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The Lady of Lebanon
Directed by Jean Epstein
Written byJean Epstein
Pierre Benoit
Based on The Lady of Lebanon by Pierre Benoit
Produced by Marcel Vandal
Charles Delac
Starring Andrée Spinelly
Jean Murat
Cinematography Armand Thirard
Edited byMarthe Bassi
Music by Alexandre Tansman
Walter Winnig
Production
company
Vandal et Delac
Distributed by Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 2 February 1934 (1934-02-02)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Lady of Lebanon (French: La Châtelaine du Liban) is a 1934 French thriller film directed by Jean Epstein, starring Andrée Spinelly and Jean Murat. [1] The narrative is set in Lebanon and follows a web of espionage with clashes between the French and British secret services, with a beautiful young woman at the centre. The film is based on the 1924 novel The Lady of Lebanon by Pierre Benoit. Filming took place between July and December 1933 in Lebanon, France, Egypt, Palestine and Syria. It premiered on 2 February 1934. [2]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Aguettand and Claude Bouxin.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.311
  2. ^ "La Châtelaine du Liban". bifi.fr (in French). Cinémathèque Française. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

Bibliography

  • Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.