Le Corsaire (film)
Le Corsaire ("The Pirate") is an unfinished 1939 French film. It would have marked the screen debut of Louis Jourdan.
| Le Corsaire | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marc Allégret |
| Written by | Marc Allégret Marcel Achard |
| Based on | the play by Marcel Achard |
| Starring | Michèle Alfa Marcel André Charles Boyer Louis Jourdan |
Release date | 1939 |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot
Some actors put on a play about a pirate, and find themselves encountering similarities from the play in their own lives.
Production
Charles Boyer returned from Hollywood to appear in the movie which was filmed at Victorine Studios in Nice, August - September 1939. However production ceased on the declaration of war and Boyer returned to America.[1] The film was never completed, although some footage of it was later released.[2]
A documentary about the making of the movie was released in 1995.[3]
References
- Le Corsaire at Louis Jourdan website accessed 20 January 2014
- Le Corsair at A Lost Film
- "Autour du Corsaire" accessed 23 January 2014
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