The Big House
1931, French. Directed by Pál Fejős & George W. Hill & Jacques Feyder.
French-language version of "The Big House" (MGM, 1930), with Charles Boyer in Chester Morris's role, filmed by MGM parallel to the English-speaking version, at a time when good subtitles weren't yet in use.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Pál FejősDirector
- George W. HillDirector
- Jacques FeyderDirector
- Charles BoyerFred Morgan
- André BerleyButch
- André BurgèreKent Harvey
- Mona GoyaAnna Harvey
- Georges MauloyPrison Director
- Rolla NormanChief Guard
- Geymond VitalDokey
- Émile ChautardPop
- Albert PetitCast
- Pierre de RameyCast
- Raoul PaoliGopher
- George DavisPutnam
Details
- Released
- 14 May 1931
- Original title
- Révolte dans la prison
- Country
- United States of America, France
- Written by
- Frances Marion, Yves Mirande
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The Big House runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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The Big House isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 May 1931. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Big House?
The Big House (1931) was directed by Pál Fejős and George W. Hill and Jacques Feyder and stars Charles Boyer, André Berley, André Burgère.