Les mutinés de l'Elseneur
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Les mutinés de l'Elseneur is a 1936 French
action film
directed by Pierre Chenal
and starring Jean Murat
, Winna Winifried and André Berley
. A journalist takes command of a ship after the crew mutiny against the brutal captain. It was an adaptation of the novel The Mutiny of the Elsinore
by Jack London
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Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
action film
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
directed by Pierre Chenal
Pierre Chenal
Pierre Chenal was a French director and screenwriter who flourished in the 1930s, and was best known for film noir thrillers such as the 1937 film L’Alibi, where he worked with Erich von Stroheim and Louis Jouvet. In 1939 he made Le Dernier Tournant, the first of many film treatments of James M...
and starring Jean Murat
Jean Murat
Jean Murat was a French actor. He was married to the French actress Annabella.-Selected filmography:* Carnival in Flanders * Les mutinés de l'Elseneur * On the Riviera * Alarm in Morocco...
, Winna Winifried and André Berley
André Berley
-Selected filmography:* The Passion of Joan of Arc * Juanita * Les mutinés de l'Elseneur * Monsieur Personne...
. A journalist takes command of a ship after the crew mutiny against the brutal captain. It was an adaptation of the novel The Mutiny of the Elsinore
The Mutiny of the Elsinore (novel)
The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. After death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates. During the conflict, the narrator developes as a strong character, rather as in The Sea-Wolf...
by Jack London
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
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Partial cast
- Jean Murat - Jack Pathurst
- Winna Winifried - Winna West
- André BerleyAndré Berley-Selected filmography:* The Passion of Joan of Arc * Juanita * Les mutinés de l'Elseneur * Monsieur Personne...
- Le lieutenant Pike - Maurice LagrenéeMaurice Lagrenée-Selected filmography:* Inspecteur Grey * Les mutinés de l'Elseneur * Maître après Dieu...
- Bert Rhine - Jacques BerliozJacques BerliozJacques Berlioz was a French zoologist.Berlioz joined the staff of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in 1912, and in 1949 he became curator of mammals and birds. He retired in 1962....
- Le capitaine West - Raymond Aimos - Un marin
- Louis Gouget - Sundry Buyers
- François Viguier - Larry
- Eugène Stuber - Murphy