Sapho (1934)
Directed by Léonce Perret

Drama

Film Synopsis

During a fancy dress ball, a young man from the provinces meets Fanny Legrand and immediately falls under her spell.  They pursue a love affair but, one day, the young man learns that Fanny was once a notorious coquette.  He leaves her, but later returns and forgives her.  When he goes off to America, Fanny decides not to accompany him.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Léonce Perret
  • Script: Léonce Perret, Adolphe Belot (novel), Alphonse Daudet (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Victor Arménise, Robert Lefebvre
  • Music: Reynaldo Hahn
  • Cast: Mary Marquet (Fanny Legrand), Jean-Max (Dechelette), Marcelle Praince (Rosa), François Rozet (Jean Gaussin), Camille Bert (Caoudal), Madame Ahnar (Pilar), Nadia Sibirskaïa (La fille), Marguerite Ducouret (Madame Hettema), Jacqueline Made (Alice Doré), Marfa d'Hervilly (Clara), Charlotte Clasis (Divonne), Yvonne Mirval (Wilkie Cab), Germaine Montero (Madame Sombreuse), Lucien Brulé (De Potter), Jean Bara (Le petit Joseph), Fernand Charpin (Césaire), Georges Morton (Le père Legrand), Marcel Carpentier (Monsieur Hettema), André Perchicot (Paulus), Ky Duyen (Le domestique)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min

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