Under the Red Robe (Original title)
Date: 1937 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Victor Seastrom
Synopsis: Romance about Richelieu and his conflicts with the Protestants. The following statement appears after the opening credits: 'The massacre of Saint Bartholemew [sic] in 1572 had swilled the gutters of Paris with Huguenot blood. 50 years later, Protestant die-hards in the South were still a thorn in the side of Cardinal Richelieu. It was a period of plot and counter-plot, of reckless gallantry and ruthless oppression ... the time of D'Artagnan, of Cyrano De Bergerac, of Gil De Berault, The "Black Death".'
Genre: Historical drama
Releases
Date: 1937Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 81 mins Length: 7398 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Focus on Film - n9 Spring 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v65 n5265 13 Nov 1945
Title: [Today's Cinema - v65 n5265 13 Nov 1945: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2013 15 Nov 1945
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2013 15 Nov 1945: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v61 n4910 30 Jul 1943
Title: [Today's Cinema - v61 n4910 30 Jul 1943: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1572 3 Jun 1937
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1572 3 Jun 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v4 n44 August 1937 Page: 168
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v4 n44 August 1937: no known title]Language: English
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Unit list.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 480 FeetStock date: 1991BFI identifier: C-685926
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 83 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1029854
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 83 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1029854
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(9)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 480 FeetStock date: 1991BFI identifier: C-685926
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 2559 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-181188
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7432 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-181189
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 7406 FeetStock date: 1973BFI identifier: C-181191
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7416 FeetStock date: 1937BFI identifier: C-181184
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 4898 FeetBFI identifier: C-181187
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7418 FeetStock date: 1985BFI identifier: C-181186
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7406 FeetStock date: 1937BFI identifier: C-181185
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7400 FeetStock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-181190
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1937 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Victor Seastrom
Synopsis: Romance about Richelieu and his conflicts with the Protestants. The following statement appears after the opening credits: 'The massacre of Saint Bartholemew [sic] in 1572 had swilled the gutters of Paris with Huguenot blood. 50 years later, Protestant die-hards in the South were still a thorn in the side of Cardinal Richelieu. It was a period of plot and counter-plot, of reckless gallantry and ruthless oppression ... the time of D'Artagnan, of Cyrano De Bergerac, of Gil De Berault, The "Black Death".'
Genre: Historical drama
Releases
Date: 1937Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 81 mins Length: 7398 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(26)
Presents: New World Pictures, Distributed by: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, A Robert T. Kane Production: Robert T. Kane, Production Manager: Leslie F. Baker, Assistant Director: Edward Baird, Screen Play by: Lajos Biro, Screen Play by: Philip Lindsay, J.L. Hodson, Adapted from the Scenario by: Arthur Wimperis, Adapted from the Novel by: Stanley J. Weyman, Adapted from the Play by: Edward Rose, Photography: Georges Périnal, Photography: James Wong Howe, Special Effects: Ned Mann, Film Editor: James B. Clark, Art Direction: Frank Wells, Costumes: Rene Hubert, Musical Score: Arthur Benjamin, Musical Director: Muir Mathieson, Sound Recording: A.W. Watkins, Sound Recording: T. Cotter, Recorded by: Western Electric, [Boom Operator]: John W. Mitchell, Dialogue Director: Romney Brent, Recorded at: Denham Studios
Cast
(19)
Conrad Veidt (Gil de Berault), Annabella (Lady Marguerite), Raymond Massey (Cardinal Richelieu), Romney Brent (Marius), Sophie Stewart (Elise, Duchess of Foix), Lawrence Grant (Father Joseph), F. Wyndham Goldie (Edmond, Duke of Foix), Baliol Holloway (Clon), Shayle Gardner (Louis, servant at the castle), Frank Damer (Pierre, servant at the castle), James Regan (Jean, servant at the castle), Edie Martin (Marie, servant at the castle), Haddon Mason (Count Rossignac), J. Fisher White (Baron Breteuil), Ben Soutten (Leval), Anthony Eustrel (Lieutenant Brissac), Desmond Roberts (Captain Rivarolle), Ralph Truman (captain at castle), Eric Hales (lieutenant at castle)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(7)
In: Focus on Film n9 Spring 1972 Page: Spring 57Title: [Focus on Film - n9 Spring 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v65 n5265 13 Nov 1945
Title: [Today's Cinema - v65 n5265 13 Nov 1945: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2013 15 Nov 1945
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2013 15 Nov 1945: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v61 n4910 30 Jul 1943
Title: [Today's Cinema - v61 n4910 30 Jul 1943: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1572 3 Jun 1937
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1572 3 Jun 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v4 n44 August 1937 Page: 168
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v4 n44 August 1937: no known title]Language: English
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Unit list.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 480 FeetStock date: 1991BFI identifier: C-685926
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 83 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1029854
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 83 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1029854
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(9)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 480 FeetStock date: 1991BFI identifier: C-685926
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 2559 FeetStock date: 1972BFI identifier: C-181188
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7432 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-181189
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 7406 FeetStock date: 1973BFI identifier: C-181191
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7416 FeetStock date: 1937BFI identifier: C-181184
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 4898 FeetBFI identifier: C-181187
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7418 FeetStock date: 1985BFI identifier: C-181186
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7406 FeetStock date: 1937BFI identifier: C-181185
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7400 FeetStock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-181190
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film