Madame Sans-Gêne (1941 film)

Madame Sans-Gêne
Directed by	Roger Richebé
Written by	Jean Aurenche Pierre Lestringuez Roger Richebé
Based on	Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau
Produced by	Roger Richebé
Starring	Arletty Aimé Clariond Maurice Escande
Cinematography	Jean Isnard
Edited by	Raymond Lamy
Music by	Vincent Scotto
Production company	Films Roger Richebé
Distributed by	Films Roger Richebé
Release date	7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Madame Sans-Gêne is a 1941 French historical comedy drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Arletty, Aimé Clariond and Maurice Escande. It is based on the 1893 play Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau inspired by the life of Catherine Hubscher. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location at the Château de Grosbois. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.

Cast

• Arletty as Catherine Hubscher
• Aimé Clariond as Le chef de la police Fouché
• Maurice Escande as Le comte de Neipperg
• Henri Nassiet as Le maréchal Lefebvre
• Jeanne Reinhardt as Le reine Caroline
• Madeleine Sylvain as La princesse Élisa
• Albert Dieudonné as Napoléon 1er
• Geneviève Auger as L'impératrice Marie-Louise
• Mona Dol as Madame de Bülow
• Ror Volmar as La chanteuse
• André Carnège as Savary
• Paul Amiot as Maximilen de Robespierre
• Robert Vattier as Jasmin
• Alain Cuny as Roustan
• Léon Walther as Despréaux
• Marcel Talmont as Corso
• Pierre Vernet as Leroy
• André Lorière as Cop
• Odette Talazac as Nanette
• Hubert de Malet as Junot
• Geneviève Morel as Julie

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Madame Sans-Gêne at IMDb