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1934 film
In the Land of the Sun
Directed byRobert Péguy
Written byHenri Alibert
René Sarvil
Based onIn the Land of the Sun by Henri Alibert and René Sarvil
StarringHenri Alibert
Lisette Lanvin
Pola Illéry
CinematographyWilly Faktorovitch
Nicolas Hayer
Music byVincent Scotto
Production
company		Les Productions Miramar
Release date
  • 2 February 1934 (1934-02-02)
Running time79 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

In the Land of the Sun (French: Au pays du soleil) is a 1934 French musical comedy crime film directed by Robert Péguy and starring Henri Alibert, Lisette Lanvin and Pola Illéry. An operetta film, it is based on the 1932 operetta of the same title by Alibert. It was later remade into a 1952 film In the Land of the Sun starring Tino Rossi.

Synopsis

Near the waterfront in Marseille, a murder is committed near a bar frequented by sailors. Titin is wrongly charged with the murder, to the distress of his girlfriend.

Cast

References

  1. Crisp p.397
  2. Bessy & Chirat p.409
  3. Goble p.6

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

Films directed by Robert Péguy
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