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The Courier of Lyon is a 1937 French historical drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and Maurice Lehmann and starring Pierre Blanchar, Dita Parlo and Jacques Copeau. It is based on the Courrier de Lyon case of 1796. A previous silent film inspired by the story, was released in 1923.
Original Release
11/10/1937
US Release
06/08/1938
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pierre Blanchar | Pierre-Joseph Lesurques |
| Dita Parlo | Mina Lesurques / Mina Lesurques - The Wife of the Accused |
| Jacques Copeau | Le procureur-juge Daubenton / The prosecutor - Judge Daubenton |
| Charles Dullin | Le témoin aveugle / Blind witness |
| Sylvia Bataille | Madeleine Brebant |
| Hélène Robert | Eugénie Dargence |
| Pierre Alcover | Valentin Durochat |
| Jean Tissier | Courriol |
| Jean-Pierre Kérien | Jean Bruer |
| André Noël | Franck Excofon |
Directors
Maurice Lehmann, Claude Autant-Lara
Writers
Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Aurenche, Louis-Mathurin Moreau, Paul Siraudin, Arthur Bernède, Gaston Delayen, Jacques Prévert
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pierre Blanchar | Pierre-Joseph Lesurques |
| Dita Parlo | Mina Lesurques / Mina Lesurques - The Wife of the Accused |
| Jacques Copeau | Le procureur-juge Daubenton / The prosecutor - Judge Daubenton |
| Charles Dullin | Le témoin aveugle / Blind witness |
| Sylvia Bataille | Madeleine Brebant |
| Hélène Robert | Eugénie Dargence |
| Pierre Alcover | Valentin Durochat |
| Jean Tissier | Courriol |
| Jean-Pierre Kérien | Jean Bruer |
| André Noël | Franck Excofon |
| Jean Périer | Le bijoutier Eugène Legrand / The jeweler Eugène Legrand |
| Louis Florencie | Jean Delafolie |
| Marcel Duhamel | Guénot |
| Palmyre Levasseur | La femme Grossetête / The woman Grossetête |
| Gilberte Géniat | La fille Sauton / The daughter Sauton |
| Lily Laub | Madame Tallien |
| Jacqueline Jessus | Margot Lesurques |
| Jacques Varennes | Le président Gohier / President Gohier |
| Andrex | L'avocat de Lesurques / The lawyer of Lesurques |
| Dorville | Pierre Choppart |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Albert N. Chaperau | Producer |
