| The Charterhouse of Parma | |
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| Directed by | Christian-Jaque |
| Written by | Pierre Jarry Christian-Jaque |
| Based on | The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal |
| Produced by | Franco Magli Fred Orain André Paulvé |
| Starring | Renée Faure Gérard Philipe |
| Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi Romolo Garroni Nicolas Hayer G.R. Aldo |
| Edited by | Jacques Desagneaux Giulia Fontana |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
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| Distributed by | DisCina San Paolo Films |
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Running time | 166 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Languages | French Italian |
| Box office | 6,151,922 admissions (France)[1] ₤166 million (Italy) |
The Charterhouse of Parma (French: La Chartreuse de Parme, Italian: La Certosa di Parma) is a 1948 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Renée Faure, Gérard Philipe and Maria Casarès. It is based on the 1839 novel of the same name by Stendhal. The film's sets were created by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Ottavio Scotti and the costumes were designed by Georges Annenkov. The film was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome while location shooting took place in Italy around Milan and Lake Como.[2]
It entered the competition at the 1948 Locarno International Film Festival, being awarded for best cinematography.[3] It was the most popular French film at the French box office in 1948.[4] In Italy it earned around 166 million lira on its release.[5]
