---
title: 'The Duchess of Langeais (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques de Baroncelli'
released: '1942-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-duchess-of-langeais-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179161/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Duchess of Langeais (1942)

1942 · Drama · France


## Synopsis

The Duchess of Langeais is a 1942 French historical drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm and Aimé Clariond. It is also known as Wicked Duchess. It is based on the 1834 novel of the same name by Honoré de Balzac. It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. Francis Poulenc composed the music.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques de Baroncelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-de-baroncelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Giraudoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-giraudoux)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Francis Poulenc](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-poulenc)

## Cast

- [Charles Granval](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-granval)
- [Edwige Feuillère](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwige-feuillere)
- [Jacques Varennes](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-varennes)
- [Simone Renant](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-renant)
- [Aimé Clariond](https://cinepixo.com/people/aime-clariond)
- [Elmire Vautier](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmire-vautier)
- [Hélène Constant](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-constant)
- [François Joux](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-joux)
- [Pierre Vernet](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-vernet)
- [Lise Delamare](https://cinepixo.com/people/lise-delamare)
- [Maurice Dorléac](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-dorleac)
- [Henry Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-richard)
- [François Viguier](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-viguier)
- [Dominique Davray](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-davray)
- [Georges Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-grey)

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