Rembrandt (1936 film)

Rembrandt
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Directed by	Alexander Korda
Produced by	Alexander Korda
Written by	June Head Lajos Bíró Carl Zuckmayer (story)
Starring	Charles Laughton Gertrude Lawrence Elsa Lanchester Edward Chapman
Music by	Geoffrey Toye
Cinematography	Georges Périnal
Edited by	Francis D. Lyon William Hornbeck (sup)
Distributed by	London Film Productions United Artists
Release dates	6 November 1936 (UK) 25 December 1936 (US)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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 Bíró based on a story by Carl Zuckmayer. The music score was by Geoffrey Toye and the cinematography by Georges Périnal.

Cast

• Charles Laughton as Rembrandt van Rijn
• Gertrude Lawrence as Geertje Dircx
• Elsa Lanchester as Hendrickje Stoffels
• Edward Chapman as Carel Fabritius
• Walter Hudd as Frans Banning Cocq
• Roger Livesey as Beggar Saul
• John Bryning as Titus van Rijn
• Sam Livesey as Auctioneer
• Herbert Lomas as Gerrit van Rijn
• Allan Jeayes as Dr. Tulp
• John Clements as Govaert Flinck
• Raymond Huntley as Ludwick
• Abraham Sofaer as Dr. Menasseh
• Laurence Hanray as Heertsbeeke
• Austin Trevor as Marquis de Grand-Coeur
• Edmund Willard as Van Zeeland
• Leonard Sharp as Burgher at Auction

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.

References

Bibliography

• Jerry Vermilye The Great British Films, Citadel Press, 1978, pp 32–35 ISBN 0-8065-0661-X

External links

• Rembrandt at IMDb
• Rembrandt is available for free download at the Internet Archive
• Rembrandt at AllMovie
• Rembrandt at the TCM Movie Database