Christine (1958 film)
| Christine | |
|---|---|
 Original movie poster | |
| Directed by | Pierre Gaspard-Huit |
| Written by |
Pierre Gaspard-Huit Georges Neveux Hans Wilhelm |
| Based on | novel by Arthur Schnitzler (Novel) |
| Starring |
Romy Schneider Alain Delon Micheline Presle Jean-Claude Brialy |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
Release dates | 1958 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France, Italy |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 2,848,858 admissions (France)[1] |
Christine is a 1958 film, based on the novel Liebelei by Arthur Schnitzler. The film was directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and the title character was played by Romy Schneider. The cast included Alain Delon as a young lieutenant.
Schnitzler's play had been filmed in 1933 by Max Ophüls as Liebelei, starring Romy Schneider's mother, Magda Schneider.[2]
Synopsis
In 1906 Vienna, a young lieutenant (Alain Delon) has an affair with a married baroness but decides to put an end to it when he meets Christine (Romy Schneider), a musician's daughter. It ends tragically when the Colonel learns his wife had this affair.
Cast
- Alain Delon as Franz Lobheiner
- Romy Schneider as Christine Weiring
- Micheline Presle as Baroness Lena
- Sophie Grimaldi as Mizzie
- Fernand Ledoux as Weiring
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Théo Kaiser
- François Chaumette as Wimmer
- Jean Davy as Colonel
References
- ↑ Box office information for film at Box Office Story (French)
- ↑ "By Way of Report: Mr. Chayefsky's 'Night' – The Heckart 'Spell'" by Howard Thompson. The New York Times (1923–current file) 14 September 1958: X9.
External links
- Christine (1858) at filmsdefrance.com
- Christine (1958) at the Internet Movie Database
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