Evangeline Movie Review 1929

Based on the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem about the struggles of Evangeline and the tragedy of lost love. Evangeline lives in an Acadian (with ties to France) village in Nova Scotia and is engaged to Gabriel. But when France and England declare war, the village sides with France and the men are forcibly deported to Louisiana. But Evangeline is determined to be reunited with her love.

Distribution

Critics' Choice Video & DVD, PO Box 749, Itasca, IL 60143, Toll-free: 800-993-6357, Email: vcatalog@ccvideo.com, URL: http://www.ccvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Tragedy, Adapted from a Poem, Silent Films

Screenplay

Finis Fox

Cast

Dolores Del Rio, Roland (Walter Goss) Drew, Alec B. Francis, George F. Marion, Donald Reed

Cinematography

Robert B. Kurrle

Director

Edwin Carewe

Music

Hugo Riesenfeld, Philip Carli

Other

Jeanne Spencer