Lilac (1932) Movie Guide, Cast, Credits & Where To Watch

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Lilac Overview

Also known as Lilac, this early Anatole Litvak-directed talkie was based on a play by Tristan Bernard and Charles Henry Hirsch. The story bears traces of the Bertold Brecht-Weill piece The Threepenny Opera, with heroine Lilac (Marcelle Romeo) consorting with the criminal scum of Paris. Lilac falls in love with a handsome detective (Andre Luguet), but he doesn't let his emotions stand in the way of his duty, and in the end he reluctantly turns her over to the authorities. At $120,000, Coeur de Lilas was one of the most expensive movies to come out of France in 1931, but it more than made back its cost at the box-office.

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Lilac Details

User Rating
5.9
Running Time
90
Original Title
Cœur de Lilas
Release Date
1932-03-13 00:00:00
Budget
Revenue

Lilac Career and Cast Highlights

Key credits listed on this page include Anatole Litvak, Serge Veber, Dorothy Farnum, Charles-Henry Hirsch, Marcelle Romee, André Luguet, Fréhel, and Jean Gabin.

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