Cristobal's Gold (1940)
1h 20m
Running Time
April 22, 1940Release Date
Plot.
Dupuy, the first officer of the Cristobal, a French merchant ship, is informed by cabaret dancer La Rubia that the Cristobal carries a priceless secret cargo of gold. Based on the novel by Albert t'Serstevens.
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Cast & Crew.
Dita Parlo
Lisbeth
Charles Vanel
Le Coronel - le chef de la police
Conchita Montenegro
La Rubia -l'aventurière
Albert Préjean
Dupuy - le second
Jim Gérald
Un pirate
Jean Stelli
Director
Guillaume de Sax
Le capitaine
Jacques Becker
Director
Georges Péclet
Philippe
Roger Legris
Le râleur
Carl Koch
Writer
Carl Koch
Writer
Jacques Tarride
Le médecin
Jean Renoir
Writer
Jean Wiener
Composer
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Eugène Lourié
Art Direction
Jean Bourgoin
Director of Photography
Nicolas Hayer
Director of Photography
Willy Faktorovitch
Director of Photography
Laure Lourié
Costume Design
Albert 't Serstevens
Novel
Marie Cruz
Gaby Ducros
Brutus
Paul Temps
Details.
Release DateApril 22, 1940
Original NameL'Or du Cristobal
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Wiki.
Cristobal's Gold (French: L'or du Cristobal) is a 1940 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and Jacques Becker and starring Charles Vanel, Conchita Montenegro and Albert Préjean. Jean Renoir helped the original director, Jacques Becker, prepare the film and worked on the script, before Becker quit after three weeks and was replaced by Jean Stelli. The film is based on a novel by Albert t'Serstevens. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and the Victorine Studios in Nice with location shooting taking place around Villefranche-sur-Mer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.