Wicked Duchess (1942)
1942 · 1h 39m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Edwige Feuillère and Pierre Richard-Willm star in director Jacques de Baroncelli's adaptation of the Balzac novella The Duchesse de Langeais, which tells the tale of a Parisian socialite who is romantically pursued by a Napoleonic war hero. With a screenplay by Jean Giraudoux.
Director: Jacques de Baroncelli
Writers: Honoré de Balzac
Music by: Francis Poulenc
Cinematography: Christian Matras
Editor: Yvonne Martin
Cast
Edwige Feuillère as Antoinette de LangeaisPierre Richard-Willm as Armand de MontriveauAimé Clariond as RonquerollesLise Delamare as Madame de SerizyCharles Granval as The vidame of PamiersIrène Bonheur as Caroline de VanderesseMarthe Mellot as The mother superiorSimone Renant as Viscountess Emilie de FontainesHélène Constant as PamélaMadeleine Pagès as SuzetteDorothée Luss as Madame de LestoradeJacques Varennes as The Duke of LangeaisMore like this
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