La Symphonie fantastique (1942)
1942 · 1h 35m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
The film is biographical, telling the story of the life and artistic struggles of the French composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz is shown as a recalcitrant medical student in an anatomy class dreaming of becoming a composer; at a demonstration during a performance at the Paris Opéra conducted by…
Director: Christian-Jaque
Writers: Jean-Pierre Feydeau, André Legrand
Music by: Hector Berlioz
Cinematography: Armand Thirard
Editor: Jacques Desagneaux
Cast
Jean-Louis Barrault as Hector BerliozRenée Saint-Cyr as Marie MartinLise Delamare as Harriet SmithsonJules Berry as SchlesingerBernard Blier as Antoine CharbonnelGilbert Gil as Louis BerliozJulien Bertheau as Victor Hugo (uncredited)Catherine Fonteney as Madame Berlioz mother (uncredited)Louis Seigner as Habeneck (uncredited)Noël Roquevert as Gendarme (uncredited)Roland Armontel as Eugène Delacroix (uncredited)Rivers Cadet as Consumer (uncredited)More like this
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