Liliom (1934)
May 15, 1934Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Charles Boyer
Liliom Zadowski
Madeleine Ozeray
Julie Boulard
Robert Arnoux
Letourneur
Roland Toutain
The drunken sailor
Alexandre Rignault
Hollinger
Henri Richard
The Commissioner
Marcel Barencey
Purgatory Cop
Raoul Marco
L'inspecteur - The Detective
Antonin Artaud
Le rémouleur (The Knife Grinder)
Léon Arvel
L'employé du commissariat (Police station employee)
Pierre Alcover
Alfred
Florelle
Mme. Moscat
René Stern
Le caissier - Cashier
Mimi Funes
Marie
Maximilienne
Mme. Menoux
Viviane Romance
La marchande de cigarettes - Cigarette Girl
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Release DateMay 15, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Content RatingNR
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Liliom is a 1934 French fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang based on the 1909 Hungarian stage play of the same title by Ferenc Molnár. The film stars Charles Boyer as Liliom, a carousel barker who is fired from his job after defending the chambermaid Julie (Madeleine Ozeray) from the jealousy of Mme. Muscat, the carousel owner who is infatuated with Liliom. He moves in with Julie and they begin an affair. When Liliom discovers he's about to become a father, he finds he needs money and participates in a robbery which goes awry. Rather than allow himself to be arrested, Liliom kills himself and his soul is transported to a waiting room of Heaven. A heavenly commissioner determines that Liliom will not be admitted into Heaven, only Purgatory, until he returns to Earth to do one good deed.
Liliom was one of the two first French productions by producer Erich Pommer for Fox-Europa and director Fritz Lang's only French film. On the film's release it was protested by the French Catholic clergy and was generally not well received by French film critics or playwright Ferenc Molnár. Despite the reception, the 1934 Liliom was one of Lang's favorites out of all his films.