---
title: 'Cristobal''s Gold (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Becker'
released: '1940-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cristobals-gold-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160610/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cristobal's Gold (1940)

1940 · Drama, Crime · France

Original title: L'Or du Cristobal

## Synopsis

Cristobal's Gold is a 1940 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and Jacques Becker and starring Charles Vanel, Conchita Montenegro and Albert Préjean. Jean Renoir helped the original director, Jacques Becker, prepare the film and worked on the script, before Becker quit after three weeks and was replaced by Jean Stelli. The film is based on a novel by Albert t'Serstevens. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and the Victorine Studios in Nice with location shooting taking place around Villefranche-sur-Mer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-becker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean Wiener](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-wiener)

## Cast

- [Charles Vanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vanel)
- [Conchita Montenegro](https://cinepixo.com/people/conchita-montenegro)
- [Roger Legris](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-legris)
- [Jacques Tarride](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-tarride)
- [Guillaume de Sax](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillaume-de-sax)
- [Jean Heuzé](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-heuze)
- [Georges Péclet](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-peclet)
- [Paul Temps](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-temps)
- [Étienne Decroux](https://cinepixo.com/people/etienne-decroux)
- [Léon Larive](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-larive)
- [Albert Préjean](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-prejean)
- [Jim Gérald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-gerald)
- [Dita Parlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dita-parlo)

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