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Aventure Malgache is a British film of genre Drama directed by Alfred Hitchcock released in USA on 1 january 1944 with Paul Bonifas
Aventure Malgache (1944)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1944
Length 30minutes
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Rating54%
Aventure Malgache (1944) is a short British propaganda film in French directed by Alfred Hitchcock for the British Ministry of Information. The title means Malagasy Adventure in English.
There are conflicting reports as to the true inspiration for the film, lawyer Jules François Clermont or actor Claude Dauphin. Some sources claim the film is based on the real-life activities of Jules François Clermont, who wrote and starred in the film under the name "Paul Clarus". In September 2011, The Daily Telegraph published an article noting that writer and actor Claude Dauphin had collaborated with Hitchcock to recount his own experiences of operating an underground radio station in Nazi occupied France.
Synopsis
Paul Clarus, a French actor (played by "Paul Clarus") is chatting with his fellow actors (the "Molière Players") as they put on their makeup before a performance. He reminisces about a very unpleasant Vichy official, the Chef de la Sûreté, (Paul Bonifas) that he knew when he was part of the Resistance on the island of Madagascar during the Second World War. The events on Madagascar are shown in flashback.Actors
Paul Bonifas
(Michel)
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