MÉNACES

Edmond T. Gréville


Scen.: Edmond T. Gréville, Curt Alexander, Pierre Lestringuez; F.: Otto Heller, Nicolas Hayer, Alain Douarinou; M.: Tennisen; Scgf.: Lucien Jaquelux; Cost.: Courtot; Su.: Tony Leenhardt; Mu.: Guy Lafarge, Maurice Bellecour; Ass. R.: Robert Risp; Int.: Erich von Stroheim (il professor Hoffman), Jean Galland (Louis), Mireille Balin (Denise), Henri Bosc (Carbonero), Ginette Leclerc (Ginette), John Loder (Dick Stone), Elisabeth Dorath (Marischka), Maurice Maillot (Mouret); Prod.: Société du Film, Union Française de Production Cinématographique 35mm. L.: 2198 m. D: 91’. Bn.

 

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T. it.: Italian title. T. int.: International title. T. alt.: Alternative title. Sog.: Story. Scen.: Screenplay. F.: Cinematography. M.: Editing. Scgf.: Set Design. Mus.: Music. Int.: Cast. Prod.: Production Company. L.: Length. D.: Running Time. f/s: Frames per second. Bn.: Black e White. Col.: Color. Da: Print source

Film Notes

Never has a film been shot in more dramatic conditions. Every week a new development in the international situation threw our organisation into panic and confusion. There were several partial mobilisations that forced me to replace technicians and actors. We expected the declaration of war at any moment. We lived in complete suspense.

Hitler entered Czechoslovakia and conquered it. Otto Heller, who as usual was my camera operator, cried on set: he had lost his country and his family in one go.
 Electricians would come down from the gangways in the middle of a sequence to leave as they had just received their travel papers… The situation was shocking: we lived the atmosphere that I had to fictionally recreate for the script.

Edmond T. Gréville, Positif, janvier 1968

In short

Director: Edmond T. Gréville

Year: 1940
Country: Francia
Running time: 91'
Film Version

French version

Sound
Sound
Edition
2005
Section
The War mise en scène

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