The Assassination of the Duke of Guise information
For the 1837 opera based on the same material, see Le duc de Guise. For the painting of the same event, see The Assassination of the Duke of Guise (painting).
1908 French film
L'Assassinat du duc de Guise
Directed by
Charles le Bargy André Calmettes
Written by
Henri Lavedan
Produced by
Frères Lafitte
Starring
Charles le Bargy Albert Lambert Gabrielle Robinne Berthe Bovy
Cinematography
Èmile Pierre
Music by
Camille Saint-Saëns
Distributed by
Pathé Frères
Release dates
17 November 1908 (1908-11-17) (France)
17 February 1909 (1909-02-17) (US)
Running time
approx. 17 minutes
Country
France
Language
French
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]
^Davis, Richard (1999). Complete Guide to Film Scoring, Berklee Press, Boston. ISBN 0-634-00636-3, p. 17
^Robertson, Patrick (2007). Film Facts. Wigston: Quantum Books. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-1-84573-235-6.
^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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