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Exile. D: Ophüls [US, 1947]

ID

FBW000391      Fiction

Country / Year

USA, 1947

Original Title

The Exile

Other Title(s)

Der Verbannte (German)

Directed by

Max Ophüls (als: Max Opuls)

Produced by

Fairbanks Company, Inc., Los Angeles, CA; for Universal International Pictures Co. (Universal Pictures Company, Inc.), Universal City, CA (New York, NY)

Staff

Producer: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; Production manager: Clarence E. Ericksen; Production assistance: H. Alexander MacDonald; Secretary: Renate Lenart; Location manager: Charles Stallings; Dialoge direction: Colin Keith-Johnston; Assistent director: Ben Chapman (1. Regieassistenz), George Lollier (2. Regieassistenz), Gordon McLean (2. Regieassistenz); Continuity: Adele Cannon; Script: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Clemence Dane, Max Ophüls (als: Max Opuls); Based on: Cosmo Hamilton ("His Majesty, the King" / Roman); Dialogue coach: Simon R. Mitchneck (für Maria Montez); Camera: Franz Planer (als: Frank Planer), George Robinson (19.06.1947), Hal Mohr (23.-28.06.1947); Cameraman: David Ragin, Richard Towers (28.05.1947); Assistent cameraman: Walter Bluemel, John Pasternak, Lew Schwartz; Dolly: Lester Kahn, Arvid Woodin; Special optical effects: David S. Horsley (Kamera), James V. King (Kamera-Führung), Kyme Meade (Assistenz); Still photograpy: Maurice Goldberg, John Ellis (ab 31.05.1947); Lighting: Tom Ouellette; Best boy: Tex Bellah; Editing: Ted J. Kent; Assistant editing: Leonard Weiner; Sound: William Hedgcock, Charles Felstead; Sound supervision: Leslie I. Carey; Sound recording: James Masterson; Assistent sound recording: Ralph Butler; Art direction: Howard Bay, Hilyard Brown; Art direction supervision: Bernard Herzbrun; Grip: Roland Smith, [Herr] McLatchie (Spezialeffekte, Kamera), Wes Thompson (Spezialeffekte, Kamera); Set decoration: Russell A. Gausman, Ted F. Offenbecker; Props: Wally Kirkpatrick, Eddie Case (Assistenz), [?] Laraby (Assistenz, ab 12.05.1947); Special Effects: Glen Johnson; Costumes: Dwight Franklin; Costumes extra: Laure Lourie (für Maria Montez); Wardrobe: Roger Weinberg, Fred Ritchie, Virginia Tutwieler, Ann Fielder; Makeup: Bud Westmore, Robert Littlefield, Lou LaCava, Walter Herman (ab. 12.06.1947); Haidressing: Carmen Dirigo, Betty Pedretti, Mae Clark; Music: Frank Skinner; Musical direction: Frank Skinner; Orchestration: David Tamkin; Coach: Fred Cavens (Fechtmeister); Foley: Jim Phillips (Tiere-Überwachung); Casting: Jack Merton, Phil Benjamin (Nebenrollen), Jonnie Rennick (Statisten); Press: Don Reeve; Stunt coordination: David Sharpe (Action sequences designed by)

Cast

Maria Montez (The Countess de Courteuil); Henry Daniell (Colonel Ingram); Nigel Bruce (Sir Edward Hyde); Robert Coote (Pinner); Rita Corday (als: Paule Croset) (Katie); Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (King Charles II Stuart); Otto Waldis (Jan); Eldon Gorst (Seymour); Colin Keith-Johnston (Captain Bristol); Lester Matthews (Robbins); Willy Trenk-Trebitsch (als: William Trenk) (Footman); Milton A. Owen (Wilcox); Ben H. Wright (Milbanke); Colin Kenny (Ross); Peter Shaw (Higson); Will Stanton (Tucket); C.S. Ramsey-Hill (Cavalier Official); Gordon Clark (Cavalier Guard); Lumsden Hare (Roundhead General); Thomas P. Dillon (Jasper); Fred Cavens (Coachman); Alla Dunn (Marie); Torben Meyer (Sea Captain); Grayce Hampton (First Court Lady); Mary Forbes (Second Court Lady,); Charles Stevens (Painter); James Logan (Thurber); Art Foster (Jessop); Harry Cording (Roundhead); Bruce Riley (Roundhead); Saul Gorss (Roundhead); Erich von Schilling (Servant); Garry Watson (Servant); Joe Ploski (Servant); Don Castle (Servant); Janna De Loos (Servant); Reginald Sheffield (Commanding Officer); Colin Campbell (Old Secretary); Patrick O'Moore (1st Cavalier); James Craven (2nd Cavalier); Leonard Carey (Cavalier); Edith Clinton (Cavalier's Wife); Lotte Stein (Fat Dutch Woman); Michael Mark (Drunk); Edwin August (Burger); David Cavendish (Pigeon Keeper); Norbert Schiller (Messenger); John Meredith (1st Trumpeter); Richard Abbott (1st Dutch Berger); Keith Hitchcock (Military Man); Daniel de Jonghe (Working Man); Charles Knight (Ingram's Aide); Perc Launders (Guitar Player); Mary Bye (Waitress); Frank Austin (Card Player); Jack Curtis (Card Player); Sheldon Jett (Card Player); Patrick Griffin (Small Boy); Eddie Cregar (Young Boy); Joseph Kamaryt (Man at Inn); Elinor Van der Veer (Woman,); Diane Lee Stewart (Girl)

Length

2558,16 m / 93'29'' u. 2505,72 m / 91'35''

Format

35mm/sw (in Sepiaton eingefärbt)/1:1,37

Dates

- 24 Apr 1947-08 Jul 1947: Shooting period
- 10 Jul 1947: Shooting period
- 10 Sep 1947: Sneak-Preview, Riverside, CA (Riverside Theatre)
- 03 Oct 1947: Sneak-Preview, Los Angeles, CA (Loyola)
- 13 Oct 1947: Press preview, Los Angeles, CA (Academy Award Theatre)
- 00 Nov 1947: Copyright
- 11 Nov 1947: Premiere, Boston, MA (Keith Memorial)
- 11 Nov 1947: Release date, Boston, MA (Keith Memorial)
- 22 Nov 1947: Release date, Los Angeles, CA (Fox Ritz, Guild, Iris, Studio City)
- 25 Dec 1947: Release date, New York, NY (Winter Garden)
- 08 Mar 1948: Copyright
- 23 Apr 1951: Censor, GFR (FSK) Nr. 2748, ab 12, f.
- 16 Nov 1951: First run, GFR, München DF
- 15 Jul 1952: Release date, GFR, Berlin/West (Capitol) DF
- 09 Jul 1981: TV-First broadcast, GFR, HR3 / N3 / WDR3 DF
- 23 Dec 1981: Rerun, TV, S3 DF
- 31 Dec 1981: Rerun, TV, BR3 DF
- 27 Oct 1985: Rerun, TV, ARD DF
- 14 Oct 1990: Rerun, TV, WDR3
- 21 Apr 1992: Rerun, TV, S3
- 17 May 1992: Rerun, TV, B3
- 05 May 2002: Rerun, TV, WDR3

Further Remarks

- Zensurlänge, BRD: 2507 m / 91'38''
- Tonsystem: Western Electric
- Studioaufnahmen: Universal City

Abstract

Charles II, the King of England, finds himself in exile in Holland, where he falls in love with a beautiful farm-girl.

Subject Terms

Exile films

Holdings

- Deutsches Filmmuseum (DFM), Frankfurt am Main
- Kinemathek Hamburg, Hamburg; 16mm
- National Film and Television Archive (NFTA), London: 2510 m / 91'44''; 35mm
- Cinématheque Municipal, Luxembourg; 16mm
- Cinématheque Française, Paris
- Filmarchiv Austria, Wien

Bibliography

- Roud, Richard: Max Ophuls. An Index. London: British Film Institute, 1958
- Beylie, Claude: Max Ophuls. Cinéma d'aujourd'hui, Nr. 16, Paris: Seghers, 1963
- Bacher, Lutz: Max Ophuls in the Hollywood Studios. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1969
- Mancini, Michele: Max Ophuls, Il Castoro Cinema, Florenz: La Nuova Italia, 1978
- Spagnoletti, Giovanni (Hg.): Il cinema di Max Ophuls. Parma: Incontri Cinematografici Monticelli Terme, 1978
- Salt, Barry: Stylistic Analysis of the Films of Max Ophuls. Film Style and Technoloy: History and Analysis London: Starword, 1983
- Müller, Martina: "Max Ophüls - Regisseur", Cinegraph. Lexikon zum deutschsprachigen Film, Lieferung Nr. 15; Bock, Hans Michael (Hg.), München: Text + Kritik, 1989
- Asper, Helmut G. / Jacobsen, Wolfgang / Jansen, Peter W. / Koch, Gertrud / Naber, Hermann: Max Ophüls, Reihe Film 42; Jansen, Peter W. / Schütte, Wolfram (Hg.), München: Hanser, 1989
- Asper, Helmut G.: Max Ophüls. Eine Biographie. Berlin: Bertz, 1998

Credits

- 1. UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL / In Association with / THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY, Inc. / Presents / MARIA MONTEZ / HENRY DANIELL / NIGEL BRUCE / ROBERT COOTE / and introduce / PAULE CROSET / with / DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. / in / THE EXILE / An Adventurous Legend / Adapted by Cosmo Hamilton's / "His Majesty, The King"
- 2. With / OTTO WALDIS / ELDON GORST / COLIN KEITH-JOHNSTON / LESTER MATTHEWS / WILLIAM TRENK
- 3. Director of Photography / FRANK PLANER, A.S.C. / Production Designed by / HOWARD BAY / Art Direction / BERNARD HERZBRUN, HILYARD BROWN / Film Editor - TED J. KENT / Sound / LESLEY I. CAREY, WILLIAM HEDGCOCK / Set Decorations / RUSSELL A. GAUSMAN, T.F. OFFENBECKER
- 4. Orchestrations - DAVID TAMKIN / Costumes - DWIGHT FRANKLIN / Gowns for Miss Montez - LAURE LOURIE / Wigs and Hair Styling - CARMEN DIRIGO / Make-Up - BUD WESTMORE / Assistant Director - BEN CHAPMAN / Action Sequences Designed by / DAVID SHARPE / Special Photography / DAVID S. HORSLEY, A.S.C. / COPYRIGHT MCMXLVII BY UNIVERSAL PICTURES COMPANY, INC. / APPROVED / BY / [mpAA] / CERTIFICATE / NO. ????? / [???] / [Western Electric / RECORDING]
- 5. Music by / FRANK SKINNER
- 6. Written and Produced by / DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr.
- 7. Directed by / MAX OPULS
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- 1. The / End / A / UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL / RELEASE
- 2. The Countess - MARIA MONTEZ / Katie - PAULE CROSET / Col. Ingram - HENRY DANIELL / Sir Edward Hyde - NIGEL BRUCE / Pinner - ROBERT COOTE / Jan - OTTO WALDIS / Seymour - ELDON GORST / Wilcox - MILTON A. OWEN / Capt. Bristol - COLIN KEITH-JOHNSTON / Milbanke - BEN H. WRIGHT / Ross - COLIN KENNY / Higson - PETER SHAW / Tucket - WILL STANTON
- 3. Cavalier officer - C.S. RAMSEY-HILL / Cavalier Guard - GORDON CLARK / Roundhead General - LUMSDEN HARE / Robbins - LESTER MATTHEWS / Jasper - THOMAS P. DILLON / Footman - WILLIAM TRENK / Coachman - FRED CAVENS / Marie - ALLA DUNN / Sea Captain - TORBEN MEYER / First Court Lady - GRACE HAMPTON / Second Court Lady - MARY FORBES / Painter - CHARLES STEVENS / Charles Stewart - DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr.
- 4. [Universal / International]
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