The Eleven O'Clock Woman (French: La dame d'onze heures) is a 1948 French mystery thriller film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Paul Meurisse, Micheline Francey, Gilbert Gil and Pierre Renoir.[1] It is based on the 1938 novel of the same title by Pierre Apestéguy.[2] It was shot at the François 1er Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert.
| The Eleven O'Clock Woman | |
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| Directed by | Jean Devaivre |
| Written by | Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
| Based on | The Eleven O'Clock Woman by Pierre Apestéguy |
| Produced by | Jean Devaivre Robert Sussfeld |
| Starring | Paul Meurisse Micheline Francey Pierre Renoir |
| Cinematography | René Gaveau |
| Edited by | Louis Devaivre |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma |
Production company | Les Films Neptune |
| Distributed by | Sirius Films |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editStanislas, a young explorer recently back from Africa, goes to visit the Pescara family. When a murder takes place he sets out as an amateur detective to solve the crime.
Cast
edit- Paul Meurisse as Stanislas-Octave Seminario dit 'SOS'
- Micheline Francey as Muriel Pescara
- Gilbert Gil as Charles Pescara
- Pierre Renoir as Le docteur Gérard Pescara
- Jean Tissier as Guillaume
- Jean Brochard as Le juge d'instruction
- Pierre-Louis as Paul Wantz dit Delbecq
- Junie Astor as Hélène Tassin - l'infirmière
- Jean Debucourt as Le docteur Vermeulen
- Mady Berry as Brigitte Tassin
- Pierre Palau as Le portier
- Arthur Devère as L'éclusier
- Marcel Pérès as Le cantonnier
- Jean Sinoël as Le jardinier
- Georges Bever as Baptiste - le greffier
- Madeleine Suffel as La patronne de l'hôtel
- Michel Seldow as Le prestidigitateur Pablo
References
editBibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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