Gaspard de Besse
Directed byAndré Hugon
Written byCarlo Rim
Based onGaspard de Besse by Jean Aicard
Produced byAndré Hugon
StarringRaimu
Antonin Berval
Nicole Vattier
Music byJacques Janin
Production
company
Les Productions André Hugon
Distributed byLes Distributeurs Français
Release date
  • 18 December 1935 (1935-12-18)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Gaspard de Besse is a 1935 French historical adventure film directed by André Hugon and starring Raimu, Antonin Berval and Nicole Vattier. It is an adaptation of the 1919 novel of the same title by Jean Aicard.[1] It is inspired by a historical figure active as a "Robin Hood" in pre-French Revolution Provence.[2]

Synopsis

After his father loses his house and possessions to a loan shark and is then murdered, Gaspard becomes an outlaw with his faithful sidekick Samplan. Their raids on the wealthy develop them a popular following in the countryside. However, both men ultimately come to a tragic end at the hands of the authorities.

Cast

References

  1. Goble p.4
  2. Temple & Witt p.115

Bibliography

  • 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.
  • Temple, Michael & Witt, Michael (ed.) The French Cinema Book. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.
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