Picpus is a 1943 French film noir mystery crime film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Albert Préjean, Juliette Faber and Jean Tissier.[1] It was produced by the German-controlled Continental Films during the occupation of France.[2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew.
| Picpus | |
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| Directed by | Richard Pottier |
| Written by | Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
| Based on | Signé Picpus by Georges Simenon |
| Produced by | Alfred Greven |
| Starring | Albert Préjean Juliette Faber Jean Tissier |
| Cinematography | Charles Bauer |
| Edited by | Gérard Bensdorp |
| Music by | Jacques Météhen |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Films Sonores Tobis |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast
edit- Albert Préjean as L'inspecteur Maigret
- Juliette Faber as Berthe
- Jean Tissier as Mascouvin
- André Gabriello as Lucas
- Noël Roquevert as Louis Dubief
- Guillaume de Sax as Maître Laignan
- Édouard Delmont as Le Cloaguen
- Antoine Balpêtré as Le grand patron
- Henri Vilbert as Amadieu
- Pierre Palau as Le docteur Pierre
- Gabrielle Fontan as La soeur de Le Cloaguen
- Colette Régis as Madame Le Cloaguen
- Maximilienne as Madame Bertaud
- Huguette Vivier as Eliane
- Héléna Manson as Marie, la bonne
References
editBibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Leteux, Christine. Continental Films: French Cinema under German Control. University of Wisconsin Press, 2022.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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