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Zaza (1939 film)

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Director
  
George Cukor

Screenplay
  
Zoe Akins, Jules Furthman

Country
  
United States

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Zaza (1939 film) movie poster

Release date
  
January 14, 1939 (1939-01-14)

Based on
  
Zaza by Pierre Burton and Charles Simon

Writer
  
Zoe Akins (screenplay), Pierre Berton (play), Charles Simon (play)

Initial release
  
December 29, 1938 (Hollywood)

Music director
  
Friedrich Hollaender, Phil Boutelje

Cast
  
Claudette Colbert
(Zaza),
Herbert Marshall
(Dufresne),
Bert Lahr
(Cascart),
Helen Westley
(Anais),
Constance Collier
(Nathalie),
Genevieve Tobin
(Florianne)

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Zaza is a 1939 American romantic drama film made by Paramount Pictures, and directed by George Cukor. The screenplay was written by Zoë Akins, based on the play Zaza. The music score is by Frederick Hollander. The film stars Claudette Colbert (who had replaced Isa Miranda) and Herbert Marshall.

Contents

The story was filmed by Paramount in a 1915 version with Pauline Frederick and previously remade in 1923 with Gloria Swanson.

Plot

A glamorous female singer (Colbert) has an affair with a married man (Marshall).

Cast

  • Claudette Colbert as Zaza
  • Herbert Marshall as Dufresne
  • Bert Lahr as Cascart
  • Helen Westley as Anais
  • Constance Collier as Nathalie
  • Genevieve Tobin as Florianne
  • Walter Catlett as Marlardot
  • Ann E. Todd as Toto
  • Rex O'Malley as Bussy
  • Ernest Cossart as Marchand
  • Rex Evans as Michelin
  • Robert Fischer as Pierre
  • Janet Waldo as Simone
  • Dorothy Tree as Madame Dufresne
  • Duncan Renaldo as Animal trainer

    • References

    Zaza (1939 film) Wikipedia
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    Zaza (1939 film) IMDb Zaza (1939 film) themoviedb.org


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