The Red Inn
| The Red Inn | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Claude Autant-Lara |
| Written by | Jean Aurenche Pierre Bost Claude Autant-Lara |
| Produced by | Simon Schiffrin |
| Starring | Fernandel Françoise Rosay Julien Carette |
| Cinematography | André Bac |
| Edited by | Madeleine Gug |
| Music by | René Cloërec |
Production company | Memnon Films |
| Distributed by | Cocinor |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Red Inn (French: L'auberge rouge) is a 1951 French comedy crime film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Fernandel, Françoise Rosay and Julien Carette. It premiered on 19 October 1951.[1] A remake of the film, directed by Gérard Krawczyk, premiered in 2007.[2]
Plot
Set in 1833, it tells the story of how a monk visits the inn l'
Production
The film was originally supposed to be an adaptation of
The story had been filmed twice before, as a 1910 French silent film adapted by Abel Gance, and later as a 1923 film directed by Jean Epstein, with both of those earlier versions sticking much closer to the original story.[4]
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy.
Cast
- Fernandel as the monk
- Françoise Rosay as Marie Martin
- Marie-Claire Olivia as Mathilde
- Jean-Roger Caussimon as Dauvin
- Nane Germon as Elisa
- Jacques Charon as Rodolphe
- Julien Carette as Pierre Martin
- Grégoire Aslan as Barbeuf
- Andrée Viala as La Marquise De La Roche de Glun
- Didier D'yd as Janou
- Lud Germain as Fétiche
- Robert Berri as Le Cocher
- André Cheff as Le dandy
- André Dalibert as le bûcheron
- Manuel Gary as Un gendarme
- René Lefevre-Bel as Un gendarme
References
- ^ "L'auberge rouge (1951)". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- ^ "L'auberge rouge (2007)". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- ^ "Anecdotes du film L'auberge rouge". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
Bibliography
- Leahy, Sarah & Vanderschelden, Isabelle. Screenwriters in French cinema. Manchester University Press, 2021.
External links
- The Red Inn at IMDb
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