The Road to Damascus (film)

1952 film

The Road to Damascus (French: Le chemin de Damas) is a 1952 French historical drama film directed by Max Glass and starring Michel Simon, Antoine Balpêtré and Jean-Marc Tennberg.^[1][2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.

Cast

• Michel Simon as Caïphe
• Antoine Balpêtré as Gamaliel
• Jean-Marc Tennberg as Saül de Tarse
• Jacques Dufilhoas Pierre
• Christiane Lénier as Déborah
• Line Noro as La mère d'Etienne
• François Chaumette as Barnabé
• Nathalie Nerval as Magdala
• Maurice Teynac as Le Christ
• Claude Laydu as Etienne
• Georges Vitray as Le chef de la police
• Roger Hanin as Un disciple
• Charles Vissières as Le vieux
• Pierre Palau
• Paul Demange
• Françoise Goléa
• Guy Mairesse
• Rivers Cadet
• Pierre Moncorbier
• Alexandre Mihalesco

References

1. Hayward p.80
2. Magerstädt p.81

Bibliography

• Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.
• Magerstädt, Sylvie. Philosophy, Myth and Epic Cinema: Beyond Mere Illusions. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

• The Road to Damascus at IMDb