Charlemagne (film)
Charlemagne is a 1933 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Raimu, Léon Belières and Marie Glory. A group of upper-class passengers on a ship are saved by a stoker who takes them to an island, where he soon rises to be their monarch. The film is based on the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie. Synopsis
An arrogant baron, his mistress and several others are stranded on a desert island during a shipwreck. The  crew member Charlemagne grows tired of the aristocrat's behaviour and, being by far the most capable, declares himself ruler of the island. This situation lasts until the castaways are at last rescued by another vessel. Cast
 Raimu as le matelot Charlemagne
 Marie Glory as  Rose Val
 Léon Bélières as le docteur
 Jean Dax as le baron
 Gaston Jacquet as le directeur
 Lucien Baroux as l'auteur
 Christian-Gérard as Bardac
 Auguste Mouriès as le capitaine
 Pierre Piérade as Malet

References

Bibliography 
 Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links

Credits

1933 films
French comedy-drama films
1930s French-language films
Films based on works by J. M. Barrie
Films directed by Pierre Colombier
French black-and-white films
Films about survivors of seafaring accidents or incidents
Films set on uninhabited islands
French films based on plays
1933 comedy-drama films
1930s French films