Rembrandt (film)

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Rembrandt

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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) United Kingdom 6 November 1936
United States25 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.

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