Under Western Eyes (1936 film)

Under Western Eyes (French: Razumov: Sous les yeux d'occident) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Pierre Fresnay, Danièle Parola and Michel Simon.^[1] It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1911 novel Under Western Eyes. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.

Under Western Eyes
Directed by	Marc Allégret
Written by	Joseph Conrad (novel) Hans Wilhelm Jan Lustig [de] Jacques Viot Emeric Pressburger
Produced by	André Daven
Starring	Pierre Fresnay Danièle Parola Michel Simon
Cinematography	Michel Kelber
Edited by	Yvonne Martin Marguerite Renoir
Music by	Georges Auric
Production company	Productions André Daven
Distributed by	Les Films Osso L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne
Release date	20 March 1936 (1936-03-20)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

In nineteenth century Russia a student with ambitions to join the Czarist system unwittingly become embroiled in the assassination of an Imperial official.

Cast

• Pierre Fresnay as Razumov
• Danièle Parola as Nathalie
• Michel Simon as Lespara
• Jacques Copeau as Mikulin
• Pierre Renoir as Un Policier
• Jean-Louis Barrault as Haldin
• Raymond Segard as Kostia
• Vladimir Sokoloff as Le recteur
• Jacques Bousquet as Gregori
• Raymond Aimos
• Michel André
• Romain Bouquet as L'aubergiste
• Auguste Bovério as Babitchev
• Jean Dasté as Georges
• Roger Legris as Le photographe
• Jean Marconi as Herbert
• André Siméon as Le portier
• Madeleine Suffel as La bonne
• Gabriel Gabrio as Nikita
• Roger Karl as Le Ministre
• Michel Audié
• Roger Blin
• Paul Delauzac
• Georges Douking
• Claire Gérard as La logeuse
• Fabien Loris
• François Simon