Mauprat

Oct 18, 1926

1h 28m

★ 6.5

Overview

Romantic novelist George Sand's Mauprat as adapted by cinema visionary Jean Epstein. As a child, orphan Bernard de Mauprat was adopted by Tristan, a brigand who brought him up with his biological sons to hate, kill and pillage. Hubert de Mauprat, the elder brother of Tristan, the very incarnation of nobility, and his daughter, the beautiful and intrepid Edmée, undertake to tear wild-eyed Bernard away from his uncle. Still uncouth and rough, Bernard endeavors to wrest the love of Edmée away from her betrothed.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Films Jean Epstein

Mauprat Trailers

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Cast

Edmée de Mauprat

Sandra Milovanoff

Tristan de Mauprat / Hubert de Mauprat

Maurice Schutz

Bernard de Mauprat

Nino Constantini

Monsieur de La Marche

René Ferté

Jean de Mauprat

Halma

Marcasse

Alex Allin

Alexej Bondireff

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Line Doré

Gilbert Dulong

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