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The Late Mathias Pascal

The Late Mathias Pascal

The Late Mathias Pascal

The Late Mathias Pascal

1925•2h 58m•

★7.0(27 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Mathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon his home life becomes a nightmare. His only moments of lights are his mother and baby, but both die on the same day. Shocked, he leaves his hometown and goes to Monte Carlo, where he wins a fortune at the casino. Returning home, he reads his own obituary in a paper. They have found a corpse in a creek and connected it with his disappearance. Mathias, noticing that he is now free from all ties to his old life, decides to start a new one.

Director

Marcel L'Herbier

Writers

Marcel L'Herbier

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Main Cast

Ivan Mosjoukine

Ivan Mosjoukine

Mathias Pascal

Marcelle Pradot

Marcelle Pradot

Romilde Pascal

Lois Moran

Lois Moran

Adrienne Paleari

Marthe Mellot

Marthe Mellot

Mme Pascal, la mère de Mathias

Pauline Carton

Pauline Carton

Tante Scholastique

Irma Perrot

Irma Perrot

Sylvia Caporale

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Jérôme Pomino

Pierre Batcheff

Pierre Batcheff

Scipion

Georges Térof

Georges Térof

L'amoureux du 12, un joueur

Philippe Hériat

Philippe Hériat

L'aide assesseur

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Marcel L'Herbier

Writing

Writer: Marcel L'Herbier
Novel: Luigi Pirandello

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Fédote Bourgasoff
Director of Photography: Jean Letort
Director of Photography: Jimmy Berliet
Director of Photography: Nikolas Roudakoff
Director of Photography: Paul Guichard
Director of Photography: René Guichard

Art Direction

Art Direction: Lazare Meerson
Art Direction: Alberto Cavalcanti
Art Direction: Erik Aaes

Keywords

marriagemother-in-lawsilent film

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Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "Feu Mathias Pascal" (FR).

#2

The runtime is 178 minutes (2h 58m).

#3

The film was directed by Marcel L'Herbier.

#4

The screenplay was written by Marcel L'Herbier.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Fédote Bourgasoff.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0015801.

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Rating

7.0/10

Good

27 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Feu Mathias Pascal

Status:

Released

Language:

No Language

Country of Origin:

France

Production Companies:

Cinégraphic