The Captain (1946 film)

The Captain (French: Le capitan) is a 1946 French historical adventure film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Pierre Renoir, Claude Génia, and Jean Pâqui.^[1] It was based on a novel by Michel Zévaco. The film's sets were designed by René Renoux. It is a swashbuckler set in the reign of Louis XIII.

The Captain
Directed by	Robert Vernay
Written by	Bernard Zimmer Robert Vernay
Based on	Le Capitan by Michel Zevaco
Produced by	Édouard Harispuru
Starring	Pierre Renoir Claude Génia Jean Pâqui
Cinematography	Victor Arménise
Edited by	Jeannette Berton
Music by	Jean Wiener
Production company	Compagnie Franco Coloniale Cinématographique
Distributed by	Pathé
Release date	27 March 1946 (1946-03-27)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Pierre Renoir as Le duc d'Angoulême
• Claude Génia as Gisèle d'Angoulême
• Jean Pâqui as Capestang
• Aimé Clariond as Concini
• Lise Delamare as Léonora Caligai
• Jean Tissier as Cogolin
• Maurice Escande as Le prince de Condé
• Sophie Desmarets as Marion Delorme
• Alexandre Rignault as Rinaldo
• Serge Emrich as Louis XIII
• Huguette Duflos as Marie de Medici
• Robert Manuel as Le comte Hercule de Nesle
• Lucas Gridoux as Samuel
• Georges Marny as Le cardinal de Richelieu
• Pierre Magnier as Le médecin du roi
• Sylvette Saugé as La camériste
• Gabrielle Robinne as La supérieure
• Françoise Moor as La reine
• Georges Pally as Sbire #1
• René Alié as Sbire #2
• Manuel Gary as Sbire #3
• Jean Marconi as Un gentilhomme
• Paul Faivre as L'aubergiste
• François Viguier as L'aumônier
• Maurice Schutz as Le vieux conseiller
• Armand Lurville as Le vieux banquier
• Edmond Beauchamp as Le procureur du roy
• Georges Bever as Un homme du peuple
• Marcel Carpentier as Gros-Guillaume
• Geo Forster as Un garde
• Palmyre Levasseur as Une femme du peuple
• Frédéric Mariotti as Un homme du peuple
• Franck Maurice as Un hallebardier