Charlemagne | |
Director: | Pierre Colombier |
Based On: | The Admirable Crichton by J.M. Barrie |
Starring: | Raimu Léon Belières Marie Glory |
Music: | Jacques Dallin |
Cinematography: | Raymond Agnel René Colas |
Editing: | Léonide Moguy |
Studio: | Pathé-Natan |
Distributor: | Pathé-Natan |
Runtime: | 90 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
Charlemagne is a 1933 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Raimu, Léon Belières and Marie Glory.[1] [2] A group of upper-class passengers on a ship are saved by a stoker who takes them to an island, where he soon rises to be their monarch. The film is based on the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie.
An arrogant baron, his mistress and several others are stranded on a desert island during a shipwreck. The crew member Charlemagne grows tired of the aristocrat's behaviour and, being by far the most capable, declares himself ruler of the island. This situation lasts until the castaways are at last rescued by another vessel.