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Volpone
Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named his heir. He is inundated with valuable gifts, and soon finds himself entangled deeper and deeper in a web of lies.
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Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named his heir. He is inundated with valuable gifts, and soon finds himself entangled deeper and deeper in a web of lies.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Jules Romains
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Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Ile de France Films
Cast
Jacques de Baroncelli, Maurice Tourneur
Director
Harry Baur
Volpone
Louis Jouvet
Mosca
Charles Dullin
Corbaccio
Fernand Ledoux
Corvino
Marion Dorian
Canina
Alexandre Rignault
Le capitaine Leone Corbaccio
Jean Témerson
Voltore (as Témerson)
Jacqueline Delubac
Colomba Corvino
Louis Frémont
Le juge
Robert Seller
Le chef des sbires
Jean Lambert
Le chanteur
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