The Man in the Raincoat (1957)
"L'homme à l'imperméable" (original title)

In the absence of his wife, a clarinet player is induced by a friend to meet a call girl, but arrived after a crime. Perceived by some people leaving the scene of the crime covered by his ... See full summary »

Director:

Julien Duvivier

Writers:

René Barjavel (dialogue), James Hadley Chase (novel),

Stars:

Fernandel, Jacques Duby, Jean Rigaux

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fernandel	...	Albert Constantin
Jacques Duby	...	Maurice Langlois
Jean Rigaux	...	Émile Blondeau
Judith Magre	...	Éva
Pierre Spiers	...	Le chef d'orchestre
John McGiver	...	O'Brien
Amarande	...	Esher (as Armande Navarre)
Raoul Marco	...	Le régisseur
Gaston Rey	...	Le ténor
Germain Francini
Julien Bertheau	...	Le metteur en scène (as Julien Bertheau sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
Rob Murray	...	Sam
Albert Dinan	...	Le peintre
Alfred Goulin	...	L'inspecteur
Edith Georges	...	Nelly

Storyline

In the absence of his wife, a clarinet player is induced by a friend to meet a call girl, but arrived after a crime. Perceived by some people leaving the scene of the crime covered by his raincoat, he became the only suspect for the police. His only hope is to discover the murderer before is name is mentionned publicly, specially in front of his wife.

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Plot Keywords:

clarinet player | raincoat | egg | policeman shot | house cleaning | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Mystery

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

22 February 1957 (France)

Also Known As:

The Man in the Raincoat

Filming Locations:

35 Rue Saint-Vincent, Paris 18, Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Abbey Films, Cité Films, Monica-Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

John McGiver's movie debut.

User Reviews

Faux pas

Coming after his awesome film noir "voici le temps des assassins" the same year,everything Duvivier would produce afterward was bound to be a let -down :such was the case for "l'homme à l'imperméable" which fluctuates between comedy and drama .

Comedy because of Fernandel's personality:it's hard to take his character seriously (a character he had often played in the past:the less-than-handsome guy who falls for a gorgeous woman).

Drama because it's a Hadley Chase novel ;and Fernandel ,who is an ideal Pagnol actor,is definitely not a film noir hero.

It's pussyfooting all the way.While it's entertaining,it cannot be looked upon as an achievement for the highly talented Duvivier.