Sidonie Panache

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Sidonie Panache
Directed byHenry Wulschleger
Written byRené Pujol
Félix Celval
Henri Jeanson
Based onSidonie Panache by André Mouëzy-Éon and Albert Willemetz
Produced byPierre Gurgo-Salice
Alex Nalpas
StarringFlorelle
Bach
Alexandre Mihalesco
CinematographyGeorges Benoît
Scarciafico Hugo
Edited byMaurice Serein
Music byJoseph Szulc
Production
company
Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 19 October 1934 (1934-10-19)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Sidonie Panache is a 1934 French historical comedy film directed by Henry Wulschleger and starring Florelle, Bach and Alexandre Mihalesco. Location shooting took place in Algeria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. It was based on an operetta of the same title.[1] It was one of the more popular releases in France that year.[2]

Synopsis

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In 1842 during the Conquest of Algeria, Sidonie Panache disguises herself as a Zouave in order to accompany her lover who has been sent out to serve there.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.337
  2. ^ Crisp p.301

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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