A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt's work takes a dark turn, which offends many of his patrons.
Cast
Charles Laughton
Rembrandt van Rijn
Gertrude Lawrence
Geertje Dirx
Elsa Lanchester
Hendrickje Stoffels
Edward Chapman
Fabrizius
Walter Hudd
Capt. Banning Cocq
Roger Livesey
Beggar Saul
John Bryning
Titus van Rijn
Sam Livesey
Auctioneer
Herbert Lomas
Harmenzs van Rijn
Allan Jeayes
Dr. Tulp
John Clements
Govaert Flinck
Raymond Huntley
Ludwick
Abraham Sofaer
Dr. Menasseh
Laurence Hanray
Heertsbeeke
Austin Trevor
Marquis de Grand Coeur
Henry Hewitt
Jan Six
Gertrude Musgrove
Agelintje
Richard Gofe
Titus (child)
Basil Gill
Adrien van Rijn
Barry Livesey
Peasant Lad
James Carney
Peasant Lad
Jack Livesey
Journeyman
John Turnbull
Minister
Edmund Willard
Van Zeeland
Hector Abbas
Burgher at Auction (uncredited)
Evelyn Ankers
Party Girl (uncredited)
Baroness Barany
Criada (uncredited)
Lewis Broughton
Saskia’s Brother (uncredited)
Arthur Burne
Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Robin Burns
Tavern Patron (uncredited)
Frederick Burtwell
Saskia’s Brother (uncredited)
Robert Cochran
Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Rex Evans
Civil Guardsman (uncredited)
William Fagan
Burgomaster (uncredited)
Philip Godfrey
Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Marius Goring
Baron Leivens (uncredited)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Civil Guardsman (uncredited)
Skelton Knaggs
Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Alexander Knox
Ludwick’s Assistant (uncredited)
Peta Mannering
Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Joan Matheson
Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Meinhart Maur
Ornia (uncredited)
Quinton McPherson
Official (uncredited)
George Merritt
Church Warden (uncredited)
Charles Paton
Burgher at Auction (uncredited)
Hay Petrie
Jeweller (uncredited)
Bellenden Powell
Court Member (uncredited)
George Pughe
Museum Director (uncredited)
Jerrold Robertshaw
Museum Director (uncredited)
Leonard Sharp
Burgher at Auction (uncredited)
Bill Shine
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Laura Smithson
Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Byron Webber
Court Member (uncredited)
Roger Wellesley
Burgomaster’s Secretary (uncredited)
Pamela Wood
Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Crew
Alexander Korda
Director, Producer, Presenter
Carl Zuckmayer
Writer
Lajos Biró
Writer
June Head
Scenario Writer
Francis D. Lyon
Editor
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
John Pommer
Third Assistant Director
Robert Krasker
Camera Operator
René Hubert
Costume Designer
John Armstrong
Costume Designer
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist
Hal Waller
Assistant Art Director
Sash Fisher
Sound Recordist
John W. Mitchell
Boom Operator
Ned Mann
Special Effects
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Geoffrey Toye
Music
W. Percy Day
Matte Painter
Peter Ellenshaw
Matte Painter
Johan de Meester
Technical Advisor
A.W. Watkins
Recording Supervision
David B. Cunynghame
Production Manager
William Hornbeck
Supervising Editor
Geoffrey Boothby
Unit Manager
Vincent Korda
Settings
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