Under Western Eyes | |
Director: | Marc Allégret |
Producer: | André Daven |
Starring: | Pierre Fresnay Danièle Parola Michel Simon |
Editing: | Yvonne Martin Marguerite Renoir |
Studio: | Productions André Daven |
Distributor: | Les Films Osso L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne |
Runtime: | 95 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
Under Western Eyes (French: Razumov: Sous les yeux d'occident) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Pierre Fresnay, Danièle Parola and Michel Simon.[1] It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1911 novel Under Western Eyes. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.
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