Lilac (1932)

Also known as Lilac, this early Anatole Litvak-directed talkie was based on a play by Tristan Bernard and Charles Henry Hirsch. The story bears traces of the Bertold Brecht-Weill piece The Threepenny Opera, with heroine Lilac (Marcelle Romeo) consorting with the criminal scum of Paris. Lilac falls in love with a handsome detective (Andre Luguet), but he doesn't let his emotions stand in the way of his duty, and in the end he reluctantly turns her over to the authorities. At $120,000, Coeur de Lilas was one of the most expensive movies to come out of France in 1931, but it more than made back its cost at the box-office.

Directing:
  • Anatole Litvak

Writing:
  • Dorothy Farnum
  • Serge Veber
  • Anatole Litvak

Stars:
Release Date: 1932-03-13
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  • Country: FR
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 90
Fernandel
Fernandel
le garçon d'honneur
André Luguet
André Luguet
André Lucot
Marcel Delaître
Marcel Delaît...
Mr Darny
Pierre Labry
Pierre Labry
Charignoul
Madeleine Guitty
Madeleine Gui...
Mme. Charignoul
Marcelle Romee
Marcelle Rome...
Coeur de Lilas
Fréhel
Fréhel
La Douleur
Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Martousse
Paul Amiot
Paul Amiot
Merlu
Jean-Max
Jean-Max
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