Rembrandt (film)
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Directed by | Alexander Korda |
Produced by | Alexander Korda |
Written by | June Head Lajos Biró Carl Zuckmayer (story) |
Starring | Charles Laughton Gertrude Lawrence Elsa Lanchester Edward Chapman |
Music by | Geoffrey Toye |
Cinematography | Georges Périnal |
Editing by | Francis Lyon |
Distributed by | London Film Productions United Artists |
Release date(s) | 6 November 1936 25 December 1936 |
Running time | 85 min |
Country | UK |
Language | English |
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Rembrandt was a 1936 British biographical film made by London Film Productions of the life of 17th century Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. The film was produced and directed by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by June Head and Lajos Biró from a story by Carl Zuckmayer. The music score was by Geoffrey Toye and the cinematography by Georges Périnal.
The film stars Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence and Elsa Lanchester with Edward Chapman, Walter Hudd, Roger Livesey, John Clements, Raymond Huntley and Abraham Sofaer.
Alexander Korda had previously worked with Laughton on the critically successful The Private Life of Henry VIII. Laughton's wife, Elsa Lanchester, has a role in the film as Rembrandt's wife.
[edit] External link
- Rembrandt at the Internet Movie Database