Boulevard du Rhum

Boulevard du Rhum

Promotional poster
Directed by Robert Enrico
Produced by Alain Poiré
Written by Jacques Pecheral
Robert Enrico
Pierre Pelegri
Tony Recoder
Starring Brigitte Bardot
Lino Ventura
Bill Travers
Music by François de Roubaix
Cinematography Jean Boffety
Edited by Michel Lewin
Release dates
  • October 13, 1971 (1971-10-13) (France)
Running time
135 min
Country France
Italy
Spain
Language French
Box office 1,279,586 admissions (France)[1]

Boulevard du Rhum also known as Rum Runners is a 1971 French-Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Robert Enrico and produced by Alain Poiré. It is based on Jacques Pecheral's novel of the same name. It stars Brigitte Bardot and Lino Ventura and was released in France on 13 October 1971.

Plot

Set in the prohibition era, a rum runner (Ventura) in the Caribbean falls in love with a beautiful silent film star, Linda Larue (Bardot).[2]

Cast

Production

The film began shooting in Mexico and the British Honduras in September 1970.[2] The film was also partially shot in Parisian studios[2] and in Andalucia, Spain.[3]

Reception

The New York Times regarded the film as a professional breakthrough for Bardot, deeming it as a signifier of "the death of a star—the last star, perhaps—and the birth of an actress: Brigitte Bardot."[4]

Soundtrack

The score and soundtrack were composed by François de Roubaix, with Bardot lending her vocals to certain songs.

References

  1. Box office information at Box Office Story
  2. 1 2 3 Singer, Barnett (2006). Brigitte Bardot: A Biography. McFarland.
  3. Simmons, Art. "Paris Scratchpad". Jet. 18 February 1971. pp. 46
  4. Boulevard du Rhum (1971) Paris: Bardot -- From Star to Actress The New York Times. 22 November 1971

External links

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