cie (costume makers)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Original literary source: "Ne touchez pas la hache", novel by Honoré de Balzac, published in the magazine "L'Echo de la jeune France" in March 1834. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Remade as The Duchess of Langeais (2007). See more » |