Wicked Duchess (1942)
Edwige Feuillère and Pierre Richard-Willm star in director Jacques de Baroncelli's adaptation of the Balzac novella The Duchesse de Langeais, which tells the tale of a Parisian socialite who is romantically pursued by a Napoleonic war hero. With a screenplay by Jean Giraudoux.
Director: Jacques de Baroncelli
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Edwige Feuillère as Antoinette de Langeais |
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Pierre Richard-Willm as Armand de Montriveau |
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Aimé Clariond as Ronquerolles |
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Lise Delamare as Madame de Serizy |
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Charles Granval as The vidame of Pamiers |
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Irène Bonheur as Caroline de Vanderesse |
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Marthe Mellot as The mother superior |
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Simone Renant as Viscountess Emilie de Fontaines |
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Hélène Constant as Paméla |
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Madeleine Pagès as Suzette |
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Dorothée Luss as Madame de Lestorade |
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Jacques Varennes as The Duke of Langeais |
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Catherine Fonteney as The Princess of Blamont-Chauvry |
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Georges Mauloy as The Duke of Grandlieu |
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Philippe Richard as Bonpied, the doorman |
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François Dupriet as |
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Gaston Mauger as King Louis XVIII |
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Maurice Dorléac as Baron Auguste de Maulincour |
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Henri Richard as The Duke of Navareins |
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Pierre Vernet as |
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Georges Grey as Henri de Marsay |
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Dominique Davray as A 'grisette' (uncredited) |
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Paul Faivre as Auguste, the valet of Montriveau (uncredited) |
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François Joux as (uncredited) |
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Noëlle Norman as (uncredited) |
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Elmire Vautier as (uncredited) |
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François Viguier as (uncredited) |
| Writing | Jean Giraudoux | Adaptation |
| Directing | Jacques de Baroncelli | Director |
| Writing | Honoré de Balzac | Novel |
| Writing | Jean Giraudoux | Dialogue |
| Sound | Roger Desormière | Conductor |
| Art | Serge Piménoff | Art Direction |
| Sound | Francis Poulenc | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Georges Annenkov | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hagop Arakelian | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Yvonne Martin | Editor |
| Camera | Christian Matras | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Rodolphe Marcilly | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jean Rieul | Sound Engineer |
