The Great Game
Le Grand Jeu
Synopsis
Pierre , a young lawyer, has enormous debts due to his mistress Florence and her whims of luxury life. Pierre has gone too far and put the family firm in jeopardy. They ask him to expatriate. To avoid scandal, Pierre joins the Foreign Legion. In Morocco, near the desert, Pierre goes with his comrades of the Legion to a bar-restaurant-brothel, owned by a shady character, Mr. Clement . Clement lives more or less with Ms.Blanche who is a fortune teller with cards, as a hobby. But Clement is also after his girls now and then. Pierre is still obsessed with Florence but he meets Irma , one of Clement's girls, who is the double of Florence except for hair color. Irma has had an accident and has lost part of her memory at a certain point of her recent past, and Pierre slowly persuades himself she is Florence, but cannot remember it. Advised by Ms.Blanche, Irma finally accepts to act as if she was Florence because she is falling in love with Pierre.
Top Cast
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Marie Bell
Florence / Irma
Pierre Richard-Willm
Pierre Martel / Pierre Muller
Charles Vanel
Clement
Georges Pitoeff
Nicolas Ivanoff
Camille Bert
Le colonel
André Dubosc
Bernard Martel
Pierre Larquey
Gustin
Lyne Clevers
La môme Dauville
Harry Nestor
Aziani
Pierre de Guingand
Le capitaine
Louis Florencie
Fenoux
Pierre Labry
Le cantinier
Claude Marcy
LA voix d'Irma
Olga Velbria
Aïchouch
Françoise Rosay
Blanche
Jacques Normand
Simone Cerdan
Geno-Ferny
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jacques Feyder
- Screenplay & Story
- Jacques Feyder, Charles Spaak
- Original Score
- Hanns Eisler
- Original Title
- Le Grand Jeu
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jacques Feyder
Jacques Feyder, Charles Spaak
Hanns Eisler
Maurice Forster, Harry Stradling Sr.
Jacques Brillouin
Alexandre Kamenka
Department Leadership Roster
Jacques Feyder
Director
Maurice Forster
Director of Photography
Jacques Feyder
Screenplay
Charles Spaak
Screenplay
Jacques Brillouin
Editor
Alexandre Kamenka
Producer
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
Hanns Eisler
Original Music Composer
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What is The Great Game about?
Pierre , a young lawyer, has enormous debts due to his mistress Florence and her whims of luxury life. Pierre has gone too far and put the family firm in jeopardy. They ask him to expatriate. To avoid scandal, Pierre joins the Foreign Legion. In Morocco, near the desert, Pierre goes with his comrades of the Legion to a bar-restaurant-brothel, owned by a shady character, Mr. Clement . Clement lives more or less with Ms.Blanche who is a fortune teller with cards, as a hobby. But Clement is also after his girls now and then. Pierre is still obsessed with Florence but he meets Irma , one of Clement's girls, who is the double of Florence except for hair color. Irma has had an accident and has lost part of her memory at a certain point of her recent past, and Pierre slowly persuades himself she is Florence, but cannot remember it. Advised by Ms.Blanche, Irma finally accepts to act as if she was Florence because she is falling in love with Pierre.
Who directed The Great Game?
The Great Game was directed by Jacques Feyder.
Who stars in The Great Game?
The principal cast of The Great Game includes Marie Bell, Pierre Richard-Willm, Charles Vanel, Georges Pitoeff, Camille Bert.
When was The Great Game released and how long is it?
The Great Game was released in 1934 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.
Who composed the musical score for The Great Game?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Great Game was composed by Hanns Eisler.