Bethsabée (1947)
Danielle Darrieux stars as Arabella Delvaire in this baroque adaptation of Pierre Benoit's novel Bethshabee. Arabella is a woman of the world who arrives at a remote Foreign Legion outpost for a rendezvous with her current lover, Captain Duveuil. It so happens that one of Arabella's previous amours, Captain Somerville (Paul Meurisse), is also serving at the same post. So much for joining the Foreign Legion to forget. A climactic knife duel "solves" the film's various plot complications. Despite its Foreign Legion background, Bethsabee has next to no action, which must have made things difficult when the film was distributed to the U.S.
Director: Léonide Moguy
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Danielle Darrieux as Arabella Delvert |
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Georges Marchal as Le capitaine Georges Dubreuil |
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Jean Murat as Le Colonel de Cervière |
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Paul Meurisse as Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella |
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Pierre-Louis as Le lieutenant Testard (as Pierre Louis) |
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Olivier Darrieux as Le chauffeur |
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France Mooréa as |
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Nicolas Vogel as L'adjudant |
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Larbi Tounsi as (as Tounsi) |
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Robert Darène as Le major |
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Andrée Clément as Evelyne - la fille du colonel, maîtresse de Sommerville |
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José Davilla as Petit rôle (uncredited) |
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Paola Manelli as (uncredited) |
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Mireille Ozy as (uncredited) |
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René Pascal as Petit rôle (uncredited) |
| Directing | Léonide Moguy | Director |
| Art | Henri Ménessier | Production Design |
| Writing | Pierre Benoît | Novel |
| Editing | Borys Lewin | Editor |
| Production | Paul Madeux | Production Manager |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jacques Rémy | Scenario Writer |
| Camera | Nicolas Hayer | Director of Photography |
| Art | René Renoux | Production Design |
| Production | Raymond Borderie | Producer |