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Writers:
Louis Chavance (screenplay)
Henri-Georges Clouzot (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
28 September 1943 (France) more
Tagline:
Une petite ville comme il en est tant en France. [Original Version] more
Plot:
French village doctor becomes target of poison-pen letters sent to village leaders, accusing him of affairs and practicing abortion. full summary | add synopsis
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'Inglorious Basterds': Long March, By Kurt Loder
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Well-crafted suspense classic more (32 total)

Cast

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Pierre Fresnay ... Le docteur Rémy Germain
Ginette Leclerc ... Denise Saillens
Micheline Francey ... Laura Vorzet
Héléna Manson ... Marie Corbin, l'infirmière
Jeanne Fusier-Gir ... La mercière
Sylvie ... La mère du cancéreux
Liliane Maigné ... Rolande Saillens
Pierre Larquey ... Michel Vorzet
Noël Roquevert ... Saillens, la maître d'école
Bernard Lancret ... Le substitut
Antoine Balpêtré ... Le docteur Delorme (as Antoine Balpétré)
Jean Brochard ... Bonnevie, le trésorier de l'hôpital
Pierre Bertin ... Le sous-préfet
Louis Seigner ... Bertrand
Roger Blin ... François, le cancéreux du 13
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'oeil du serpent (France) (working title)
L'oiseau noir (France) (working title)
Laura (France) (working title)
Lettres anonymes (France) (working title)
Maladie contagieuse (France) (working title)
The Raven
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Runtime:
92 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Wide Range Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (re-rating)

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Trivia:
When France was liberated from the German occupation, some crew and cast members of the film were suspended from working in the film industry because they had worked for Continental Films, a German company: actor Noël Roquevert was suspended for 3 months, production designer Andrej Andrejew for 9 months, actress Micheline Francey for a year, and the director Henri-Georges Clouzot for two years. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Le docteur Rémy Germain: [washes blood off his arms] I saved the mother.
Grand-mother: And the baby?
Le docteur Rémy Germain: No.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Inglourious Basterds (2009) more

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13 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Well-crafted suspense classic, 21 March 1999
9/10
Author: withnail-4 from New Haven, CT

If you liked "Diabolique" and "Wages of Fear" check out this earlier, equally good film by the same director. I was confused a bit by the quick introduction to all the characters, but the suspense is maintained and controlled with precision. The final 15 minutes are gemlike, a shuffling of possibilities, and the final 30 seconds a quick succession of powerful images. If you like whodunits, like Rene Claire's "And Then There Were None" you will like this one.

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