1936 British film
| The Robber Symphony | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Friedrich Feher |
| Starring | Hans Feher Magda Sonja |
| Music by | Friedrich Feher |
| Color process | black and white |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 2h 16min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Robber Symphony is a 1936 British musical film directed by Friedrich Feher.
Cast
- Hans Feher as Giannino
- Magda Sonja as Giannino's mother
- George Graves as Giannino's grandfather
- Michael Martin Harvey as Man with straw hat
- Webster Booth as Singer
- Jack Tracy as Bassoon Player
- Oscar Asche as Chief Gendarme
- Alexandre Rignault as Black Devil
- George André Martin as The Mayor
Reception
Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a mixed reception. Despite characterizing the picture as "certainly the most interesting film of the last twelve months", Greene found the film to deliver a "priggish reprimand a didactic note". Praising the story as "excellent" and dwelling on the "superb sequence of four player-pianos dragged across the Alps", Greene nevertheless complained that "in so far as experiment is original, it is barren."
Trivia
The leading roles of Giannino and Giannino's mother were played by the director's son and wife.
References
- "The Robber Symphony". TV Guide.
- Greene, Graham (24 May 1936). "The Robber Symphony/The Littlest Rebel/The Emperor's Candlesticks". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. pp. 76–78. ISBN 0192812866.)
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