Madonna of the Sleeping Cars (French: La madone des sleepings) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Giselle Pascal, Jean Gaven and Erich von Stroheim. The film is an adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra, though the plot has been changed somewhat, and the action brought into the 1950s and set in Latin America rather than the Black Sea coast of the USSR.[1]
Madonna of the Sleeping Cars | |
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Directed by | Henri Diamant-Berger |
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Based on | Madonna of the Sleeping Cars by Maurice Dekobra |
Produced by | Henri Diamant-Berger |
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Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
Edited by | Hélène Basté |
Music by | Louiguy |
Production company | Le Film d'Art |
Distributed by | La Société des Films Sirius |
Release date | 21 June 1955 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice, with sets designed by the art director Eugène Piérac. Location shooting took place in Paris and elsewhere.