Out of love for an actress, Isabelle, the Baron de Sigognac joins a traveling troupe en route to Paris. When an actor dies, he takes over his role: that of Captain Fracasse.
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Cast
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Fernand Gravey
Baron de Cigognac
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Isabelle
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Jean Weber
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Roland Toutain
Scapin
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Lucien Nat
Agostin
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Alice Tissot
Dame Léonarde
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Paul Oettly
Matamore
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Josette France
Zerbine
Also in
L'Assommoir
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Sylvie Gance
Yolande de Foix
Also in
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Jacques François
Vidalenc
Known for
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
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Philippe Rolla
Malastic
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Napoleon
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Pierre Labry
Hérode
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Abel Gance Director · Claude Vermorel Writer Théophile Gautier Author
First release June 19, 1943 · Produced in France, Italy · Original title Le Capitaine Fracasse
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France · Italy
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Original title
Le Capitaine Fracasse
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 19, 1943
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No release date listed for United States.
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