The Case Against X

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The Case Against X
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Directed by Richard Pottier
Written by René Floriot
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Produced by François Chavane
Marius Franay
Alain Poiré
Starring Yves Deniaud
Elina Labourdette
Yves Vincent
Cinematography Maurice Barry
Edited by Jean Feyte
Music by Marc Lanjean
Production
companies
Cinéphonic
Gaumont
Distributed byGaumont Distribution
Release date
  • 11 June 1952 (1952-06-11)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Case Against X (French: Ouvert contre X) is a 1952 French crime thriller film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Yves Deniaud, Elina Labourdette and Yves Vincent. [1] [2] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.

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Synopsis

A wealthy industrialist is murdered at his residence, and suspicion falls on his mistress Catherine. The experienced Chief Inspector Bonnardel is convinced of her guilt and arrests her, but his younger colleague Inspector Richard is less convinced and searches for the real culprit.

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References

  1. Rège p.837
  2. https://www.unifrance.org/film/2002/ouvert-contre-x

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