The Birth of Children of Paradise (1967)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 3M

Director : Peter Gehrig

Synopsis

Documentary about the making of Marcel Carne's 1945 film Children of Paradise (France), interviewing the director, the actors and production designer, as well as other French directors.

Actors

Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda
Self
François Truffaut
François Truffaut
Self
Louis Malle
Louis Malle
Self
Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy
Self
Marcel Carné
Marcel Carné
Self
Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Self
Arletty
Arletty
Self
Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur
Self
Alexandre Trauner
Alexandre Trauner
Self
Erwin Kipfmuller
Erwin Kipfmuller
Self

Crews

Peter Gehrig
Peter Gehrig
Director
Guido Baumann
Guido Baumann
Idea
Kurt Lorenz
Kurt Lorenz
Cinematography
Erwin Kipfmuller
Erwin Kipfmuller
Translator
Klaus Eckelt
Klaus Eckelt
Sound Editor
Ahmed Chaouch
Ahmed Chaouch
Editorial Production Assistant
Hellmut Haffner
Hellmut Haffner
Editor
Peter Gehrig
Peter Gehrig
Writer

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