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A marvellous rediscovery from the golden age of French cinema, Jacques Feyder’s Le Grand jeu is a tragic doppelgänger romance, steered by the fate of the tarot card, and set against the dizzying exoticism of 1930s Morocco.When scandalous Parisian playboy Pierre Martel (Pierre Richard-Willm) is forced by his family to leave France and his adored lover Florence (Marie Bell), he begins a new life in the Foreign Legion as Pierre Muller. Drowning his regrets in camaraderie, whores, and hell-raising, he is astonished at meeting Irma (also Marie Bell), a prostitute with an uncanny resemblance to his beloved, and begins a fitful scheme to allow her escape. An early benchmark of poetic realism and a fascinating precursor to both Duvivier’s Pépé le Moko and Hitchcock’s Vertigo, Feyder’s fluid, masterful storytelling make this a unique classic of the screen: vividly forceful yet subtle, acutely observed yet fantastic, world-weary yet tender. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present its UK home viewing premiere.
Original Release
04/27/1934
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Marie Bell | Irma / Florence |
Pierre Richard-Willm | Pierre Muller / Pierre Martel |
Charles Vanel | Clément / Clement |
Georges Pitoeff | Nicolas Ivanoff |
Camille Bert | Le colonel |
André Dubosc | Bernard Martel |
Pierre Larquey | Gustin |
Lyne Clevers | La môme Dauville |
Harry Nestor | Aziani |
Pierre de Guingand | Le capitaine |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marie Bell | Irma / Florence |
Pierre Richard-Willm | Pierre Muller / Pierre Martel |
Charles Vanel | Clément / Clement |
Georges Pitoeff | Nicolas Ivanoff |
Camille Bert | Le colonel |
André Dubosc | Bernard Martel |
Pierre Larquey | Gustin |
Lyne Clevers | La môme Dauville |
Harry Nestor | Aziani |
Pierre de Guingand | Le capitaine |
Henri Chomette | |
Louis Florencie | Fenoux |
Pierre Labry | Le cantinier |
Claude Marcy | La voix d'Irma |
Olga Velbria | Aïchouch |
Françoise Rosay | Blanche |
Geno Ferny | L'employé des douanes |
Lucien Guérard | Le livreur |
Jean-Francois Martial | Un légionnaire |
Jacques Normand | Le capitaine du recrutement |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alexandre Kamenka | Producer |