Molière

1909 Drama 20 minutes Directed by Léonce Perret

About Molière

Léonce Perret's short stages episodes from the life of the playwright Molière. André Bacqué, Abel Gance, Jeanne Marie-Laurent, and Perret himself are billed. Pathé released it.

Cast & crew

More about Molière

Released in 1909. The listed length is 20 minutes. René d'Auchy, Amélie de Pouzols, and Madeleine Sézanne are on the catalog cast. A copy is on the Internet Archive as silent-molire.

Themes

Preservation

A print survives.

Notes

  • Gance acts in it. He does not direct it.
  • Perret is both director and a player.
  • Bacqué is billed at the head of the cast.
  • No scene list beyond the life of Molière is on the English record.

Scenes

  • The short plays scenes from Molière's life rather than one of his comedies.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (silent-molire)