Blackmail (1955 film)
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| Directed by | Guy Lefranc |
| Written by | Paul Andréota Jacques Companéez Jacques Marcerou |
| Produced by | Hugo Benedek Jean-Jacques Vital Robert Woog |
| Starring | Raymond Pellegrin Magali Noël Leo Genn |
| Cinematography | Marcel Grignon |
| Edited by | Monique Kirsanoff |
| Music by | Norbert Glanzberg |
Production companies | Metzger et Woog Simoja |
| Distributed by | Les Films Corona |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Blackmail (French: Chantage) is a 1955 French crime film directed by Guy Lefranc and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Magali Noël and Leo Genn.[1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city including in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It is also known by the alternative title The Lowest Crime.
Cast[edit]
- Raymond Pellegrin as Jean-Louis Labouret
- Magali Noël as Denise Brisse
- Leo Genn as Lionel Kendall
- Georges Chamarat as Edouard Brisse
- Noël Roquevert as Boussardel
- Michel Etcheverry as Le commissaire Bretrannet
- Madeleine Barbulée as L'infirmière
- Henri Nassiet as Maître Rougier - l'avocat d'Edouard Brisse
- Nadine Tallier as Janine - la photographe
- Denise Provence as Gisèle
- André Weber as Gilbert
- Paul Faivre as Le patron du café
- Jean Hébey as Un inspecteur
- Jacqueline Marbaux as Solange
- Florence Blot as Madame Mortier
- Bernard Musson as L'hôtelier
- Gérard Barray as Le gigolo moustachu photographié par Janine
- Olivier Darrieux as Un gigolo
- Marcel Bozzuffi as Un accusé dans le box
- Serge Bento as Un accusé dans le box
- Geneviève Morel as La concierge
- Jacques Besnard as Le jeune homme
- Geymond Vital as L'avocat de la partie civile
- Jean Degrave as Un inspecteur
- Lucien Guervil as Un témoin
- Michel Nastorg as Le musicien
- Maurice Chevit as Un complice
References[edit]
- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.368
- ^ Rège p.96
- ^ https://en.unifrance.org/movie/4923/blackmail-the-lowest-crime
Bibliography[edit]
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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