Bel Ami (1955 film)

Bel Ami
East German poster
Directed byLouis Daquin
Written byGuy de Maupassant (novel)
Louis Daquin
Vladimir Pozner
Roger Vailland
Produced byAndré Cultet
Oskar Glück
StarringAnne Vernon
Renée Faure
Jean Danet
CinematographyNicolas Hayer
Viktor Meihsl
Edited byLeontine Klicka
Music byHanns Eisler
Production
companies
Projektograph Film
Kleber Film
Les Films Malhesherbes
Distributed byLes Films Marceau (France)
Progress Film (East Germany)
Release date
  • 19 April 1955 (1955-04-19)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesAustria
France
East Germany
LanguageGerman

Bel Ami is a 1955 historical drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Anne Vernon, Renée Faure and Jean Danet.[1] It was a co-production of Austria, France and East Germany. The film was shot in the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna.

It is an adaptation of the 1885 novel Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant.

Cast

French Version
German Version

References

  1. ^ Williams p.150

Bibliography

  • Williams, Alan. Film and Nationalism. Rutgers University Press, 2002.