The Duchess of Langeais (1942 film)

The Duchess of Langeais (French: La Duchesse de Langeais) is a 1942 French historical drama film directed by  Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm and Aimé Clariond. It is also known as Wicked Duchess.

It is based on the 1834 novel of the same name by Honoré de Balzac. It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.

Cast
  Edwige Feuillère   as Antoinette de Langeais  
 Pierre Richard-Willm  as Armand de Montriveau  
 Aimé Clariond  as Ronquerolles  
 Lise Delamare  as Madame de Serizy  
 Charles Granval  as Le vidame de Pamiers  
 Irène Bonheur  as Caroline  
 Marthe Mellot  as La mère supérieure  
 Simone Renant  as La vicomtesse de Fontaines  
 Hélène Constant  as Paméla  
 Madeleine Pagès  as Suzette  
 Dorothée Luss  as Madame de Lestorade  
 Jacques Varennes  as Le duc de Langeais 
 Catherine Fonteney as La princesse de Blamont-Chauvry  
 Georges Mauloy  as Le duc de Grandieu  
 Philippe Richard  as Le portier  
 Gaston Mauger   as Louis XVIII
 Maurice Dorléac  as Le baron de Maulincour  
 Henri Richard  as Le duc de Navareins  
 Georges Grey  as Marsay

References

Bibliography 
 Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links 
 

Category:1942 films
Category:French films
Category:French drama films
Category:1940s drama films
Category:French-language films
Category:Films directed by Jacques de Baroncelli
Category:French historical films
Category:1940s historical films
Category:Films based on works by Honoré de Balzac
Category:Films based on French novels
Category:Films set in the 1820s
Category:French black-and-white films