The Midnight Sun

The Midnight Sun (French: Le soleil de minuit) is a 1943 French adventure film directed by Bernard-Roland and starring Jules Berry, Josseline Gaël and Sessue Hayakawa . It is based on the 1930 novel of the same title by Pierre Benoît. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. Cast Jules Berry as Forestier Josseline Gaël as La princesse Armide Irénieff Saturnin Fabre as Ireniev Sessue Hayakawa as Matsui Aimé Clariond as Grégor Marcel Vallée as Ivan Barinov Alexandre Rignault as Tchérensky Léon Belières as Le directeur de l'usine Camille Bert as Dumanoir Georges Péclet as Le capitaine Karovine Jean Morel as Schmidt André Carnège as Kouratov Georges Paulais as Kramer Léonce Corne as Le patron du 'Soleil de minuit' Marinette Frankel as Katia Alfred Baillou as Le secrétaire Henri Charrett as Un ingénieur Maurice Devienne as Un ingénieur Ky Duyen as Le japonais Maurice Picard as Un ingénieur Jacqueline Pierreux References Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Miyao, Daisuke. Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom. Duke University Press, 2007.