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 | 10 October 1950 |
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. [1] [2] 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?).
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