Port Arthur (film) explained

Port Arthur
Director:Nicolas Farkas
Producer:Pierre O'Connell
Based On:Port Arthur by Pierre Frondaie
Starring:Anton Walbrook
Danielle Darrieux
Charles Vanel
Music:Otakar Jeremiás
Cinematography:Otto Heller
Georg Krause
Jaroslav Tuzar
Editing:Roger Mercanton
Carl Forcht
Studio:Société des Productions Cinématographiques F.C.L.
Tobis Film
Slavia
Distributor:Films Sonores Tobis
Runtime:83 minutes
Country:France
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Language:French
Germany

Port Arthur (French: Port-Arthur) is a 1936 war drama film directed by Nicolas Farkas and starring Anton Walbrook, Danielle Darrieux and Charles Vanel.[1] It was a co-production between France, Czechoslovakia and Germany. Separate versions were produced in French and German, with Walbrook starring in both versions. The film was based on a novel of the same title by Pierre Frondaie.[2] It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Lochakoff, Stepán Kopecký and Vladimir Meingard. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin on 7 December 1936 and had its Paris opening four days later.

Cast

French version

German version

Release

The film was shown in the United States at the Apollo Theater in October 1941.

Works cited

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Bessy & Chirat p.183
  2. Goble p.168