The Man from Nowhere (1937 film)
The Man from Nowhere (French: L'Homme de nulle part) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Blanchar, Isa Miranda and Catherine Fonteney.[1] It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome, and based on Luigi Pirandello's 1904 novel Il fu Mattia Pascal. A separate Italian-language version of the film was also produced.
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| Directed by | Pierre Chenal |
| Produced by | Michel Kagansky Christian Stengel |
| Written by | Luigi Pirandello (play) Pierre Chenal Christian Stengel Armand Salacrou Roger Vitrac |
| Starring | Pierre Blanchar Isa Miranda Catherine Fonteney |
| Music by | Jacques Ibert |
| Cinematography | Joseph-Louis Mundwiller |
| Edited by | Pierre Chenal |
Production company | Général Productions Ala-Colosseum Film |
| Distributed by | Société d'Édition et de Location de Films |
Release date | 19 February 1937 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It was a popular success, and was re-released in 1942.
The film's sets were designed by Guido Fiorini.
Cast
- Pierre Blanchar as Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis
- Isa Miranda as Louise Paléari
- Catherine Fonteney as La veuve Pescatore
- Ginette Leclerc as Romilda Pescatore Pascal
- Maximilienne as Tante Scholastique
- Palau as Le chevalier Titus
- Marcel Vallée as Le maire
- Charles Granval as Octavio Meis
- Pierre Alcover as Malagna
- Charlotte Barbier-Krauss as Angelica Bonafede Pascal
- Jean Hébey as Pomino
- René Génin as L'ivrogne
- Georges Douking as Le domestique simplet de la pension
- Marcel Lupovici as Béraldez
- Gaston Dupray as Le directeur du journal
- Robert Moor as Le fossoyeur
- Léonce Corne as L'hôtelier du Luxor
- Henri Giquel as Le docteur Basile
- Charles Léger as Le bibliothécaire à la retraite
- Yvonne Yma as Adèle Meis
- Paquita Claude as Mademoiselle Pépita
- Enrico Glori as Le coiffeur
- Dax Berthy as Le curé
- Leduc as Le fournisseur de la noce
- Margo Lion as Mademoiselle Caporale
- Sinoël as Henri Paléari - tuteur de Louise
- Robert Le Vigan as Le comte Papiano
- Ornella Da Vasto
- Louis Daquin
- Rita Livesi as Cabrini
- Edda Soligo as Une dame à la table de jeu
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References
- Goble p.800
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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