Captain Fracasse (1929)
- Original title
- Le Capitaine Fracasse
- Directed by
- Alberto Cavalcanti
- Genre
- silent film, swashbuckler film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A 17th century baron joins a traveling theater troupe and takes on the stage name Captain Fracasse. He fights duels and protects the leading lady from a villainous nobleman.
adventurousromantictheatricallight-heartedswashbucklingpicaresquemelodramatic
What happens
Captain Fracasse (French: Le capitaine Fracasse) is a 1929 French silent adventure film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and Henry Wulschleger and starring Pierre Blanchar, Lien Deyers and Charles Boyer. It is based on the 1863 novel of the same name by Théophile Gautier. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erik Aaes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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