Rembrandt (film)

Infobox Film
name = Rembrandt


caption = DVD Cover
director = Alexander Korda
producer = Alexander Korda
writer = June Head
Lajos Biró
Carl Zuckmayer (story)
starring = Charles Laughton
Gertrude Lawrence
Elsa Lanchester
Edward Chapman
music = Geoffrey Toye
cinematography = Georges Périnal
editing = Francis Lyon
distributor = London Film Productions
United Artists
released = flagicon|UK 6 November 1936
flagicon|USA25 December 1936
runtime = 85 min
country = UK
awards =
language = English
budget =
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imdb_id = 0028167

"Rembrandt" is a 1936 British biographical film made by London Film Productions of the life of 17th century Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. The film was produced and directed by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by June Head and Lajos Biró from a story by Carl Zuckmayer. The music score was by Geoffrey Toye and the cinematography by Georges Périnal.

Cast

The film stars Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence and Elsa Lanchester with Edward Chapman, Walter Hudd, Roger Livesey, John Clements, Raymond Huntley and Abraham Sofaer.

Production

Alexander Korda had previously worked with Laughton on the critically successful "The Private Life of Henry VIII". Laughton's wife, Elsa Lanchester, has a role in the film as Hendrickje, Rembrandt's maid who also became his lover. In the film she also becomes his wife.

References

Notes

Bibliography

*The Great British Films, pp 32 - 35, Jerry Vermilye, 1978, Citadel Press, ISBN 080650661X

External links

*imdb title|id=0028167|title=Rembrandt