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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
Gina Manès
Helene Vronsky
Jaque Catelain
Prince Vassia Heridze
Harry Nestor
Prince Fedor Achkeliani
Alice Tissot
Mlle. Mesureux
Dimitri Dimitriev
Anton Irtych
Alexandre Mihalesco
Stéphane
Vala Ostermann
Nathalia Vronsky
Jean Toulout
Admiral Alexeieff
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Marcel L'Herbier
- Writers
- Marcel L'Herbier
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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The take
Marcel L'Herbier directs. Nikolai Toporkoff behind the camera. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 197 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Marcel L'Herbier, shot by Nikolai Toporkoff. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Gina Manès and Jaque Catelain and Harry Nestor carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0204508 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nikolai Toporkoff
- Production design
- Serge Piménoff
- Runtime
- 109 min · 1h 49m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Marcel L'Herbier
Production companies
Who made it
- SE
Sequana Films
FR
Key crew
- Production ManagerSimon Schiffrin
- NovelJoseph Kessel
- Production DesignSerge Piménoff
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- love triangle
- silent film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1929-10-07
Also known as
International titles
- Nuits de tziganesFR
