Sidonie Panache is a 1934 French historical comedy film directed by Henry Wulschleger and starring Florelle, Bach and Alexandre Mihalesco. Location shooting took place in Algeria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. It was based on an operetta of the same title. It was one of the more popular releases in France that year.
Synopsis
In 1842 during the Conquest of Algeria, Sidonie Panache disguises herself as a Zouave in order to accompany her lover who has been sent out to serve there.
Cast
Florelle as Sidonie Panache
Bach as Chabichou
Monique Bert as Rosalie
Paul Azaïs as Bourrache
Alexandre Mihalesco as Salomon
Jean-Louis Allibert as Le duc d'Aumale
Antonin Artaud as L'émir Abd-el-Kader
Paul Clerget as Le maréchal Thomas-Robert Bugeaud
René Dary as des Ormeaux
Hugues de Bagratide as Le cheik Mouloud
Pierre Feuillère as Tiburce
Madeleine Guitty as La femme d'Augustin
Tahar Hanache as Un cheik
Marcelle Lucas as Une grisette
Charles Montel as Augustin
Marthe Mussineas Une grisette
Germaine Sablon as Séraphine
References
Bibliography
Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988. Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.