Maria of the Night

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Maria of the Night
Directed byWilly Rozier
Written byWilly Rozier
StarringGina Manès
Paul Bernard
Monique Rolland
CinematographyGeorges Lucas
Edited byRaymond Lamy
Willy Rozier
Music byJacques Belasco
Production
company
Fédéral Film
Release date
  • 3 July 1936 (1936-07-03)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Maria of the Night (French: Maria de la Nuit) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Gina Manès, Paul Bernard and Monique Rolland.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

Synopsis

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Jacques is forced to free France after being accused of a crime he didn't commit. He lives a life of poverty and desperation, but meets and falls in love with Maria, a cabaret singer. Laurence, the sister of the real culprit of the crime, heads to Spain in an effort to rehabilitate Jacques.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.897
  2. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.179

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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