L’enfant prodigue
(The Prodigal Child)
Also known as The Prodigal Son in the USA : [The Prodigal Child]
(1907) France
B&W : [?] Six? reels
Directed by Michel Carré
Cast: Georges Wague, Henri Gouget, Christiane Mandelys, Gilberte Sergy
Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes production; distributed by Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes. / Scenario by Benoît-Lévy. Original music score by [?] ? Wormser. / Premiered [?] 15 or 20? June 1907 at the Théâtre des Variétés in the Boulevard Montmartre, Paris, France. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / A filmed presentation of a stage play. Released in three parts of approximately 1500 feet each. Purported to be Europe’s first feature film. The film was released in the USA as The Prodigal Son on 12 October 1907.
[?] Drama?
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 17 February 2010.
References: Bardèche-History p. 47; Robertson-Guinness pp. 6, 8 : Website-IMDb.
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