Atlantis is a 1930 drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and Jean Kemm and starring Maxime Desjardins, Alice Field and Constant Rémy. The film was made as French version of the British film Atlantic, produced by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. Such Multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound before dubbing became a more established practice. Like the original version it is based on the 1929 West End play The Berg by Ernest Raymond.
Synopsis
A prestigious luxury liner, the Atlantis, strikes an iceberg and sinks during its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The various passengers are forced to come to a reckoning with their impending fate.
Cast
Maxime Desjardins as Janvry
Alice Field as Madame Lambert
Constant Rémy as Lambert
Marcel Vibert as Goulven
Jeanne Kervich as Madame Janvry
Hélène Darly as Renée Janvry
Harry Krimer as Monsieur de Trémont
Paul Escoffier as Le commandant
Gaston Dupray as Vilbert
Léon Belières as Clarel
André Burgère as René Janvry
René Montis as Un officier
References
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010