The Courier of Lyon (1923 film)
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| Directed by | Léon Poirier |
| Written by | Alfred Delacour (play) Marc Mario Louis-Mathurin Moreau (play) Paul Siraudin (play) Maxime Vallois |
| Starring | Roger Karl Daniel Mendaille Émile Saint-Ober |
| Cinematography | Bernasseau Jean Letort |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
Release date | 9 March 1923 |
| Country | France |
| Languages | Silent French intertitles |
The Courier of Lyon (French: L'affaire du courrier de Lyon) is a 1923 French historical drama film directed by Léon Poirier and starring Roger Karl, Daniel Mendaille and Émile Saint-Ober.[1]
It is based on the 1796 Courrier de Lyon case, which has been turned into many films including a 1937 French release The Courier of Lyon.
Main cast[edit]
- Roger Karl as Joseph Lesurques / Dubosc
- Daniel Mendaille as Le comte de Maupry
- Émile Saint-Ober as Durochat
- Laurence Myrga as Madeleine Brebant
- Suzanne Bianchetti as Clotilde d'Argence
- Blanche Montel as Mme Lesurques
- Marcel Bourdel as Vidal
- Paul Horace as Courriol
- Amy Vautrin as Elise Audebert
- Suzanne Dantès as Claudine Barrière
- Albert Brouett as Campion
- Émile Garandet as Guénot
- Colette Darfeuil
- Georges Deneubourg as L'accusateur public
- André Daven as Audebert
References[edit]
- ^ Klossner p.88
Bibliography[edit]
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1923 films
- French silent feature films
- 1920s French-language films
- Films directed by Léon Poirier
- Films set in the 1790s
- French historical drama films
- 1920s historical drama films
- Gaumont Film Company films
- French black-and-white films
- 1923 drama films
- Silent historical drama films
- 1920s French films
- 1920s French film stubs