The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 French film)
| The Fall of the House of Usher | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean Epstein |
| Produced by | Jean Epstein |
| Screenplay by |
Luis Buñuel Jean Epstein |
| Story by | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Starring |
Marguerite Gance Jean Debucourt Charles Lamy |
| Cinematography |
Georges Lucas Jean Lucas |
Release dates |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language |
Silent film French intertitles |
The Fall of the House of Usher (French: La Chute de la maison Usher) is a 1928 French horror film directed by Jean Epstein, one of multiple films based on the Gothic short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. Future director Luis Buñuel co-wrote the screenplay with Epstein, his second film credit, having previously worked as assistant director on Epstein's film Mauprat from 1926.
American critic Roger Ebert included the film on his list of "Great Movies."[1]
In 1995, Ivan Fedele composed an original soundtrack for the film. In 2012 famous czech composer Varhan Orchestrovich Bauer composed new original soundrack and performed with Basel Sinfonietta in Switzerland and Germany. In 2015 Anna Coogan wrote and performed her score for the film.
References
- ↑ Ebert, Roger (2005). The Great Movies II. New York: Broadway.
External links
- The Fall of the House of Usher at the Internet Movie Database
- The Fall of the House of Usher at AllMovie