La Chute de la Maison Usher
AKA The Fall of the House of Usher in the USA
(1928) French
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Jean Epstein

Cast: Jean Debucourt [Roderick Usher], Marguerite Gance [Madeleine Usher], Charles Lamy; Pierre Hot, Halma

Jean Epstein Films production. / [?] Produced? by Maurice Morlot. Scenario by Jean Epstein, from the stories “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Oval Portrait” by Edgar Allan Poe. Art direction by Pierre Kefer. Costume design by Fernand Ochisé. Costumemaker Muelle. [?] Jewelry? by Christofle. Cinematography by Lucas (Georges Lucas and Jean Lucas). Slow motion cinematography by Hèbert. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival Status: Print exists in the Douris Corporation film library (Raymond Rohauer collection) [35mm preservation positive].

Keywords: Authors: Edgar Allan Poe

Listing updated: 8 January 2004.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Bardèche-History p. 228; Limbacher-Feature p. 76.

Home Video: DVD.