Ruy Blas (film)

Summary

Ruy Blas is a 1948 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais and Marcel Herrand. The screenplay was written by Jean Cocteau based on the 1838 play of the same title by Victor Hugo.[1] It was shot at the Icet Studios in Milan and on location at Cassis in Southern France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch.

Ruy Blas
Directed byPierre Billon
Screenplay byJean Cocteau
Based onRuy Blas by Victor Hugo
Produced byGeorges Legrand
Nino Martegani
André Paulvé
StarringDanielle Darrieux
Jean Marais
Marcel Herrand
CinematographyMichel Kelber
Edited byMaurice Serein
Music byGeorges Auric
Production
companies
Films André Paulvé
Productions Georges Legrand
Martegani Produzione
Distributed byDisCina
Atlantis Film
Release date
  • 15 February 1948 (1948-02-15)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench
Box office2,453,187 admissions (France)[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.

Bibliography edit

  • Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
  • Tolton, C.D.E. The Cinema of Jean Cocteau: Essays on His Films and Their Coctelian Sources. Legas, 1998.

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