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L'Assassinat du duc de Guise
Directed byCharles le Bargy
André Calmettes
Written byHenri Lavedan
Produced byFrères Lafitte
StarringCharles le Bargy
Albert Lambert
Gabrielle Robinne
Berthe Bovy
CinematographyÈmile Pierre
Music byCamille Saint-Saëns
Distributed byPathé Frères
Release dates
  • 17 November 1908 (1908-11-17) (France)
  • 17 February 1909 (1909-02-17) (US)
Running time
approx. 17 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
The Assassination of the Duke of Guise

The Assassination of the Duke of Guise (1908) (original French title: La Mort du duc de Guise; often referred to as L'Assassinat du duc de Guise) is a French film d'art silent film directed by Charles le Bargy and André Calmettes, adapted by Henri Lavedan, and featuring actors of the Comédie-Française and prominent set designers. It is one of the first films to feature both an original film score, composed by Camille Saint-Saëns,[1] and a screenplay by an eminent screenwriter.[2][3]

  1. ^ Davis, Richard (1999). Complete Guide to Film Scoring, Berklee Press, Boston. ISBN 0-634-00636-3, p. 17
  2. ^ Robertson, Patrick (2007). Film Facts. Wigston: Quantum Books. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-1-84573-235-6.
  3. ^ Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol.1 A-FLA p.155 edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 ISBN 0-89356-240-8 (3 book set ISBN 0-89356-239-4)

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