France, 1931
93m, 97m (USA), 104m (France)
35mm film, black and white
mono, French
A French fantasy film directed by René Clair.
Plot Summary
An ex-convict works his way up from salesman to factory owner in a huge, hi-tech automated production plant where his workers are mere automatons. But his past catches up with him and, facing blackmail, he teams up with his former cellmate and goes on the road, disguised as a tramp.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: René Clair
Filmsonore
Produced by: Frank Clifford
Written by: René Clair
Director of Photography: Georges Perinal
Editor: René Le Hénaff
Music by: Georges Auric
Sound: Hermann Storr
Costume Designer: René Hubert
Production Designer: Lazare Meerson
Cast
Henri Marchand (Emile)
Raymond Cordy (Louis)
Rolla France (Jeanne)
Paul Olivier (the uncle)
Jacques Shelley (Paul)
André Michaud
Germaine Aussey
Léon Lorin
William Burke
Vincent Hyspa
Alternative Titles
A me la libertà – Italy
A noastră-i libertatea – Romania
A Nós a Liberdade – Brazil
À nous la liberté! – France
Agapi, gelio, xenoiasia – Greece
Dajte nam slobodu – Croatia
Éljen a szabadság! – Hungary
Es lebe die Freiheit – Austria, Belgium (German), Germany, Switzerland (German)
Freedom for Us – USA
Hürriyete Can Feda – Turkey
Kaksi onnellista sydäntä – Finland (television)
Leve Friheden – Denmark
Leve friheten – Norway
Meidän vapaus – Finland
Miénk a szabadság! – Hungary (television)
Niech żyje wolność! – Poland
Para nosotros la libertad – Argentina
Sloboda je nasa – Yugoslavia (Serbian)
Två lyckliga hjärtan – Sweden
Viva la libertad – Spain
Volem la llibertat – Spain (Catalan)
Наша свобода – Soviet Union, Ukraine
Свободата е наша – Bulgaria
自由を我等に – Japan
Links
See also
Modern Times (1936)
References
Periodiocals
- L’Avant-Scène Cinéma no.86 (November 1968) pp.25-57 – review
- Bianco e Nero vol.6 no.10 (October 1939) pp.7-80 – script
- Cineforum no.13 (March 1962) p.283 – review
- Eco del Cinema vol.3 no.27 (30 June 1952) p.2 – article
- Empire no.171 (September 2003) p.152 – illustrated DVD review
- Image et Son no.83 (June 1955) – review
- Literature/Film Quarterly vol.12 no.2 (1984) pp.142-144 – article
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.44 no.525 (October 1977) p.218 – credits, synopsis, review
- The Movie p.80 – review
- Radio Times 2-8 May 1981 p.17 – review (Films by Sheridan Morley)
- Screen (SEFT) vol.13 no.4 (Winter 1972 – 1973) pp.5-57 – article
- Sight & Sound vol.13 no.9 (September 2003) p.66 – DVD review
- Synopsis no.11 (January/February 2001) pp.22-24 – article
- Télérama no.2312 (7 May 1994) p.156 – credits, review
- Variety 5 January 1932 – note
- Variety 31 May 1932 – credits, review
Books
- Horror and Science Fiction Films: A Checklist by Donald C. Willis p.13 – credits
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.1 – credits
- Video Source Book (13th edition) volume 1 p.1 – credits
