Bethsabée (1947)
Danielle Darrieux stars as Arabella Delvaire in this baroque adaptation of Pierre Benoit's novel Bethshabee. Arabella is a woman of the world who arrives at a remote Foreign Legion outpost for a rendezvous with her current lover, Captain Duveuil. It so happens that one of Arabella's previous amours, Captain Somerville (Paul Meurisse), is also serving at the same post. So much for joining the Foreign Legion to forget. A climactic knife duel "solves" the film's various plot complications. Despite its Foreign Legion background, Bethsabee has next to no action, which must have made things difficult when the film was distributed to the U.S.
| Movie ID | 85514 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Léonide Moguy |
| Main cast | Danielle Darrieux, Georges Marchal, Jean Murat, Paul Meurisse, Pierre-Louis, Olivier Darrieux, France Mooréa, Nicolas Vogel |
| Release date | 21 November 1947 |
| Release year | 1947 |
| Language | French |
| Duration | 97 min (1h 37m) |
| Rating | 4.6 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique |
Director: Léonide Moguy
Top cast
Danielle DarrieuxArabella Delvert
Georges MarchalLe capitaine Georges Dubreuil
Jean MuratLe Colonel de Cervière
Paul MeurisseLe capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
Pierre-LouisLe lieutenant Testard (as Pierre Louis)
Olivier DarrieuxLe chauffeur
France Mooréa
Nicolas VogelL'adjudant
Larbi Tounsi(as Tounsi)
Robert DarèneLe major
Andrée ClémentEvelyne - la fille du colonel, maîtresse de Sommerville
José DavillaPetit rôle (uncredited)
Paola Manelli(uncredited)
Mireille Ozy(uncredited)
René PascalPetit rôle (uncredited)
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