Camille (1984 film)

1984 film by Desmond Davis

Camille

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Genre| Drama
Romance
Based on| La Dame aux Camélias
by Alexandre Dumas, fils
Written by| Blanche Hanalis
Directed by| Desmond Davis
Starring| Greta Scacchi
Colin Firth
John Gielgud
Billie Whitelaw
Patrick Ryecart
Denholm Elliott
Ben Kingsley
Theme music composer| Allyn Ferguson
Country of origin| United Kingdom
United States
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 1
Production
Producer| Norman Rosemont
Production location| Paris
Cinematography| Jean Tournier
Editor| Alan Pattillo
Running time| 100 minutes
Production companies| Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Rosemont Productions
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| December 11, 1984 (1984-12-11)

Camille is a 1984 television film based on the 1848 novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils. It was adapted by Blanche Hanalis and directed by Desmond Davis. It stars Greta Scacchi, Colin Firth, John Gielgud, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Ryecart, Denholm Elliott and Ben Kingsley.[1][2]

## Plot

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Marguerite Gauthier is a courtesan in 19th-century Paris and keeps company with aristocrats and men of riches. She falls deeply in love with a middle-class man, Armand Duval,[3] and the lovers move away to the countryside.[4]

Armand's father begs Marguerite not to ruin his son's hope of a career and position, she acquiesces and leaves her lover,[3] letting him believe she is going back to her former lifestyle. Armand returns to live with his father.[4]

Sometime later Armand returns to Paris and Marguerite sees him with another woman. She declares her love for Armand and the pair sleep together. In the morning Armand insults her by sending her money and then goes off to work in Egypt.[4]

Later Armand learns that Marguerite is dying and returns to Paris. Marguerite is too ill to recognise him before passing away. The memory of Marguerite doesn't diminish with time. In the final scene Armand, now an old man, is putting flowers on Marguerite's grave.[4]

## Cast

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* Greta Scacchi as Marguerite Gautier
* Colin Firth as Armand Duval
* John Gielgud as Duke de Charles
* Billie Whitelaw as Prudence Duvorney
* Patrick Ryecart as Gaston
* Ben Kingsley as Duval
* Denholm Elliott as Count de Nolly
* Rachel Kempson as Hortense
* Ronald Pickup as Jean
* Julie Dawn Cole as Julie
* Natalie Ogle as Blanche
* Richard Beale as Farmer
* Kathy Staff as Flower Lady
* Maurice Teynac as Joseph
* William Morgan Sheppard as Captain
* Shelagh McLeod as Nicole

(Cast list from Cineplayer)[5]

## See also

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* Camille (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ O'Connor, John J. (December 11, 1984). "'Camille': A New Version of the Dumas Story". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
2. ^ "Camille (1984)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
3. ^ a b "Camille (1984)". letterboxd.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
4. ^ a b c d "Camille (1984)". colinfirthrolespage. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
5. ^ "A Dama das Camélias (1984)". Cineplayers (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 2, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

## External links

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* Camille at IMDb
* Camille at the TCM Movie Database

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Films directed by Desmond Davis

* Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
* The Uncle (1965)
* I Was Happy Here (1966)
* Smashing Time (1967)
* A Nice Girl Like Me (1969)
* Clash of the Titans (1981)
* The Sign of Four (1983)
* Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
* Camille (1984)

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Alexandre Dumas fils' The Lady of the Camellias

Films|

* The Lady of the Camellias (1915, Negroni)
* The Lady of the Camellias (1915, Serena)
* Camille (1915)
* Camille (1917)
* Camille (1921)
* Camille (1926 short)
* Camille (1926 feature)
* Camille (1936)
* The Lady of the Camellias (1947)
* Camelia (1954)
* Camille 2000 (1969)
* The Lady of the Camellias (1981)
* La Traviata (1982)
* Camille (1984)

Stage|

* La traviata (opera)
* Marguerite (musical)
* Marguerite and Armand (ballet)

Related|

* Marie Duplessis
* Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)
* Moulin Rouge! (2018 musical)

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