The Lady of the Camellias (French: La dame aux camélias, Italian: La signora dalle camelie) is a 1953 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Micheline Presle, Gino Cervi and Roland Alexandre. It is based on the 1848 novel of the same title by Alexandre Dumas.[1][2] It was shot in Gevacolour at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq.

The Lady of the Camellias
Directed by	Raymond Bernard
Written by	Raymond Bernard Jacques Natanson
Based on	The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by	Albert Dodrumez Pierre Gurgo-Salice Maurice Lehmann André Mouëzy-Éon
Starring	Micheline Presle Gino Cervi Roland Alexandre
Cinematography	Philippe Agostini
Edited by	Charlotte Guilbert
Music by	Francis Lopez
Production companies	Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique Royalty Films Union des Distributeurs Indépendants Lux Film
Distributed by	Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique Lux Film
Release date	6 November 1953
Running time	111 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

Cast

• Micheline Presle as Marguerite Gauthier
• Gino Cervi as Monsieur Duval
• Roland Alexandre as Armand Duval
• Alba Arnova as Olympe
• Jean Parédès as Comte Varville
• Jean Brochard as Le notaire
• Mathilde Casadesus as Prudence
• Jacques Clancy as Gaston Rieux
• Henri Crémieux as Chambourg
• Maurice Escande as Le duc
• Jacques Famery as Un ami d'Armand
• Jane Morlet as Nanine
• Claude Nicot as Léon Chambourg
• Germaine Delbat as L'épouse du notaire
• Robert Seller as Le maître d'hôtel
• Javotte Lehman as Violette
• Françoise Soulié as Blanche

References

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.

External links

• The Lady of the Camellias at IMDb

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