The Chain Breaker

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The Chain Breaker (French: Le briseur de chaînes) is a 1941 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Pierre Fresnay, Marcelle Géniat, Blanchette Brunoy and Ginette Leclerc.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.

Cast

• Pierre Fresnay as Marcus
• Marcelle Géniat as Mamouret
• Blanchette Brunoy as Marie-Jo
• Ginette Leclerc as Graziella
• André Brunot as Antoine Mouret
• Raoul Marco as Alphonse
• Alfred Adam as Guillaume
• Gilberte Géniat as Estelle
• Ginette Baudin as Gisèle
• Marthe Mellot as Héloïse
• René Blancard as Ferdinand
• Jeanne Véniat as Armandine
• Jean-Henri Chambois as Léonard
• Paul Delauzac as Monseigneur Mouret - l'évêque
• René Forval as Le curé
• Julien Maffre as Titin
• Louis Seigner as Le ministre
• Charles Dullin as Esprit Mouret
• Georges Rollin as Laurent
• Ellen Briand as Victorine
• Colette Régis as Madame Ferdinand
• Paula Valmond as Madame Alphonse
• Andrée Sylvane as Madame Jules
• Suzy Yorelle as La cliente
• Georges Vandéric as Le préfet
• Jacques Derives as Le docteur
• Marcel d'Orval as Jules
• Maurice Salabert as Edouard
• Lucien Dorval as Girard
• Raymond Bussières as Le camelot
• Marcel Pérès as Billembois
• Paul Courant as Sonnailles

References

Bibliography

• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981.

External links

• The Chain Breaker at IMDb