| Murders | |
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| Directed by | Richard Pottier |
| Written by | Charles Plisnier Maurice Barry Henri Jeanson |
| Based on | Murders by Charles Plisnier |
| Produced by | Jacques Bar Walter Rupp |
| Starring | Fernandel Mireille Perrey Jacques Varennes |
| Cinematography | André Germain |
| Edited by | Hélène Battini |
| Music by | Raymond Legrand |
| Production companies | Cité Films Fidès |
| Distributed by | Victory Films |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Murders (French: Meurtres) is a 1950 French drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Fernandel, Mireille Perrey and Jacques Varennes. The film is adapted from a series of five novels by Belgian writer Charles Plisnier, published between 1939 and 1941. It marked a rare dramatic role for the comedian Fernandel. It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. The title is also written as Murders? (French: Meurtres?).
Cast
- Fernandel as Noël Annequin
- Mireille Perrey as Blanche Annequin
- Jacques Varennes as Hervé Annequin
- Colette Mareuil as Lola Annequin
- Jeanne Moreau as Martine Annequin
- Philippe Nicaud as José Annequin
- Georges Chamarat as Le Juge Pierregot
- Line Noro as Isabelle Annequin
- Germaine Kerjean as Madame Frangier
- André Carnège as Le procureur
- Yvonne Hébert as Madame De Marcielle
- Fernand Sardou as Le garagiste
- Marthe Marty as La Femme du garagiste
- Edmond Beauchamp as Le professeur Le Gossec
- Henri Arius as Un ami
- Jacques Berlioz as Le directeur de l'asile
- Raymond Souplex as Blaise Annequin
- Jacques Beauvais as Un maître d'hôtel
- Frédéric Mariotti as Un infirmier
- Laure Paillette as La domestique de Blaise et Blanche
- Jacqueline Pierreux as Irène
References
- Oscherwitz & Higgins p.163
- Crisp p.208
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
- Crisp, Colin. French Cinema–A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958. Indiana University Press, 2015.
- Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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