The Call of Silence
The Call of Silence, also screened as The Call (French: L'Appel du Silence), is a 1936 French drama film directed by Léon Poirier and starring Jean Yonnel, Pierre de Guingand and Jacqueline Francell. It is a biography based on the life of the Catholic missionary Charles de Foucauld.[1]
| The Call of Silence | |
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| French | L'Appel du Silence |
| Directed by | Léon Poirier |
| Written by | Léon Poirier |
| Produced by | Léon Poirier |
| Starring | Jean Yonnel Pierre de Guingand Jacqueline Francell |
| Cinematography | Goudard Georges Georges Million |
| Music by | Claude Delvincourt |
Production company | Societé Artistique Commerciale et Industrielle |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Industrielle Cinématographique |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot
Charles de Foucauld travels the Sahara as a missionary. He is killed by local bandits.
Cast
- Jean Yonnel as Charles de Foucauld
- Pierre de Guingand as General Laperrine
- Jacqueline Francell as Mademoiselle X
- Alice Tissot as notary's wife
- Suzanne Bianchetti as woman of the world
- Pierre Juvenet as Colonel
- Thomy Bourdelle as General
- André Nox
- Pierre Nay as the Marquis of Morès
- Fred Pasquali
- Auguste Boverio
- Alexandre Mihalesco
- Fernand Francell
- Jeanne Marie-Laurent
- Georges Cahuzac
- Jean Kolb
- Henry Defreyn
- Maurice Schutz
- Victor Vina
- Émile Saint-Ober
- Maurice de Canonge
- Pierre Darteuil
- Pierre Athon as Lieutenant of Guissart
- René Bergeron
- Jean Buquet
- Mireille Monard as pianist
- Francia Séguy
References
- "L'Appel du Silence". UniFrance. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
Bibliography
- Dudley, Andrew (2021) [1995]. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press. ASIN B09H3QNPX5. ISBN 0-691-05686-2. LCCN 94015486.
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