Films Sirius

La Société des Films Sirius was a French film production and distribution company active from the 1930s to the 1970s.[1] [2] The company enjoyed its greatest success in the years after the Second World War. In 1959 it was one of the four leading production companies in the country alongside Filmsonor, Gaumont and Pathé.[3] Amongst its productions was the final Laurel and Hardy film Atoll K.[4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/annuaires/societe/55847/sirius
  2. ^ La Production cinématographique française, Volumes 1-2. Unifrance-film., 1953.
  3. ^ Crisp p.87
  4. ^ Aping p.15

Bibliography

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  • Aping, Norbert. The Final Film of Laurel and Hardy: A Study of the Chaotic Making and Marketing of Atoll K. McFarland, 2014.
  • Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993