A Certain Monsieur Jo (French: Un certain Monsieur Jo) is a 1958 French crime film directed by René Jolivet and starring Michel Simon, Geneviève Kervine and Jacques Morel.[1]
| A Certain Monsieur Jo | |
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| Directed by | René Jolivet |
| Written by | René Jolivet |
| Produced by | Jérôme Goulven Pierre Gurgo-Salice |
| Starring | Michel Simon Geneviève Kervine Jacques Morel |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Hayer |
| Edited by | Suzanne Sandberg |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma |
Production companies | A.T.I.C.A. Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
| Distributed by | Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.
Synopsis
editA former gangster now happily retired and running an inn on the banks of the river Marne, is pulled back into his former life when a pair of kidnappers bring a girl they have taken to his inn and demands he shelter them.
Cast
edit- Michel Simon as Joseph 'Jo' Guardini
- Geneviève Kervine as Simone Couturier
- Jacques Morel as Inspecteur Loriot
- Raymond Bussières as Louis
- Jean Degrave as Alfred Léonard
- Joëlle Fournier as Yvette Lemarchand
- Roger Legris as L'aveugle
- Gabrielle Fontan as Mme. Michel
- Gina Manès as Lolo
- Véronique Simon as Mado
- Henri San Juan as Villequin
- Jean Daurand as Le cafetier
- Christian Brocard as Le boulanger livreur
- Jack Ary as Charlot
- Michel Salina as Commissaire Leclerc
References
edit- ^ Rège p.541
Bibliography
edit- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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