Paradise Lost (French: Paradis perdu) is a 1940 French war drama film directed by Abel Gance and starring Fernand Gravey, Elvire Popesco and Micheline Presle.[1] In pre-First World War Paris, an aspiring artist falls in love with a dressmaker. After she dies in childbirth he volunteers to take part in a dangerous mission during the war. Badly wounded, he nonetheless recovers, and returns home to bring up his only daughter.
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Directed by | Abel Gance |
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Cinematography | Christian Matras |
Edited by | Léonide Azar |
Music by | Hans May |
Production company | Tarice Film |
Distributed by | Consortium du Film |
Release date | 26 February 1940 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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