Summary
La Route impériale is a French film comedy-drama first released in 1935,
directed by Marcel L’Herbier.
The film is based on a novel by Pierre Frondaie and stars Käthe von Nagy, Pierre Richard-Willm, Jaque Catelain, Kissa Kouprine and Paul Escoffier.
It has also been released under the title: The Imperial Road.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Marcel L’Herbier
- Script: Jean Bernard-Luc, Serge Veber, Pierre Frondaie (novel)
- Photo: Michel Kelber, Louis Née
- Music: Marius-François Gaillard
- Cast: Käthe von Nagy (Lady Stark), Pierre Richard-Willm (Col. Brent), Jaque Catelain (Dan), Kissa Kouprine (Alia), Paul Escoffier (Col. Simpson), Jean Forest (Lt. Drake), Pierre Renoir (Maj. Hudson), Aimé Clariond (Col. Stark)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 98 min; B&W
- Aka: The Imperial Road
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