Colonel Pontcarral or Pontcarral, Colonel of the Empire (French: Pontcarral, colonel d'empire) is a 1942 French historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Blanchar, Annie Ducaux and Suzy Carrier. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff while the costumes were by Georges Annenkov.
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Synopsis
Pontcarral, a colonel of the First French Empire, remains loyal to the memory of the deposed Napoleon. He struggles to accept the new France of the Bourbon Restoration and lives on his estate in the Dordogne. He enters into a complex relationship with his new wife. Following the July Revolution he is restored to his former rank and volunteers to serve in the Conquest of Algeria.
Cast
Pierre Blanchar as Pontcarral
Annie Ducaux as Garlone
Suzy Carrier as Sybille
Charles Granval as Le marquis de Ransac
Jean Marchat as Hubert de Rozans
Charlotte Lysès as Madame de Mareilhac
Guillaume de Sax as Le général
Marcel Delaître as Austerlitz
Simone Valère as Blanche de Mareilhac
Jacques Louvigny as Mareilhac
Lucien Nat as Garron
Alexandre Rignault as La facteur
Jean Chaduc as Frédéric Chopin
Marc Dantzer as Franz Liszt
Robert Christidès as Alexandre Dumas
Madeleine Suffel as Marthe
Renée Thorel as Madame de Saint-Sory
Léonce Corne as L'huissier
Jean Joffre as L'aubergiste
Alexandre Mihalesco as Un conspirateur
André Carnège as Le procureur du roi
Jean Pignol as Le capitaine