The story of a French officer who is assumed dead during the Napoleonic Wars, but returns ten years later to a very different France, both on a political and personal level. The film is based on the novel Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac.
Cast
Raimu
Colonel Hyacinthe Chabert
Marie Bell
Countess Rosine Ferraud
Jacques Baumer
Delbecq, steward
Aimé Clariond
Maître Derville
Pierre Alcover
Director of the asylum
Jacques Charon
Cleric
Roger Blin
Cleric
Jo Dervo
Unknown
Eddy Debray
Unknown
Maurice Devienne
Unknown
René Lacourt
Unknown
Pierre Lecocq
Unknown
René Stern
Unknown
Paul Temps
Unknown
André Varennes
Unknown
François Viguier
Unknown
Arlette Wherly
Ferraud daughter
Pierre Brulé
Ferraud son
Edward Gardère
Unknown
Fernand Fabre
Count Ferraud
Pierre Cueille
(uncredited)
Max Dalban
(uncredited)
Suzanne Flon
Albertine, Countess Ferrand's servant (uncredited)
Christian Gérard
(uncredited)
Julien Maffre
(uncredited)
Roger Prosmer
(uncredited)
Crew
René Le Hénaff
Director
Pierre Benoît
Adaptation
Maurice Griffe
Adaptation
Marc Maurette
Adaptation, Assistant Director
Honoré de Balzac
Novel
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Étiennette Muse
Assistant Editor
Robert Lefebvre
Director of Photography
Édouard Harispuru
Producer, Production Manager
Jacques Colombier
Production Design
André Germain
Camera Operator
Victor Noeppel
Costume Design
Albino
Makeup Artist
Jacques Carrère
Sound
Jacques Lebreton
Sound
Louis Beydts
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Yves Mirande
Dialogue
Georgette Perrin
Script Supervisor
Hubert Raskin
Unit Manager
