The Du Pont Story Explained

The Du Pont Story is a 1950 American historical drama film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Eduard Franz, Marcel Journet and Sigrid Gurie.^[1]

Cast

• Eduard Franz as Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
• Marcel Journet as Col. Louis de Tousard
• Sigrid Gurie as Sophie du Pont
• Grandon Rhodes as President Thomas Jefferson
• Walter Sande as Tom Cooper
  • André Charlot as Peter Bauduy Tom Neal as Alfred V. du Pont
• Stanley Ridges as Gen. Henry du Pont
• Edmon Ryan as Lammot du Pont - the elder
• Pierre Watkin as Col. Henry du Pont
• Lyle Talbot as Eugene du Pont
• David Bruce as A young du Pont
• Nana Bryant as Elizabeth du Pont
• John Morgan as Francis C. du Pont
• Peter Ortiz as Charles I. du Pont
• James Millican as Alfred I. du Pont
• Stuart Holmes as Dr. Alexis du Pont
• Stacy Keach Sr. as Pierre S. du Pont
• Douglas Kennedy as Coleman du Pont
• Marshall Reed as Hamilton Barksdale
• Morton C. Thompson as Francis I. du Pont
• Ted Jacques as Amory Askell
• Donald Woods as Irénée du Pont
• Charles Lane as Lammot du Pont
• Whit Bissell as Dr. Wallace Carothers
• Art Baker as Chemical Director
• Vincent Pelletier as Narrator

References

1. Christiansen p.94-95

Bibliography

• Erik Christiansen. Channeling the Past: Politicizing History in Postwar America. University of Wisconsin Pres, 2013.