Louisiana Territory (film)
Louisiana Territory is a 1953 American historical drama film directed by Harry W. Smith (who also photographed the film), from an original screenplay by Jerome Brondfield. It opens with the circumstances of the sale of the Louisiana Territory by Napoleon's government and the roles of Robert Livingston and Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. However, most of the film deals with the spirit of Livingston visiting major cities of the territory decades later in 1953.[2]
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Directed by | Harry W. Smith Peter Scoppa (assistant) |
Produced by | Jay Bonafield Douglas Travers |
Written by | Jerome Brondfield |
Music by | George Bassman |
Cinematography | Harry W. Smith |
Edited by | Milton Sherman |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Produced by RKO-Pathé, it was distributed by its sister company, RKO Radio Pictures, who premiered the film in New Orleans on October 14, 1953, with a national release two days later, on October 16. The film stars Val Winter as Livingston and Leo Zinser as Talleyrand. It also stars Julian Miester and Phyliss Massicot.
References
- "Louisiana Territory: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- description in 'Louisiana Territory (1953)' in IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230469/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt