Misdeal (1928)
Maldone
Maldone is a canal worker, happy with his life after running away from his family estate. He falls in love with Zita, a young gypsy girl, during a local fete. However, after his brother dies, Maldone is called back to manage the estate. There, he takes up the life of a landowner and marries a neighbor's daughter. Years later Maldone is still restless on the estate, and becomes obsessed with Zita, after meeting her by chance one evening.
- Date of release
- 1928-09-14
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jean Grémillon
Casting
- Charles Dullin — Olivier Maldone
- Marcelle Charles Dullin — Missia, clairvoyant
- Geymond Vital — Marcellin Maldone
- André Bacqué — Just Maldone, the uncle
- George Seroff — Leonardo, servant
- Annabella — Flora Lévigné
- Roger Karl — Lévigné father
- Mathilde Alberti — Grocer (uncredited)
- Lucien Arnaud — Traveler (uncredited)
- Genica Athanasiou — Zita (uncredited)
- Edmond Beauchamp — Gypsy (uncredited)
- Alexej Bondireff — Boss of the barge (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Misdeal is a 1928 French silent drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Charles Dullin, Marcelle Dullin and Geymond Vital. The film's sets were designed by art director André Barsacq.
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