Gilberte de Courgenay
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Gilberte de Courgenay is a 1942 Swiss
biographical film
directed by Franz Schnyder
and starring Rudolf Bernhard, Anne-Marie Blanc
and Zarli Carigiet
. It was based on a novel by Rudolf Bolo Maeglin
and was based on the life of a real figure. It was made during the Second World War, during which Switzerland was neutral, in an attempt to raise national morale in the face of potential invasion.
Cinema of Switzerland
-Directors:*Jean-Paul Cardinaux*Richard Dembo*Charles-Georges Duvanel*Kurt Früh*Jean-Luc Godard*Claude Goretta*Elena Hazanov*Thomas Koerfer*Xavier Koller*Markus Imhoof*Leopold Lindtberg*Franz Schnyder*Casimir Sivan*Alain Tanner-Actors:*Ursula Andress...
biographical film
Biographical film
A biographical film, or biopic , is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their...
directed by Franz Schnyder
Franz Schnyder
Franz Schnyder was a Swiss film director and screenwriter. He directed 15 films between 1941 and 1968. His film Der 10...
and starring Rudolf Bernhard, Anne-Marie Blanc
Anne-Marie Blanc
-Selected filmography:* Gilberte de Courgenay * White Cradle Inn * La blonde de Pékin * Klassäzämekunft -External links:...
and Zarli Carigiet
Zarli Carigiet
Zarli Carigiet was a Swiss actor and comedian. He was a member of the satirical Cabaret Cornichon and starred in movies by directors such as Leopold Lindtberg, Franz Schnyder, and Kurt Früh...
. It was based on a novel by Rudolf Bolo Maeglin
Rudolf Bolo Maeglin
Rudolf Bolo Maeglin was a Swiss journalist and writer. He is best known for his 1939 novel Gilberte de Courgenay which was adapted into a film in 1942....
and was based on the life of a real figure. It was made during the Second World War, during which Switzerland was neutral, in an attempt to raise national morale in the face of potential invasion.
Cast
- Rudolf Bernhard: René Gengenbach
- Anne-Marie BlancAnne-Marie Blanc-Selected filmography:* Gilberte de Courgenay * White Cradle Inn * La blonde de Pékin * Klassäzämekunft -External links:...
: Gilberte Montavon - Zarli CarigietZarli CarigietZarli Carigiet was a Swiss actor and comedian. He was a member of the satirical Cabaret Cornichon and starred in movies by directors such as Leopold Lindtberg, Franz Schnyder, and Kurt Früh...
: Luzi Caviezel - Hélène Dalmet: Madame Montavon
- Heinrich GretlerHeinrich Gretler-Selected filmography:* Gilberte de Courgenay * Herz der Welt * Es geschah am hellichten Tag * The Ideal Woman * Kohlhiesel's Daughters -External links:...
: Friedrich Odermatt - Max KnappMax KnappMax Knapp was a Swiss film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* Der Kegelkönig * Gilberte de Courgenay * Polizischt Wäckerli * Sacred Waters * William Tell...
: Fritz Gubler - Erwin KohlundErwin Kohlund-Selected filmography:* Gilberte de Courgenay * Bäckerei Zürrer * Die Konsequenz * The Inventor...
: Peter Hasler - Ditta Oesch: Tilly Odermatt
- Schaggi StreuliSchaggi Streuli-Selected filmography:* Gilberte de Courgenay * Taxi Driver Baenz * Sacred Waters...
: Gustav Hannart - Jakob Sulzer: Otto Helbling
- Heinz WoesterHeinz Woester-Selected filmography:* Gilberte de Courgenay * William Tell -External links:...
: Hauptmann/Captain