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The Tamer

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The Tamer
Belgian poster
Directed byPierre Colombier
Written byYves Allégret
Károly Nóti
René Pujol
Robert Thoeren
Jacques Viot
Produced byHenri Ullmann
StarringSaturnin Fabre
Jean-Pierre Kérien
Monique Rolland
CinematographyArmand Thirard
Edited byMaurice Serein
Music byCasimir Oberfeld
Production
company
Productions Cinésonor
Distributed byLes Distributeurs Français
Release date
  • 14 December 1938 (1938-12-14)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Tamer (French: Le dompteur) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Saturnin Fabre, Jean-Pierre Kérien and Monique Rolland.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Synopsis

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Raphaël inherits a travelling circus, on the condition that he take part in a show. He is terrified of wild animals, which leads to a plan to present him as the lion tamer using fake animals.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Crisp p.412
  2. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.259

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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