La loi des hommes (1962)

Un fourgon blindé est pris d'assaut, les deux chauffeurs tués ou blessés et le milliard qu'il trasnportait volé. La voiture des deux voleurs explose et elle efface toute trace. Dandier est ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Gérard

Writers:

Charles Gérard (screenplay), Charles Gérard (story),

Stars:

Micheline Presle, Philippe Leroy, Pierre Mondy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Micheline Presle	...	Sophie Givier
Philippe Leroy	...	Dandieu
Pierre Mondy	...	Le juge Béguin
Arletty	...	Loune de Lindt
Marcel Dalio	...	L'avocat Plautet
José Luis de Vilallonga	...	Le prêtre
Gérard Buhr
Robert Dalban	...	Le cafetier
Mathilde Casadesus	...	Madame Thiebaut6
Yves Barsacq	...	Un inspecteur
Berthe Granval	...	Le secrétaire
Aurelien Lintermans
Mercédès Lintermans	...	(as Mercédés)
Raoul Saint-Yves
Serge Sauvion

Storyline

Un fourgon blindé est pris d'assaut, les deux chauffeurs tués ou blessés et le milliard qu'il trasnportait volé. La voiture des deux voleurs explose et elle efface toute trace. Dandier est chargé de la difficile enquête. Il est ténace, têtu et ses soupçons se portent sur la célèbre journaliste, Sophie Olivier, criminologue. Il commence alors à la persécuter. Mais Sophie a des amis puissants et l'on demande à Dandier d'interrompre son enquête. Mais l'impévu arrive: Sophie tombe amoureuse de Dandier, et son amour est partagé....

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Genres:

Crime

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

4 July 1962 (France)

Also Known As:

Grisbì da un miliardo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmatec

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

I confess..

This is a strange film noir .After the attack of the armored van,nothing is really what a fan of the genre expects.It's a cat and mouse play between a cop (Philippe Leroy) and a bourgeoise (Micheline Presle) who may (or may not) be involved in the robbery .We will never know whether he harasses her because it's his duty or because he's deeply in love with her.Then begins a curious chase,where the woman always escapes with the help of weirdoes: a princess (played by a cast against type Arletty:one of her last parts,her last year in the movies ;Arletty's imitable accent is almost absent here),a German blacksmith who was a hero (or maybe was not at all)during WW2,then a priest whom the heroine confesses to.That may be the meaning of the title (the law of man ) cause God,the priest says,has got nothing to do with man's law.