The Abbot Constantine (1925 film)

The Abbot Constantine
The Abbot Constantine
Directed by	Julien Duvivier
Written by	Ludovic Halévy (novel); Julien Duvivier;
Starring	Jean Coquelin; Pierre Stéphen; Claude France;
Cinematography	André Dantan; Ganzli Walter;
Production; company	Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac
Distributed by	Films Petit
Release date	9 October 1925;
Running time	73 minutes
Country	France
Languages	Silent; French intertitles;

The Abbot Constantine (French: L'abbé Constantin) is a 1925 French silent comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Coquelin, Pierre Stéphen and Claude France. It is based on the novel The Abbot Constantine by Ludovic Halévy. The novel was remade as a sound film in 1933.^[1]

Synopsis

A French Catholic Priest is horrified when he learns that two Protestant American women have moved in nearby. However he is soon on good terms with them, and his nephew eventually falls in love with one of them.

Cast

Jean Coquelin as L'abbé Constantin
Pierre Stéphen as Paul de Lavardens
Claude France as Mrs. Scott
Georges Lannes as Jean Reynaud
Geneviève Cargese as Bettina Percival
Louisa de Mornand [fr] as Comtesse de Lavardens
Georges Deneubourg as Comte de Larnac
Angèle Decori as Pauline
Roberto Pia as Bernard, le jardinier
Robby Guichard
Lionel Salem

References

^ Goble p.661

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

The Abbot Constantine at IMDb

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[1] Goble p.661

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