The Prodigal Son (1907)
1h 30m
Running Time
June 19, 1907Release Date
Plot.
The first feature-length motion picture produced in Europe, running 90 minutes. Directed by Michel Carré, from his own three-act stage pantomime, The Prodigal Son. The film was basically an unmodified filmed record of his play. Filmed at the Gaumont Film Company studios in May 1907.
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Cast & Crew.
Georges Wague
Henri Gouget
Christiane Mandelys
Gilberte Sergy
André Wormser
Music
Michel Carré
Writer / Director
Details.
Release DateJune 19, 1907
Original NameL'enfant prodigue
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
silent film
pantomime
Wiki.
L'Enfant prodigue (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃.fɑ̃ pʁɔ.diɡ], French for "The Prodigal Son") was the first feature-length motion picture produced in Europe, running 90 minutes. Directed by Michel Carré, from his three-act stage pantomime, The Prodigal Son. The film was an unmodified filmed record of his play. Filmed at the Gaumont Film Company studios in May 1907.
The movie premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés on the Boulevard Montmartre, in Paris, on 20 June 1907.Carré directed another film version of L'Enfant prodigue in 1916.