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Figaro is a 1929 French silent historical comedy film directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel and starring Ernst Van Duren, Arlette Marchal and Marie Bell.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1778 Beaumarchais play The Marriage of Figaro, with material also used from its two sequels. It was released in 1929 in the US as a silent film, then reissued there in 1932 with an added music track, recorded by SpA Bixiophone, under the title IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA.

Figaro
Directed by	Tony Lekain Gaston Ravel
Written by	Beaumarchais (play) Tony Lekain Gaston Ravel
Starring	Ernst Van Duren Arlette Marchal Marie Bell
Cinematography	Albert Duverger
Production company	Franco Films
Release date	20 December 1929
Running time	120 minutes
Country	France
Languages	Silent French intertitles

Cast

• Ernst Van Duren as Figaro
• Arlette Marchal as Rosine
• Marie Bell as Suzanne
• Léon Belières as Batholo
• José Davert as Basile
• Tony D'Algy as Le Comte Almaviva
• Jean Weber as Chérubin
• Odette Talazac as Marceline
• Genica Missirio as Bogaerts
• Roland Caillaux as Grippe-Soleil

References

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995. Scarecrow Press, 1996.

External links

• Figaro at IMDb

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