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The Pont-Biquet Family

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The Pont-Biquet Family
Directed byChristian-Jaque
Written bySuzette Desty
Henri Vendresse
Based onThe Pont-Biquet Family by Alexandre Bisson
Produced byHenri Ullmann
StarringGina Manès
Armand Bernard
Paul Pauley
CinematographyWilly Faktorovitch
Edited byAndré Versein
Music byCasimir Oberfeld
Production
company
D.U. Films
Distributed byLes Films Paramount
Release date
  • 20 September 1935 (1935-09-20)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Pont-Biquet Family (French: La famille Pont-Biquet) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Gina Manès, Armand Bernard and Paul Pauley.[1] It is based on the 1897 play of the same title by Alexandre Bisson.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and René Renoux.

Synopsis

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The Pont-Biquet is headed my a judge and his domineering wife. Their two daughters and son-in-law try to get round the elder generation.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.92
  2. ^ Goble p.42

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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