- Source: Volpone (film)
Volpone is a 1941 French historical comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Harry Baur, Louis Jouvet and Jean Témerson. It is based on the Jacobean play Volpone by English writer Ben Jonson. Jacques de Baroncelli began shooting the film in 1938 but due to funding issues production was halted. Tourneur later took over the direction and completed the film for its release. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director André Barsacq while the costumes were created by Boris Bilinsky.
Cast
Harry Baur as Volpone
Louis Jouvet as Mosca
Charles Dullin as Corbaccio
Jean Témerson as Voltore
Fernand Ledoux as Corvino
Jacqueline Delubac as Colomba Corvino
Marion Dorian as Canina
Alexandre Rignault as Le capitaine Leone Corbaccio
Louis Frémont as Le juge
Robert Seller as Le chef des sbires
Jean Lambert as Le chanteur
Pierre Giannotti as Le donneur de sérénade
Colette Régis as La marquise
References
Bibliography
Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
External links
Volpone at IMDb