Casabianca (film)

Not to be confused with Casablanca (film).

Casabianca
Directed by	Georges Péclet
Written by	Jeanne Saintenoy Georges Péclet
Produced by	André Zwobada
Starring	Pierre Dudan Gérard Landry Alain Terrane
Cinematography	Georges Million
Edited by	Eliane Bensdorp
Music by	Anna Marly Marceau Van Hoorebecke
Production company	Les Films Croix du Sud
Distributed by	Astoria Films
Release date	18 May 1951 (1951-05-18)
Running time	84 mins
Country	France
Language	French

Casabianca is a 1951 French war drama film directed by Georges Péclet and starring Pierre Dudan, Gérard Landry and Alain Terrane.[1] It portrays the story of the French submarine Casabianca in World War Two.[2] It is also known as Pirate Submarine and was released in the United States by Lippert Pictures in 1952. It was made in French and released in a dubbed English version.[3] The French Navy submarine Le Glorieux, a sister ship of Casabianca, was used in the making of the film.[4] Exteriors were shot in Algiers in French Algeria and the naval port of Toulon.

Synopsis

The film is based on the true story of the Casabianca. Rather than be scuttled along with the rest of the French fleet in Toulon when German forces invaded the remainder of Unoccupied France in 1942, it escaped and crossed to Algiers which was now under the control of the Allies. It then participated in the successful liberation of Corsica by supporting an uprising by the Maquis.

Cast

• Pierre Dudan as Sgt. Tony Luccioni
• Gérard Landry as Lt. Delac
• Jean Vilmont as Chief Engineer Marac
• Alain Terrane as 'Mistral', tall sailor
• Jean Vilar as Submarine Commandant Jean L'Herminier
• Michel Vadet as Captain Le Gallec
• Johnny Marchand as Landau
• Paulette Andrieux as Maria
• Alan Adair as Lt. Dudley
• Paul Mesnier as Admiral

References

1. Langlois p.147
2. Technicolor Adventures In Bagdad R. N. The Christian Science Monitor 6 September 1952: 13.
3. PIRATE SUBMARINE (Casabianca) Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 21, Iss. 240, (Jan 1, 1954): 179.
4. Huan, Claude; Moulin, Jean (2010). Les sous-marins français 1945-2000 (in French). Rennes: Marines éditions. p. 119. ISBN 978-2-35743-041-9.

Bibliography

• Heptner, Tim. Das Boot: auf der Suche nach der Crew der U 96. Deutsches Filmmuseum, 2006.
• Langlois, Suzanne. La Résistance dans le cinéma français, 1944-1994: de la libération de Paris à Libera me. Harmattan, 2001.

External links

• Casabianca at IMDb
• Casabianca at the British Film Institute^[better source needed]