When he was a child, François Gérard got to know Antiope, a little foreigner, in a Paris park. As an adult, he sees her again in her native country, Mingrelia, which is on the verge of ... See full summary
La chaussée des géants (1926) Online
- Original Title :
- La chaussée des géants
- Genre :
- Movie
- Year :
- 1926
- Directror :
- Robert Boudrioz,Jean Durand
- Cast :
- Armand Tallier,Philippe Hériat,Jeanne Helbling
- Writer :
- Pierre Benoît
- Type :
- Movie
- Rating :
- 6.7/10
When he was a child, François Gérard got to know Antiope, a little foreigner, in a Paris park. As an adult, he sees her again in her native country, Mingrelia, which is on the verge of revolution. He is then the host of Count of Antrim, who is also Antiope's father. However, once in the presence of François, the young woman does not seem particularly moved, which somewhat puzzles him.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Armand Tallier | - | François Gérard |
| Philippe Hériat | - | Ralph Terence |
 | Jeanne Helbling | - | Antiope d'Antrim, comtesse de Kendale |
| Varvara Yanova | - | Lady Arbuckle, princesse Yanitza |
 | Youcca Troubetzkov | - | Reginald Arbuckle |
| André Volbert | - | Le comte d'Antrim |
| Gustave Sieg | - | Le docteur Grütli |
| Hans Melzer | - | Le colonel Harvey |
| Janine Pen | ||
| Christian Elfeld | - | Lord Arbuckle |
| Berthe Dagmar | ||
| Max Freiburg | - | Barkhilpedro |
| Weiser | - | Itsumi |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Eckbauer | - | William |
| Paul Hubert | - | François Gérard enfant (as Paul Hubert fils) |
The film was begun by Robert Boudrioz and was completed by Jean Durand after a few of the actors fell ill and following financial difficulties.
In this rather loose adaptation of Pierre Benoit's novel, the action has been moved from the 1916 Irish uprising to Mingrelia, a fictitious Eastern Europe island. François Gérard has become professor Gérard's nephew, his namesake, who does not teach at the Collège de France anymore but in Law School. Mr. Terence and Ralph have been merged into a single character. The allusions to World War 1 have been suppressed.