Nitchevo (1936 film) explained

Nitchevo (Russian for "nothing", "ничего" [nʲɪʨɪˈvo]) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal and George Rigaud. It is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Serge Piménoff and Georges Wakhévitch

Cast

• Harry Baur as Le commandant Robert Cartier
• Marcelle Chantal as Thérèse Sabianne
• George Rigaud as Hervé de Kergoët
• Jean-Max as Sarak
• Lisette Lanvin as Claire
• Ivan Mozzhukhin as L'officier Meuter
• Paul Azaïs as Lemoule, un matelot
• Jean Tissier as L'inventeur Ducourjour
• Habib Benglia as Un matelot
• Jean Daurand as Un matelot
• Abel Tarride as Arbères
• Paul Velsa as Le cuisinier
• Lucien Coëdel as Le radio
• Marcel Lupovici as Le lieutenant
• Philippe Richard as Le gardien chef
  • • • Philippe Derevel Jean Dunot Rodolphe Marcilly André Siméon

Reception

Writing for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a mildly poor review, complaining primarily that the film "has a bad story - and a very obscure one". Greene described the film as formulaic in its presentation, however he conceded that "the picture is worth a visit for the final situation in a sunk submarine and for the acting of M. Harry Baur".^[2]

References

1. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.38
2. Greene. Graham. Graham Greene. 4 November 1937. They Won't Forget/Nitchevo. Night and Day. (reprinted in: Book: Taylor. John Russell . John Russell Taylor. 1980. The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. 178–179. 0192812866.)

Bibliography

• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.