Atlantis (1930 film)

Atlantis
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Directed by	Ewald André Dupont Jean Kemm
Produced by	Jacques Haïk
Written by	Victor Kendall Pierre Maudru
Based on	The Berg by Ernest Raymond
Starring	Maxime Desjardins Alice Field Constant Rémy
Music by	John Reynders
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Production company	British International Pictures Les Etablissements Jacques Haïk
Distributed by	Mappemonde Film
Release dates	26 September 1930
Country	United Kingdom
Language	French

Atlantis is a 1930 drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and Jean Kemm and starring Maxime Desjardins, Alice Field and Constant Rémy. The film was made as French version of the British film Atlantic, produced by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. Such Multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound before dubbing became a more established practice. Like the original version it is based on the 1929 West End play The Berg by Ernest Raymond.

Synopsis

A prestigious luxury liner, the Atlantis, strikes an iceberg and sinks during its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The various passengers are forced to come to a reckoning with their impending fate.

Cast

• Maxime Desjardins as Janvry
• Alice Field as Madame Lambert
• Constant Rémy as Lambert
• Marcel Vibert as Goulven
• Jeanne Kervich as Madame Janvry
• Hélène Darly as Renée Janvry
• Harry Krimer as Monsieur de Trémont
• Paul Escoffier as Le commandant
• Gaston Dupray as Vilbert
• Léon Belières as Clarel
• André Burgère as René Janvry
• René Montis as Un officier

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
• St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010

External links

• Atlantis at IMDb