Under the Paris Sky (1951)
"Sous le ciel de Paris" (original title)

Director:

Julien Duvivier

Writers:

Julien Duvivier (screenplay), René Lefèvre (adaptation),

Stars:

Brigitte Auber, Jean Brochard, René Blancard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brigitte Auber	...	Denise Lambert
Jean Brochard	...	Jules Hermenault
René Blancard	...	Le professeur Bertelin (as Rene Blancard)
Paul Frankeur	...	Milou
Raymond Hermantier	...	Mathias, l'artiste
Daniel Ivernel	...	Georges Forestier
Pierre Destailles	...	Michel
Jacques Clancy	...	Armand Mestre (as Jacques Clancy de la Comédie Française)
Christiane Lénier	...	Marie-Thérèse (as Christiane Lenier)
Marie-France	...	La petite Colette Malingret
François Périer	...	Récitant (voice) (as François Perier)
Marcelle Praince	...	Madame Balthazar, la voyante
Catherine Fonteney	...	La dame des invalides (as Catherine Fonteney de la Comédie Française)
René Génin	...	Le cocher
Georgette Anys	...	Madame Malingret

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

5 May 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Under the Paris Sky

Filming Locations:

Paris Studios Cinéma, Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regina Films, Filmsonor

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French censorship visa #10.510

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Connections

Featured in Ai no onimotsu (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Coeur de Paris"
Music by Jean Wiener
Lyrics by René Rouzaud
Sung by André Claveau

User Reviews

Multi-faceted story, great shots of post-war Paris

Sous le Ciel de Paris was the second of director Julien Duvivier's 1950 French films. The story follows the grim and bloody path trod by an unknown psycho killer. Duvivier cannily plays the film's melodrama against the glamorous backdrops of fin de siecle Paris, concentrating on a handful of people whose lives are profoundly affected, directly and indirectly, by the fugitive murder. The best vignettes feature elderly character actress Sylvie as a spinster devoted to her houseful of cats, and Brigitte Auber as a wide-eyed country lass.