The Patriot | |
Director: | Maurice Tourneur |
Producer: | Nicolas Farkas |
Starring: | Harry Baur Pierre Renoir Suzy Prim Jacques Varennes |
Editing: | Roger Mercanton |
Studio: | F.C.L. |
Distributor: | Films Sonores Tobis |
Runtime: | 105 minutes |
Country: | France |
The Patriot (French: Le patriote) is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Pierre Renoir and Suzy Prim. The film was based on a novel by Alfred Neumann which had previously been turned into a 1928 American silent film The Patriot starring Emil Jannings. It was made by the French subsidiary of the German company Tobis Film. The sets were designed by the Russian-born art director Alexandre Lochakoff.
The film portrays the life of Tsar Paul I of Russia.[1]