The Phantom Gondola

The Phantom Gondola
Directed by	Augusto Genina
Written by	Maurice Dekobra (novel) Gino Valori
Starring	Marcelle Chantal Henri Rollan Paul Bernard Roger Karl
Music by	Cesare A. Bixio Ezio Carabella Armando Fragna
Cinematography	Anchise Brizzi Léonce-Henri Burel
Edited by	Fernando Tropea
Production company	Hélianthe-Film Tiberia Film
Distributed by	Grandi Film (Italy)
Release dates	March 1936
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France Italy
Language	Italian

The Phantom Gondola (Italian:La gondola delle chimere) is a 1936 French-Italian drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Marcelle Chantal, Henri Rollan and Paul Bernard.^[1] The film was a co-production between the two countries shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and based on a 1926 novel by Maurice Dekobra.

Synopsis

A British aristocrat falls in love with a Venetian Count, without realising that he is a spy against the Turks. When she discovers that he has been captured by the notorious Sélim Pacha she does everything she can to save him.

Cast

• Marcelle Chantal as Lady Diana Wyndham
• Henri Rollan as Le comte Angelo Ruzzi / Il conte Angelo Ruzzi
• Paul Bernard as Jimmy
• Roger Karl as Sélim Pacha / Selim Pascia
• Betty Beckers as Belkis
• Serge Nadaud as Sir Reginald Duckling
• Edmond Van Daële as Le docteur Erich Krauss / Il dottor Erick Krauss
• Alexandre Mihalesco as Ibrahim
• Lucie Gueneau as Madame Sacchardi / Signora Saccardi
• Doris Duranti as Nelly
• Jean Del Val as Monsieur de Montignac
• Paul Clerget as Le diplomate / Il diplomato
• Hugues de Bagratide as Le prince Ahmed / Il principe Achmed
• Jean Clarens as Le capitaine / Il capitano
• Emilienne Davray as La téléphoniste
• Nino Eller
• Mario Falaschi
• Giovanni Ferrari
• Renato Gabrielli
• Carlo Maggio
• Lia Rosa
• Vanna Vanni
• Rosina Adrario

References

1. Nowell-Smith p.60

Bibliography

• Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey & Hay, James & Volpi, Gianni. The Companion to Italian Cinema. Cassell, 1996.

External links

• The Phantom Gondola at the Internet Movie Database