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| Directed by | Fernand Rivers |
| Written by | Yves Mirande |
| Based on | The President by Maurice Hennequin |
| Produced by | Fernand Rivers |
| Starring | Elvire Popesco Henri Garat André Lefaur |
| Cinematography | Jean Bachelet |
| Edited by | Jacques Desagneaux |
| Music by | Jean Sautreuil |
Production company | Les Films Fernand Rivers |
| Distributed by | D.U.C. |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The President (French: La présidente) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Fernand Rivers and starring Elvire Popesco, Henri Garat and André Lefaur.[1] It is based on the 1912 play of the same title by Maurice Hennequin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. The play was adapted again for the 1952 Italian film Mademoiselle Gobete.
Cast
- Elvire Popesco as Vérotcha
- Henri Garat as Le ministre Jean-Pierre Gaudet
- André Lefaur as Le président Tricointe
- Louis-Jacques Boucot as L'interprète
- Nina Myral as Sophie
- Maurice Dorléac as Rosimond
- Rivers Cadet as Biennassis
- Micheline Francey as Denise
- Doumel as Marius
- Gaston Gabaroche as Pinglet
- Georges Morton as Laboulène
- Pierre Darteuil as Un huissier
- Suzanne Dehelly as Madame Tricointe
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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