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1948 film

The Shadow

Directed by	André Berthomieu
Written by	André Berthomieu
Based on	The Shadow by Francis Carco
Produced by	Gilbert Cohen-Seat André Halley des Fontaines
Starring	Fernand Ledoux Renée Faure Berthe Bovy
Cinematography	Maurice Barry
Edited by	Pierre Méguérian
Music by	Raymond Bailly
Production company	Union Générale Cinématographique
Distributed by	Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique
Release date	23 June 1948 (1948-06-23)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Shadow (French: L'ombre) is a 1948 French crime drama film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure and Berthe Bovy. It was based on a 1933 novel of the same title by Francis Carco. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre

Cast

Fernand Ledoux as Firmin Blache
Renée Faure as Denise Fournier
Berthe Bovy as Mme Fournier
Pauline Carton as La concierge
Pierre-Louis as L'inspecteur Roberge
Gérard Nery as Jean Fournier
Charles Bouillaud as Sylvain
Albert Broquin as Le concierge
Eliane Charles as Marthe Halluin
Lolita De Silva as Mme Milot
Paul Faivre as Veyrac
Charles Lavialle as Albert
Robert Le Fort as Un locataire
Jeanne Lion as La teinturière
Jacques Louvigny as Le commissaire principal
Marcel Pérès as L'inspecteur Merlin
Gabrielle Rosny as La vieille fille

References

Rège p.47
Goble p.70

Bibliography

Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

The Shadow at IMDb

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