L' ATLANTIDE (Original title)MISSING HUSBANDS (Alternative title)
Date: 1921 (Release)Country: FranceDirector: Jacques Feyder
Synopsis: Saint-Avit, survivor of a two man geographic expedition in the Sahara, explains his obsession to return. Previously he and his companion had been drugged and delivered to the lost city of Atlantis, where none could resist the charms of Queen Antinea. When discarded, her lovers die of despair and are turned into golden statues to decorate her palace.
Genre: Fantasy
Subject: Atlantis
Releases
Date: 1921Country: FranceRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 168 mins
Title: Le cinéma colonial revisitéAuthor: BRAHIMI, Denise Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Analysis of French 'colonial cinema' from the 20s and 30s looking at: L'ATLANTIDE (1921), La MAISON DU MALTAIS (1927), L'ATLANTIDE (1932), Le GRAND JEU (1934), La BANDERA (1935) PÉPÉ LE MOKO (1936) and La MAISON DU MALTAIS (1938).
In: Écran Fantastique n58 July 1985 Pages: 54-69
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n58 July 1985: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Article on the various versions of the story of Antinea.
In: Écran Fantastique n58 July 1985 Page: 67
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n58 July 1985: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Credits.
In: Cinématographe n109 April 1985 Pages: 13-14
Title: [Cinématographe - n109 April 1985: no known title]Language: French
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v46 n547 August 1979 Page: 185
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v46 n547 August 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Revue Internationale d'Histoire du Cinéma v3 n1975 Fiche nos.13-18 Page: [fiche no.18]
Title: Affiches françaises du cinéma muet (1892-1928)Author: CORNAILLE, Roger Language: French
Description: Reproduction in colour of 90 French and foreign film posters of the silent period. Includes an alphabetical list of the films, with brief details related to the production of the posters.
In: Cinéma n171 December 1972 Pages: 47-60
Title: [Cinéma - n171 December 1972: no known title]Language: French
In: Page: 49
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 310
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Cast list.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: SilentLength: 8224 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-61796
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: SilentLength: 8255 FeetStock date: 2003BFI identifier: C-1231191
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted and Toned PositiveBase: NitrateSound: SilentLength: 8221 FeetBFI identifier: C-218137
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: SilentLength: 8224 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-61796
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: SilentLength: 8255 FeetStock date: 2003BFI identifier: C-1231191
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SilentLength: 8221 FeetStock date: 1930BFI identifier: C-61790
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SilentLength: 8221 FeetStock date: 2002BFI identifier: C-1231190
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1921 (Release)Country: FranceDirector: Jacques Feyder
Synopsis: Saint-Avit, survivor of a two man geographic expedition in the Sahara, explains his obsession to return. Previously he and his companion had been drugged and delivered to the lost city of Atlantis, where none could resist the charms of Queen Antinea. When discarded, her lovers die of despair and are turned into golden statues to decorate her palace.
Genre: Fantasy
Subject: Atlantis
Releases
Date: 1921Country: FranceRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 168 mins
Credits
(11)
Production Company: Thalman et Cie, Producer: Louis Aubert, Assistant Director: André Roanne, Screenplay and adaptation: Jacques Feyder, Original novel: Pierre Benoît, Photography: Georges Specht, Photography: Victor Morin, Editor: Jacques Feyder, Art director/costumes: Manuel Orazzi, Original music: M. Jemain
Cast
(10)
Stacia Napierkowska (Antinea), Jean Angelo (Captain Morhange), Georges Melchior (Lt. de Saint-Avit), Marie-Louise Iribe (Tanit-Zerga), Abdel Kader Ben Ali (Cegheir ben Sheikh), André Roanne (Lt. Massart), Paul Franceschi (Archivist), René Lorsay (Lt. Olivier Ferrières), Mohammed Ben Noni (Bou-Djema, Guide), Genica Missirio (Aymar)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(9)
In: CinémAction n111 2004 Pages: 12-23Title: Le cinéma colonial revisitéAuthor: BRAHIMI, Denise Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Analysis of French 'colonial cinema' from the 20s and 30s looking at: L'ATLANTIDE (1921), La MAISON DU MALTAIS (1927), L'ATLANTIDE (1932), Le GRAND JEU (1934), La BANDERA (1935) PÉPÉ LE MOKO (1936) and La MAISON DU MALTAIS (1938).
In: Écran Fantastique n58 July 1985 Pages: 54-69
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n58 July 1985: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Article on the various versions of the story of Antinea.
In: Écran Fantastique n58 July 1985 Page: 67
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n58 July 1985: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Credits.
In: Cinématographe n109 April 1985 Pages: 13-14
Title: [Cinématographe - n109 April 1985: no known title]Language: French
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v46 n547 August 1979 Page: 185
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v46 n547 August 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Revue Internationale d'Histoire du Cinéma v3 n1975 Fiche nos.13-18 Page: [fiche no.18]
Title: Affiches françaises du cinéma muet (1892-1928)Author: CORNAILLE, Roger Language: French
Description: Reproduction in colour of 90 French and foreign film posters of the silent period. Includes an alphabetical list of the films, with brief details related to the production of the posters.
In: Cinéma n171 December 1972 Pages: 47-60
Title: [Cinéma - n171 December 1972: no known title]Language: French
In: Page: 49
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 310
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Cast list.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: SilentLength: 8224 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-61796
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: SilentLength: 8255 FeetStock date: 2003BFI identifier: C-1231191
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted and Toned PositiveBase: NitrateSound: SilentLength: 8221 FeetBFI identifier: C-218137
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: SilentLength: 8224 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-61796
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: SilentLength: 8255 FeetStock date: 2003BFI identifier: C-1231191
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SilentLength: 8221 FeetStock date: 1930BFI identifier: C-61790
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SilentLength: 8221 FeetStock date: 2002BFI identifier: C-1231190
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film