Quay of Blondes (French: Quai des blondes) is a 1954 French crime film directed by Paul Cadéac and starring Michel Auclair, Barbara Laage and Madeleine Lebeau.[1] It was produced and distributed by Pathé and shot in Gevacolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. Location shooting took place in French Algeria and Marseille.

Quai des blondes
Directed byPaul Cadéac
Written byMichel Audiard
Paul Cadéac
Pierre Foucaud
Produced byAndré Hunebelle
StarringMichel Auclair
Barbara Laage
Madeleine Lebeau
CinematographyMarcel Grignon
Edited byRoger Dwyre
Music byJean Marion
Production
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Distributed byPathé Distribution
Release date
  • 7 April 1954 (1954-04-07)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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A former navy officer is tied up in a smuggling operation between Marseille and Tangier concentrating particularly in lucrative American cigarettes. However his position is threatened by the arrival of a thuggish American gangster who wants to take over the whole market.

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References

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  1. ^ Kermabon p.461

Bibliography

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  • Kermabon, Jacques. Pathé: premier empire du cinéma. Centre Georges Pompidou, 1994.
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