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Violettes impériales

0 %|Jan 1, 1923|History

This historical melodrama (later remade by Henry Roussel himself in 1932 and Richard Pottier in 1952) set during the reign of Napoleon III of France. Here, Raquel Meller plays a Spanish flower girl who saves the life of the French empress Eugenie de Montijo (played by Suzanne Blanchetti), by taking her place in her carriage. When the carriage is overthrown by the anarchist's bomb, the girl survives because of the masses of violets in the imperial carriage, the empress' favorite flowers.

Featured Crew

Henry Roussel
Director
Robert Gys
Production Design
Henry Roussel
Screenplay
Paul Portier
Director of Photography
Jules Kruger
Director of Photography

Cast

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Suzanne Bianchetti
Eugénie de Montijo
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André Roanne
Comte de Saint-Affremond
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Suzy Béryl
Dame d'honneur
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Claude France
Mademoiselle de Perry-Fronsac