Pamela (film)

Pamela
Pamela
Directed by	Pierre de Hérain
Written by	Pierre Lestringuez
Based on	Pamela by Victorien Sardou
Produced by	Camille Trachimel
Starring	Fernand Gravey ; Renée Saint-Cyr ; Georges Marchal
Cinematography	René Gaveau
Edited by	Henriette Wurtzer
Music by	Maurice Thiriet
Production; companies	Films Camille Trachimel ; Société Parisienne de Cinéma
Distributed by	Les Films Minerva
Release date	2 May 1945;
Running time	109 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Pamela (French: Paméla) is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Fernand Gravey, Renée Saint-Cyr and Georges Marchal.^[1]

It is based on an 1898 play of the same title by Victorien Sardou which portrays an attempt to rescue the young Louis XVII from prison during the French Revolution. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. It recorded admissions in France of 1,649,882.^[2]

Synopsis

In Paris during the revolutionary Directory period a scheme is hatched to rescue the young son and heir of the executed French king. Pamela, owner of a fashion house, is one of they participants while the powerful Paul Barras turns a blind eye to the conspiracy for reasons of his own.