Captain Fracasse (1943 film)
| Captain Fracasse | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Abel Gance |
| Written by | Abel Gance Claude Vermorel |
| Based on | Le capitaine Fracasse by Théophile Gautier |
| Produced by | Josette France Pierre Gurgo-Salice |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Hayer |
| Edited by | Lucienne Déméocq |
| Music by | Arthur Honegger |
Production companies | Lux Film Zénith Films |
| Distributed by | Lux Film |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Captain Fracasse (French: Le Capitaine Fracasse) is a 1943 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Abel Gance and starring Fernand Gravey, Assia Noris and Alice Tissot. It is an adaptation of the novel Captain Fracasse by Théophile Gautier. The scenario and dialogue is by Abel Gance and Claude Vermorel and the music composed by Arthur Honegger. Honegger's score for the film (H. 166 in his catalogue of works) consists of around 50 minutes of music for chorus and large orchestra.
On the same subject, there were also a 1929 silent version directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, and a 1961 colour version directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit both with the same title.