The Revenge of Baccarat

The Revenge of Baccarat
Directed by	Jacques de Baroncelli
Written by	André-Paul Antoine Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail (novel) Léon Roth
Produced by	André Paulvé
Starring	Pierre Brasseur Sophie Desmarets Lucien Nat
Cinematography	Léonce-Henri Burel Giuseppe Caracciolo
Edited by	Claude Ibéria
Music by	Renzo Rossellini
Production companies	Films André Paulvé Scalera Film
Distributed by	DisCina Scalera Film
Release dates	25 February 1948 (1948-02-25) (Italy) 23 April 1948 (1948-04-23) (France)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

The Revenge of Baccarat (French: La revanche de Baccarat) is a 1948 French-Italian historical thriller film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Pierre Brasseur, Sophie Desmarets and Lucien Nat. It portrays the adventures of the popular character Rocambole. It was a sequel to the film Rocambole (1948). It was the director's final film of a lengthy career.

The film was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art directors René Moulaert and Ottavio Scotti. The film's costume were designed by Marcel Escoffier.

Main cast

• Pierre Brasseur as Joseph Flippart dit 'Rocambole'
• Sophie Desmarets as La comtesse Artoff dite 'Baccarat'
• Lucien Nat as Andrea
• Robert Arnoux as Ventura
• Loredana as Carmen de Montevecchio
• Roland Armontel as Le comte Artoff
• Marcel Delaître as Le docteur Blanche / il dottore Blanche
• Carla Candiani as Fanny
• Vittorio Sanipoli as Arnaud, comte de Chamery
• Ernesto Sabbatini as Le marquis de Montevecchio
• Ginette Roy as Cerise

Bibliography

• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Revenge of Baccarat at IMDb