Le cap perdu
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Le cap perdu is a 1931 British
drama film
directed by Ewald André Dupont
and starring Harry Baur
, Henri Bosc and Jean Max. It was a French-language version of the film Cape Forlorn
made by British International Pictures intended for distribution in France. A German-language version Menschen im Käfig
was also released. It was based on a story by Frank Harvey
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Ewald André Dupont
Ewald André Dupont
Ewald André Dupont was a German film director, one of the founders of the German film industry. He was frequently credited as E. A. Dupont....
and starring Harry Baur
Harry Baur
Harry Baur was a French actor. Baur was Jewish and tortured to death by the Gestapo during World War II....
, Henri Bosc and Jean Max. It was a French-language version of the film Cape Forlorn
Cape Forlorn
Cape Forlorn is a 1930 British drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Fay Compton, Frank Harvey and Ian Hunter. It was the English language version of a British International Pictures multi-language production with France and Germany which also made Menschen im Käfig and Le cap...
made by British International Pictures intended for distribution in France. A German-language version Menschen im Käfig
Menschen im Käfig
Menschen im Käfig is a 1930 British drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Conrad Veidt, Fritz Kortner and Tala Birell. It was the German-language version of the 1930 British International Pictures film Cape Forlorn. A French-language version Le cap perdu was also produced...
was also released. It was based on a story by Frank Harvey
Frank Harvey (Australian screenwriter)
Frank Harvey was an English-born actor, producer and writer best known for his work in Australia.-Biography:...
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Partial cast
- Harry BaurHarry BaurHarry Baur was a French actor. Baur was Jewish and tortured to death by the Gestapo during World War II....
- Le Capitaine Kell - Henri Bosc - Kingsley
- Jean Max - Le matelot Cass
- Marcelle Romée - Hélène