The Crew (novel)

1923 novel

The Crew (French: L'Équipage) is a 1923 war novel by the French writer Joseph Kessel.^[1] It is set during the First World War, focusing on the crew of a two-man reconnaissance plane whose pilot is in love with the wife of the observer. It was bestseller and later secured Kessel membership of the Académie Française.^[2]

Film adaptations

It has been adapted into films on three occasions:

• The Crew, a 1928 French silent film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jean Dax, Camille Bert and Claire de Lorez
• The Crew, a 1935 French sound film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Annabella, Charles Vanel and Jean-Pierre Aumont
• The Woman I Love, a 1937 American remake directed by Litvak and starring Paul Muni, Miriam Hopkins and Louis Hayward^[3]

References

1. Harvey p.289
2. Van Creveld
3. Goble p.258

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Harvey, Arnold D. A Muse of Fire: Literature, Art and War. A&C Black, 1998.
• Van Creveld, Martin. The Age of Airpower . Hachette UK, 2011.