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Rembrandt (1936) -- This character study joins the painter at the height of his fame in 1642, when his adored wife suddenly dies and his work takes a dark...

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7.2/10   426 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Carl Zuckmayer (story)
June Head (scenario)
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Release Date:
25 December 1936 (USA) more
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The Private Life and Loves of... more
Plot:
This character study joins the painter at the height of his fame in 1642, when his adored wife suddenly dies and his work takes a dark... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Charles Laughton ... Rembrandt van Rijn
Gertrude Lawrence ... Geertje Dirx

Elsa Lanchester ... Hendrickje Stoffels
Edward Chapman ... Fabrizius
Walter Hudd ... Banning Cocq
Roger Livesey ... Beggar Saul
John Bryning ... Titus van Rijn
Sam Livesey ... Auctioneer
Herbert Lomas ... Rembrandt's Father
Allan Jeayes ... Dr. Tulp
John Clements ... Govaert Flinck
Raymond Huntley ... Ludwick
Abraham Sofaer ... Dr. Menasseh
Laurence Hanray ... Heertsbeeke (as Lawrence Hanray)
Austin Trevor ... Marquis de Grand-Coeur
Henry Hewitt ... Jan Six
Gertrude Musgrove ... Girl at Inn
Richard Gofe ... Titus - Child
Basil Gill ... Rembrandt's Brother
Barry Livesey ... Peasant Lad
James Carney ... Peasant Lad
John Turnbull ... Minister
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hector Abbas ... Burgher at Auction (uncredited)
Evelyn Ankers ... Girl (uncredited)
Baroness Barany ... Waitress (uncredited)
Lewis Broughton ... Saskia's Brother (uncredited)
Frederick Burtwell ... Saskia's Brother (uncredited)
Rex Evans ... Civil Guardsman (uncredited)
William Fagan ... Burgomaster (uncredited)
Marius Goring ... Baron Leivens (uncredited)
Wilfrid Hyde-White ... Civil Guardsman (uncredited)
Alexander Knox ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Jack Livesey ... Journeyman (uncredited)
Meinhart Maur ... Ornia (uncredited)
Quentin McPhearson ... Official (uncredited)
George Merritt ... Church Warden (uncredited)
Charles Paton ... Burgher at Auction (uncredited)
Bellenden Powell ... Court Member (uncredited)
George Pughe ... Museum Director (uncredited)
Jerrold Robertshaw ... Museum Director (uncredited)
Leonard Sharp ... Burgher at Auction (uncredited)
Byron Webber ... Court Member (uncredited)
Roger Wellesley ... Secretary (uncredited)
Edmund Willard ... Van Zeeland (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alexander Korda 
 
Writing credits
Carl Zuckmayer (story)

June Head (scenario)

Lajos Biró  uncredited

Produced by
Alexander Korda .... producer
 
Original Music by
Geoffrey Toye 
 
Cinematography by
Georges Périnal (photographed by) (as Georges Perinal)
 
Film Editing by
Francis D. Lyon  (as Francis Lyon)
 
Costume Design by
John Armstrong 
 
Makeup Department
Stuart Freeborn .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Geoffrey Boothby .... unit manager
David B. Cunynghame .... production manager
 
Art Department
Vincent Korda .... settings designer
Hal Waller .... assistant art director (as H.M. Waller)
 
Sound Department
Amy Fisher .... sound recordist (as A. Fisher)
A.W. Watkins .... recording director
Sash Fisher .... sound recordist (uncredited)
John W. Mitchell .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Ned Mann .... special effects director
 
Visual Effects by
W. Percy Day .... matte painter (uncredited)
Peter Ellenshaw .... assistant matte artist (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Krasker .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
William Hornbeck .... supervising editor
 
Music Department
Muir Mathieson .... musical director
 
Other crew
Johan De Meester .... technical advisor
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:G (Ontario) | Finland:S

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Quotes:
Rembrandt van Rijn: And of a sudden he knew that when one woman gives herself to you, you possess all women. Women of every age and race and kind, and more than that, the moon, the stars, all miracles and legends are yours. Brown-skinned girls who inflame your senses with their play... more
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Referenced in Star! (1968) more

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11 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
A Fine Laughton Performance, 31 March 1999
8/10
Author: harry-76 from Cleveland, Ohio USA

Charles Laughton's heartfelt performance as the famed Dutch painter, Rembrandt, highlights this stylish biography, produced by Alexander Korda. Laughton's real-life wife, Elsa Lancaster, and Charles work together beautifully, and the film boasts a performance by the legendary stage actress, Gertrude Lawrence. One can see that Laughton really loved this role, and gave it his all. Certainly this is one of the more successful artist bios on film.

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