Murders (French: Meurtres) is a 1950 French drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Fernandel, Mireille Perrey and Jacques Varennes. The film is adapted from a series of five novels by Belgian writer Charles Plisnier, published between 1939 and 1941. It marked a rare dramatic role for the comedian Fernandel. It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. The title is also written as Murders? (French: Meurtres?).
Cast
Fernandel as Noël Annequin
Mireille Perrey as Blanche Annequin
Jacques Varennes as Hervé Annequin
Colette Mareuil as Lola Annequin
Jeanne Moreau as Martine Annequin
Philippe Nicaud as José Annequin
Georges Chamarat as Le Juge Pierregot
Line Noro as Isabelle Annequin
Germaine Kerjean as Madame Frangier
André Carnège as Le procureur
Yvonne Hébert as Madame De Marcielle
Fernand Sardou as Le garagiste
Marthe Marty as La Femme du garagiste
Edmond Beauchamp as Le professeur Le Gossec
Henri Arius as Un ami
Jacques Berlioz as Le directeur de l'asile
Raymond Souplex as Blaise Annequin
Jacques Beauvais as Un maître d'hôtel
Frédéric Mariotti as Un infirmier
Laure Paillette as La domestique de Blaise et Blanche
Jacqueline Pierreux as Irène
References
Bibliography
Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986 Crisp, Colin. French Cinema–A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958. Indiana University Press, 2015. Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
1950 films
French drama films
1950 drama films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by Richard Pottier
French black-and-white films
1950s French films
French films based on novels
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