The Little King (film) explained

The Little King
Director:Julien Duvivier
Producer:Charles Delac
Marcel Vandal
Starring:Robert Lynen
Arlette Marchal
Béatrice Bretty
Music:Tibor Harsanyi
Cinematography:Joseph Barth
Armand Thirard
Editing:Marthe Poncin
Studio:Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Société Générale de Cinématographie
Distributor:Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Country:France

The Little King (French: Le petit roi) is a 1933 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Robert Lynen, Arlette Marchal and Béatrice Bretty.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris with location filming in various places including the resort town of Saint-Tropez.

It was made as a follow-up to Duvivier's 1932 hit The Red Head, which also starred Robert Lynen in the title role.

Synopsis

A boy inherits the throne of a fictional European country. The young Michel VIII is surrounded by untrustworthy advisors and threatened by revolutionaries. He goes to the French Riviera to recover his health, but then returns to his homeland.

Cast

References

  1. McCann p.68

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