The Million (1931)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Le million |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Original work |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1931-03-31 |
Cast
Annabella
Béatrice, balettdansös
René Lefèvre
Michel Bouflette, målare, vinner en miljon floriner på en lottsedel
Louis Allibert
Prosper, bildhuggare, Michels vän
Paul Ollivier
Crouchard, alais Père La Tulipe, gangsterledare, innehavare av affären Roi des occasions
Constantin Stroësco
Ambrosio Sopranelli, tenoren
Raymond Cordy
taxichauffören
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
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| Production Manager | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Assistant Director | |
| Production Coordinator |
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| Camera Operator | |
| Assistant Production Designer | |
| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Sound Assistant |
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Cast
| Annabella | Béatrice, balettdansös | ||
| René Lefèvre | Michel Bouflette, målare, vinner en miljon floriner på en lottsedel | ||
| Louis Allibert | Prosper, bildhuggare, Michels vän | ||
| Paul Ollivier | Crouchard, alais Père La Tulipe, gangsterledare, innehavare av affären Roi des occasions | ||
| Constantin Stroësco | Ambrosio Sopranelli, tenoren | ||
| Raymond Cordy | taxichauffören | ||
| Vanda Greville | Vanda, Prospers modell | ||
| Odette Talazac | Madame Ravellina, operaprimadonna | ||
| Pedro Elviro (as Pitouto) | regissören | ||
| Jane Pierson | kvinnan i mjölkaffären | ||
| André Michaud | slaktaren | ||
| Eugène Stuber | polis | ||
| Pierre Alcover | polis | ||
| Armand Bernard | orkesterledaren | ||
| Gabrielle Rosny | portvaktsfrun | ||
| Teddy Dargy | kvinnlig tjänsteman | ||
| Anna Lefeuvrier | kund hos speceriaffären | ||
| Louis Musy | barytonsångaren | ||
| Louis Pré fils | specerihandlaren | ||
| Édouard Francomme | tjuven | ||
| Henri Kerny | poliskommissarien | ||
| Léon Courtois | polisinspektören | ||
| Émile Saint-Ober | fotografen | ||
| Georgette Dalmas | |||
| Jean Gaubens | |||
| Teddy Michaud | |||
| Georges Zwingel | |||
| Franck Maurice (as Frank Maurice) | |||
| Gustave Huberdeau | |||
| Allan Durant |
Companies
| Production Company | Société des Films Sonores Tobis | ||
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| Copyright | Société des Films Sonores Tobis | 1931 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Scania-Film i Malmö, Edvard Persson & C:o | 1931 | |
| AB Wivefilm | 1960 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 95472 |
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| Date | 1960-02-15 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2225 meters |
| Notes | Speltid: 81 minuter. Aktlängder: 680, 660, 595, 290. |
| Censorship number | 46352 |
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| Date | 1931-04 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2398 meters |
| Notes | Speltid: 88 minuter. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.19:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2490 meter |
| Length in minutes | 91 min |
Original work
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1931-03-31 | Ritz | Stockholm | Sweden | 88 min | |
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| First showing | 1931-04-15 | France | ||||
| 1931-04-15 | Paris | France | ||||
| Release in Sweden | 1931-08-31 | Rita | Stockholm | Sweden | 88 min | |
| 1931-08-31 | Riviera | Stockholm | Sweden | 88 min | ||
| TV showing | 1964-02-24 | TV | Sweden | |||
| Cinematheque screening | 1973-01-25 | Sweden | ||||
| 1976-11-16 | Sweden | |||||
| TV showing | 1978-02-24 | TV1 | Sweden | |||
| Cinematheque screening | 1980-06-09 | Sweden | ||||
| 1980-06-10 | Sweden | |||||
| 1981-06-10 | Sweden | |||||
| 1982-09-16 | Sweden | |||||
| 1982-09-19 | Sweden | |||||
| 1993-02-10 | Sweden | |||||
| 1993-02-14 | Sweden | |||||
| 1993-10-19 | Gothenburg | Sweden | ||||
| 1997-03-15 | Malmö | Sweden | ||||
| 2006-03-24 | Bio Victor | Stockholm | Sweden | 81 min | ||
| Censurbeslut | 2012-02-09 | |||||
| 2012-02-12 | ||||||
| 2013-04-16 | ||||||
| 2013-04-20 | ||||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2014-10-23 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2014-10-23 |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Les million | |
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| Composer | Georges Van Parys | |
| Armand Bernard | ||
| Philippe Parès | ||
| Lyrics | René Clair | |
| Sung by | kör |
| Original title | Voleur, voleur | |
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| Composer | Georges Van Parys | |
| Armand Bernard | ||
| Phillipe Parès | ||
| Lyrics | René Clair | |
| Sung by | kör |
| Original title | La Marseillaise | |
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| Composer | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle | (1792) |
| Lyrics | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle | (fransk text 1792) |
| Edvard Fredin | (svensk text 1889) |
| Original title | Sait-tu le courage qui vient armer mon bras? | |
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| Composer | Georges Van Parys | |
| Armand Bernard | ||
| Philippe Parès | ||
| Lyrics | René Clair | |
| Sung by | Constantin Stroësco |
| Original title | Michel, Michel que vas-tu faire? | |
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| Composer | Georges Van Parys | |
| Armand Bernard | ||
| Philippe Parès | ||
| Lyrics | René Clair | |
| Sung by | kör |
| Original title | Prosper, qu'a tu fait? | |
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| Composer | Georges Van Parys | |
| Armand Bernard | ||
| Philippe Parès | ||
| Lyrics | René Clair | |
| Sung by | kör |
| Original title | Nous le jurons c'est bien le millionnaire | |
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| Composer | Georges Van Parys | |
| Armand Bernard | ||
| Philippe Parès | ||
| Lyrics | René Clair | |
| Sung by | kör |
| Original title | Nous sommes seuls ce soir | |
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| Composer | Georges Van Parys | |
| Armand Bernard | ||
| Philippe Parès | ||
| Lyrics | René Clair | |
| Sung by | Renée-Dyane Fauchon | (dubbar Odette Talazac) |
| Constantin Stroësco |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2168 |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Synopsis |
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| Language | French |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | French |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | set |
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| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | 7 |
| Digital images | No |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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