Rembrandt (film)
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| Rembrandt | |
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| Directed by | Alexander Korda |
| Produced by | Alexander Korda |
| Written by | June Head Lajos Biró Carl Zuckmayer (story) |
| Starring | Charles Laughton Gertrude Lawrence Elsa Lanchester Edward Chapman |
| Music by | Geoffrey Toye |
| Cinematography | Georges Périnal |
| Editing by | Francis Lyon |
| Distributed by | London Film Productions United Artists |
| Release date(s) |  6 November 1936 25 December 1936 |
| Running time | 85 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Rembrandt is a 1936 British biographical film made by London Film Productions of the life of 17th century Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. The film was produced and directed by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by June Head and Lajos Biró from a story by Carl Zuckmayer. The music score was by Geoffrey Toye and the cinematography by Georges Périnal.
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[edit] Cast
The film stars Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence and Elsa Lanchester with Edward Chapman, Walter Hudd, Roger Livesey, John Clements, Raymond Huntley and Abraham Sofaer.
[edit] Production
Alexander Korda had previously worked with Laughton on the critically successful The Private Life of Henry VIII. Laughton's wife, Elsa Lanchester, has a role in the film as Hendrickje, Rembrandt's maid who also became his lover. In the film she also becomes his wife.
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[edit] Bibliography
- The Great British Films, pp 32 - 35, Jerry Vermilye, 1978, Citadel Press, ISBN 080650661X
[edit] External links
- Rembrandt at the Internet Movie Database
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