Camille (1936)


Camille
Release Date12 December 1936
Budget$1,000,000
TaglineYou who are so young--where can you have learned all you know about women like me?
GenreDrama, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMelodrama, Period Film, Romantic Drama
MoodHigh on Emotion
ThemesDying Young, Star-Crossed Lovers
TonesLavish, Sentimental, Tearjerking, Melancholy
TagsLove, Noble, Prostitute/prostitution, Romance, Self Sacrifice, Tragic Love, Tuberculosis

Camille (1936) is an American romantic drama film directed by George Cukor and produced by Irving Thalberg and Bernard H. Hyman, from a screenplay by James Hilton, Zoe Akins and Frances Marion. The picture is based on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The film stars Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Jessie Ralph, Henry Daniell, and Laura Hope Crews. It grossed $2,842,000.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Marguerite Gautier

Armand Duval

Monsieur Duval

Nichette, the Bride

Nanine, Marguerite's Maid

Baron de Varville

Olympe

Prudence Duvernoy

Rex O'Malley
Gaston

Friend of Camille

Marion Ballou
Corinne

May Beatty
Second Doorman

Daisy Belmore
Saleswoman

Attendant

John Bryan
Alfred de Musset

Streetwalker

Woman in Theater Box

Saint Gaudens

Mabel Colcord
Madame Barjon, the Florist

Chappell Dossett
Priest

Elspeth Dudgeon
Fireplace Attendant

Effie Ellsler
Grandma Duval

Elsie Esmond
Madame Duval

Rex Evans
Charles, Pianist at Party

Woman in Theater Box

Gustave, the Bridegoom

Sam Harris
Armand's Friend

Sibyl Harris
George Sand

Maude Hume
Aunt Henriette

Baccarat Croupier

Eugene King
Gypsy Leader

Valentin

Marie Jeanette

Gwendolyn Logan
Governess

Therese, Maid in Country House

Adrienne Matzenauer
Soprano

Doctor

Ferdinand Munier
Priest at Wedding

Emile

Lionel Pape
General

John Picorri
Orchestra Leader

Auctioneer

Creditor Agent

Yorke Sherwood
Butcher

Old Duchess Bidding 3750 Francs

Louise, Armand's Sister

Howard Wilson
Armand's Friend

Extra in Casino

Director

Zoe Akins

James Hilton

Producer

associate producer

Bernard H. Hyman
producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Editor

Margaret Booth
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Art Director

Set Decorator

Henry Grace
-

Jack D. Moore
-

Costume Designer

Makeup Department

Harry Thomas
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Ulric Busch
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

E. Mason Hopper
director: mob scene

Edward Woehler
assistant director

Art Department

Fredric Hope
associate art director

Edwin B. Willis
associate art director

Harry Edwards
props

George E. Lee
property manager

Sound Department

recording director

Camera and Electrical Department

William Grimes
still photographer

Music Department

Milton Benjamin
composer: theme music, lyrics

Wayne Allen
orchestrator

Paul Marquardt
orchestrator

Charles Maxwell
orchestrator

Leonid Raab
orchestrator

Edward Ward
composer: additional music

Other Crew

Val Raset
dance stager

Nathalie Bucknall
researcher

Eugene Joseff
jeweller

Joan Joseff
jeweller

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.

Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Avo Film Edizioni

Azzura Home VIDEO

Chapel Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment

MGM/UA Home Entertainment

Mondadori Video

Panarecord

Reserva Especial

Versátil Home Vídeo

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Vídeo






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