Released:
1932-03-13

Overview:
Also known as Lilac, this early Anatole Litvak-directed talkie was based on a play by Tristan Bernard and Charles Henry Hirsch. The story bears traces of the Bertold Brecht-Weill piece The Threepenny Opera, with heroine Lilac (Marcelle Romeo) consorting with the criminal scum of Paris. Lilac falls in love with a handsome detective (Andre Luguet), but he doesn't let his emotions stand in the way of his duty, and in the end he reluctantly turns her over to the authorities. At $120,000, Coeur de Lilas was one of the most expensive movies to come out of France in 1931, but it more than made back its cost at the box-office.

Director:
Anatole Litvak

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Marcelle Romee
  as
  Coeur de Lilas
• 
  André Luguet
  as
  André Lucot
• 
  Fréhel
  as
  La Douleur
• 
  Jean Gabin
  as
  Martousse
• 
  Lydie Villars
  as
  La Crevette