The Curtain Rises

The Curtain Rises (French: Entrée des artistes) is a 1938 French crime film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin and Odette Joyeux.^[1] It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Krauss and Alexandre Trauner.

The Curtain Rises
Directed by	Marc Allégret
Written by	André Cavin André Cayatte Henri Jeanson
Starring	Louis Jouvet Claude Dauphin Odette Joyeux
Cinematography	Émile Bourreaud Robert Juillard Christian Matras
Edited by	Yvonne Martin
Music by	Georges Auric
Production company	Regina Films
Distributed by	Filmsonor
Release date	6 October 1938 (1938-10-06)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Louis Jouvet as Le professeur Lambertin
• Claude Dauphin as François Polti
• Odette Joyeux as Coecilia
• Janine Darcey as Isabelle
• André Brunot as Monsieur Grenaison
• Madeleine Lambert as Élisabeth
• Roger Blin as Dominique
• Noël Roquevert as Pignolet
• Julien Carette as Lurette
• Marcel Dalio as le juge d'instruction
• Bernard Blier as Pescani
• Yves Brainville as Sylvestre
• André Roussin as Giflard
• Robert Pizani as Jérome

Bibliography

• Dudley Andrew. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press, 1995.