Bethsabée

Bethsabée is a 1947 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Danielle Darrieux, Georges Marchal and Jean Murat. It is also known by the alternative title of Le deserteur.^[1] It is based on the 1938 novel of the same title by Pierre Benoît, set in French Morocco.^[2] The title is a reference to the biblical story of Bathsheba.

Bethsabée
Directed by	Léonide Moguy
Written by	Jacques Rémy Roger Vitrac
Based on	Bethsabée by Pierre Benoît
Produced by	Raymond Borderie
Starring	Danielle Darrieux Georges Marchal Jean Murat
Cinematography	Nicolas Hayer
Edited by	Borys Lewin
Music by	Joseph Kosma
Production companies	Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique Les Films Corona
Distributed by	Les Films Corona
Release date	21 November 1947 (1947-11-21)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and René Renoux.

Plot

Arabella travels to French Morocco to join her fiancé, an officer serving with the spahis. One of the other officers is her former lover who knows all about her tumultuous past.

Cast

• Danielle Darrieux as Arabella Delvert
• Georges Marchal as Captain Georges Dubreuil
• Jean Murat as Colonel de Cervière
• Paul Meurisse as Captain Lucien Sommervill
• Pierre-Louis as Lieutenant Testard
• Olivier Darrieux as Driver
• Nicolas Vogel as Adjutant
• Robert Darène as Major
• Andrée Clément as Evelyne de Cerviere