Pamela (film)

Pamela
Directed byPierre de Hérain
Written byPierre Lestringuez
Based onPamela by Victorien Sardou
Produced byCamille Trachimel
StarringFernand Gravey
Renée Saint-Cyr
Georges Marchal
CinematographyRené Gaveau
Edited byHenriette Wurtzer
Music byMaurice Thiriet
Production
companies
Films Camille Trachimel
Société Parisienne de Cinéma
Distributed byLes Films Minerva
Release date
  • 2 May 1945 (1945-05-02)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Pamela (French: Paméla) is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Fernand Gravey, Renée Saint-Cyr and Georges Marchal.[1]

It is based on an 1898 play of the same title by Victorien Sardou which portrays an attempt to rescue the young Louis XVII from prison during the French Revolution. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. It recorded admissions in France of 1,649,882.[2]

Synopsis

In Paris during the revolutionary Directory period a scheme is hatched to rescue the young son and heir of the executed French king. Pamela, owner of a fashion house, is one of they participants while the powerful Paul Barras turns a blind eye to the conspiracy for reasons of his own.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Goble p.901
  2. ^ French box office figures for 1945 at Box Office Story

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.


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