Boulevard du Rhum

Boulevard du Rhum
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Robert Enrico
Produced by	Alain Poiré
Written by	Jacques Pecheral; Robert Enrico; Pierre Pelegri; Tony Recoder
Starring	Brigitte Bardot; Lino Ventura; Bill Travers
Music by	François de Roubaix
Cinematography	Jean Boffety
Edited by	Michel Lewin
Release date	October 13, 1971 (France);
Running time	135 min
Country	France; Italy; Spain
Language	French
Budget	$1 million[1]
Box office	1,279,586 admissions (France)[2]

Boulevard du Rhum also known as Rum Runners is a 1971 French-Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Robert Enrico and produced by Alain Poiré. It is based on Jacques Pecheral's novel of the same name. It stars Brigitte Bardot and Lino Ventura and was released in France on 13 October 1971.

Plot

Set in the prohibition era, a rum runner (Ventura) in the Caribbean falls in love with a beautiful silent film star, Linda Larue (Bardot).[3]

Cast

Brigitte Bardot as Linda Larue
Lino Ventura as Cornelius von Zeelinga
Bill Travers as Sanderson
Clive Revill as Lord Hammond
La Polaca as Catharina
Jess Hahn as Piet aka "Big Dutch"
Antonio Casas as Wilkinson
Andreas Voutsinas as Alvarez
Guy Marchand as Ronald / The Actor
Jack Betts as Renner
Florence Giorgetti as Linda's guest

Production

The film began shooting in Mexico and the British Honduras in September 1970.[3] The film was also partially shot in Parisian studios[3] and in Andalucia, Spain.[4]

Reception

The New York Times regarded the film as a professional breakthrough for Bardot, deeming it as a signifier of "the death of a star—the last star, perhaps—and the birth of an actress: Brigitte Bardot."[5]

Soundtrack

The score and soundtrack were composed by François de Roubaix, with Bardot lending her vocals to certain songs.

1. Chant des rumrunners / Générique
2. Sur le boulevard du rhum (by Brigitte Bardot)
3. Le jeu de l'aveugle
4. La posada / Gramophone rumba
5. Chanson de Ronald (by Guy Marchand)
6. Ragtime du ver solitaire
7. Bataille navale
8. Tango del patio
9. Linda et Cornelius (Version 1)
10. MacAlister's wedding song I (by Joe Turner)
11. Ben-moor hôtel
12. Au cinéma muet
13. Plaisir d'amour (by Brigitte Bardot and Guy Marchand)
14. Prohibition rag
15. Linda et Cornelius (Version 2)

References

Moskowitz, Gene (3 November 1971). "French Prods. Completing Beaucoup Big Budget Pix Aimed At O'seas Market". Variety. p. 29.
Box office information at Box Office Story
Singer, Barnett (2006). Brigitte Bardot: A Biography. McFarland.
Simmons, Art. "Paris Scratchpad". Jet. 18 February 1971. pp. 46
Boulevard du Rhum (1971) Paris: Bardot -- From Star to Actress The New York Times. 22 November 1971

External links

Boulevard du Rhum at IMDb

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[1] Moskowitz, Gene (3 November 1971). "French Prods. Completing Beaucoup Big Budget Pix Aimed At O'seas Market". Variety. p. 29.

[2] Box office information at Box Office Story

[br-3] Singer, Barnett (2006). Brigitte Bardot: A Biography. McFarland.

[4] Simmons, Art. "Paris Scratchpad". Jet. 18 February 1971. pp. 46

[5] Boulevard du Rhum (1971) Paris: Bardot -- From Star to Actress The New York Times. 22 November 1971