The World Will Tremble

The World Will Tremble (French: Le monde tremblera) is a 1939 French science fiction film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Claude Dauphin, Madeleine Sologne and Erich von Stroheim.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Léon Barsacq and Jean Perrier.

The World Will Tremble
Directed by	Richard Pottier
Written by	Henri-Georges Clouzot
Based on	The World Will Tremble by Francis Didelot and Charles Robert-Dumas
Produced by	Raymond Borderie
Starring	Claude Dauphin Madeleine Sologne Erich von Stroheim
Cinematography	Robert Lefebvre
Edited by	Borys Lewin
Music by	Jean Lenoir Wal-Berg
Production company	Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Distributed by	Les Films Paramount
Release date	10 May 1939 (1939-05-10)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Claude Dauphin as Dr. Jean Durand
• Madeleine Sologne as Marie-France Lasserre
• Armand Bernard as Martelet
• Erich von Stroheim as Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
• Robert Le Vigan as Le Greffier
• Henri Guisol as Le Docteur
• Mady Berry as Madame Bécu
• Raymond Aimos as Le Voyou en Fuite
• Antoine Balpêtré as le client milliardaire
• Roger Blin as Le Condamné
• Georges Prieur as Un Ingénieur
• Christiane Delyne as La Fille de Madame BécuF
• Julien Carette as Julien Bartaz
• Sonia Bessis as La Midinette
• Roger Duchesne as Gérard Gallois

References

1. Menville p.63
2. Hayward p.115
3. Bessy & Chirat p.464

Bibliography

• 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.
• Hayward, Susan. Les Diaboliques (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955). University of Illinois Press, 2005.
• Menville, Douglas Alver. A Historical and Critical Survey of the Science Fiction Film. Arno Press, 1975.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The World Will Tremble at IMDb