Captain Fracasse

Captain Fracasse (French: Le Capitaine Fracasse, Italian: Capitan Fracassa) is a 1961 French-Italian historical adventure film written and directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Jean Marais, Geneviève Grad and Gérard Barray. The scenario was based on the 1863 novel Captain Fracasse by Théophile Gautier. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location in the Forest of Rambouillet and the Château de Maintenon. Cast Jean Marais as Baron Philippe de Sigognac, alias "Le Capitaine Fracasse" Geneviève Grad as Isabelle, an actress in the troupe Gérard Barray as Duke of Vallombreuse Louis de Funès as Scapin, an actor in the troupe Philippe Noiret as Hérode, the representative for the troupe of actors Jean Rochefort as Malartic Riccardo Garrone as Jaquemin Lampourde Anna Maria Ferrero as Marquise de Bruyères Robert Pizani as Blazius, an actor in the troupe Danielle Godet as Sérafina, an actress in the troupe Bernard Dhéran as Knight of Vidalenc Jacques Toja as an actor in the troupe as Agostin, the pitcher of knives Sacha Pitoeff as Matamore, an actor in the troupe Maurice Teynac as Marquis Edouard des Bruyères Jean Yonnel as Prince of Moussy Renée Passeur as Dame Léonarde, the duenna of the troupe Paul Préboist as A killed guard References Bibliography Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002. Moine, Raphaëlle. Cinema Genre. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.