Lilac

Synopsis

Also known as Lilac, this early Anatole Litvak-directed talkie was based on a play by Tristan Bernard and Charles Henry Hirsch. The story bears traces of the Bertold Brecht-Weill piece The Threepenny Opera, with heroine Lilac (Marcelle Romeo) consorting with the criminal scum of Paris. Lilac falls in love with a handsome detective (Andre Luguet), but he doesn't let his emotions stand in the way of his duty, and in the end he reluctantly turns her over to the authorities. At $120,000, Coeur de Lilas was one of the most expensive movies to come out of France in 1931, but it more than made back its cost at the box-office.

Main Cast

Marcelle Romee

Coeur de Lilas

Age : 29 | Popularity : 7%

André Luguet

André Lucot

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Fréhel

La Douleur

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jean Gabin

Martousse

Age : 72 | Popularity : 7%

Lydie Villars

La Crevette

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Fordyce

Mme Darny

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Marcel Delaître

Mr Darny

Age : 75 | Popularity : 5%

Georges Paulais

le juge d'instruction

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Anatole Litvak
Writing	Writer	Anatole Litvak Serge Veber Dorothy Farnum
	Theatre Play	Tristan Bernard Charles-Henry Hirsch
Department	Role	Name

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