The Impostor (1944 American film)

The Impostor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Julien Duvivier
Written by	Julien Duvivier Stephen Longstreet Marc Connelly Lynn Starling
Produced by	Julien Duvivier
Starring	Jean Gabin
Cinematography	Paul Ivano
Edited by	Paul Landres
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 10, 1944 (1944-02-10)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Impostor (aka Strange Confession) is a 1944 American drama war film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin.

Plot

Clement (Gabin), a condemned murderer literally minutes away from the guillotine, is "liberated" when the Nazis bomb hit the French jail that holds him. During his escape he steals the uniform and identification papers of a dead French soldier. He then hides from the law by joining the Free French Forces in French Equatorial Africa. Clement's new identity and purpose in life reform him. In the end he sacrifices himself in service of his country.

Cast

• Jean Gabin as Clement / Maurice LeFarge
• Richard Whorf as Lt. Vareene
• Allyn Joslyn as Bouteau
• Ellen Drew as Yvonne
• Peter Van Eyck as Hafner
• Ralph Morgan as Col. De Bolvin
• Eddie Quillan as Cochery
• John Qualen as Monge
• Dennis Moore as Maurice LaFarge
• Milburn Stone as Clauzel
• John Philliber as Mortemart
• Charles McGraw as Menessier
• Otho Gaines as Matowa
• John Forrest as Free French corporal
• Fritz Leiber as Priest
• Ian Wolfe as Sgt. Clerk
• William B. Davidson as Adjutant
• Frank Wilcox as Prosecutor
• Warren Ashe as Officer
• Peter Cookson as Soldier
• Leigh Whipper as Toba
• Ernest Whitman as Ekoua
• Grandon Rhodes as Captain
• George Irving as Prosecutor

External links

• The Impostor at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Impostor at IMDb
• The Impostor at AllMovie
• The Impostor at the TCM Movie Database