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Title: Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
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| Louis Jouvet | ... | L'inspecteur adjoint Antoine | |
| Simone Renant | ... | Dora Monier | |
| Bernard Blier | ... | Maurice Martineau | |
| Suzy Delair | ... | Marguerite Chauffournier Martineau, aka Jenny Lamour | |
| Pierre Larquey | ... | Emile Lafour, un chauffeur de taxi | |
| Jeanne Fusier-Gir | ... | Pâquerette, la dame du vestiaire | |
| Claudine Dupuis | ... | Manon | |
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Charles Dullin | ... | Georges Brignon |
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Henri Arius | ... | Léopardi, l' éditeur de musique (as Arius) |
| Charles Blavette | ... | Le gendarme Poitevin (as Blavette) | |
| René Blancard | ... | Le commissaire principal de la P.J. (as R. Blancard) | |
| Robert Dalban | ... | Paulo, un truand (as R. Dalban) | |
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Jean Daurand | ... | L'inspecteur Picard (as J. Daurand) |
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Jean Dunot | ... | Nitram - un chanteur comique (as J. Dunot) |
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Jacques Grétillat | ... | Auguste (as J. Grétillat) |
Jenny Lamour wants to succeed in music hall. Her husband and accompanist is Maurice Martineau, a nice but jealous man. When he knew Jenny is making eyes at Brignon, an old businessman, in order to get some engagements, he looses his temper and threatens Brignon with death. But Jenny went anyway to a rendez-vous at the old man's, who is murdered the same evening. The criminal investigations are lead by Inspector Antoine... Written by Yepok
This is an exceptional picture with so much to recommend it. The acting and writing are terrific and there are lots of great twists and turns in the plot. As a French "Noir" film, its language is certainly a lot earthier than its American counterparts, but to me this just added to the realism. Additionally, I liked how non-glamorous everyone was--particularly the husband and the lieutenant. About the only negative, and the reason the film gets a 9 and not a 10, is because there was a glaring plot hole. Like another famous French film, Drôle de Drame, the confusion between the cops and the accused could easily have been settled in the beginning, but the characters made rather stupid decisions. For this, you just need to suspend disbelief and keep watching--the payoff is well worth the wait.
This is simply one of the finest French films I have seen. Period.