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Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire...

  • 1949
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
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Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire... (1949)
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A group of policemen look over three murder cases including a cutthroat that prays on young women, a madman that hid his deformed landlord's corpse in the floor, and a wine aficionado who bu... Read allA group of policemen look over three murder cases including a cutthroat that prays on young women, a madman that hid his deformed landlord's corpse in the floor, and a wine aficionado who buries his friend alive.A group of policemen look over three murder cases including a cutthroat that prays on young women, a madman that hid his deformed landlord's corpse in the floor, and a wine aficionado who buries his friend alive.

  • Director
    • Jean Faurez
  • Writers
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    • Thomas De Quincey
    • Jean Faurez
  • Stars
    • Fernand Ledoux
    • Suzy Carrier
    • Jules Berry
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    173
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    • Director
      • Jean Faurez
    • Writers
      • Edgar Allan Poe
      • Thomas De Quincey
      • Jean Faurez
    • Stars
      • Fernand Ledoux
      • Suzy Carrier
      • Jules Berry
    • 3User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Fernand Ledoux
    Fernand Ledoux
    • Montrésor
    Suzy Carrier
    • Léontine
    Jules Berry
    Jules Berry
    • Fortunato
    Paul Frankeur
    Paul Frankeur
    • Dugelay
    Olivier Hussenot
    Olivier Hussenot
    • Truffault
    Marina de Berg
    • Eugénie
    Roger Rafal
    Jean-François Laley
    • Lafarge
    Pierre Collet
    • Cotin…
    Jandeline
    • Aglaé
    Fernand Gilbert
    • Le colporteur
    Henri San Juan
    • Arnold
    • (as San Juan)
    Jacques Dufilho
    Jacques Dufilho
    • Le conscrit ivre
    • (as Dufilho)
    Martial Rèbe
    • Barnabé
    Barbara Val
      Pierre Moncorbier
      Pierre Moncorbier
        Maurice Chevit
        Emile Chopitel
          • Director
            • Jean Faurez
          • Writers
            • Edgar Allan Poe
            • Thomas De Quincey
            • Jean Faurez
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          Poe made in France
          Two decades before "Histoires Extraordinaires " (spirit of the dead)the anthology by Malle/Vadim/Fellini,Jean Faurez made his own Poe adaptation.One should note that only two of the four segments are by E.A.Poe.The others were written by Thomas de Quincey.

          The segments are linked,in an artificial way ,by a scene in a police station where gendarmes are initiating a rookie ,using the hard way: they tell him grim tales ,after a lugubrious song on the cast and credits .

          Segment one: It takes place in a girls boarding-school ;a serial killer is at large;guess where he is going to look for his next preys? it's non-scary and even the unexpected end fails totally to convince.

          Segment two:"the tell tale heart" ;there is so much voice over you can hardly hear the actors talk.The classic tale which is given a flashback treatment cannot hold a candle to Jules Dassin's version;stick with that one.

          Segment three:"the Amantadillo cask" ;things go a little better (it can't be worse) with this sketch which features two earnest thespians ,Jules Berry and Fernand Ledoux.It was Ledoux's sweet revenge after Carné's "Les Visiteurs du Soir "where he was tempted by the devil (Berry) and wound up in Hell.These great actors do not need voice over to be convincing.

          Segment four ;the second Quincey tale ,which looks like more a poor man's Agatha Christie 's murder mystery than a fantasy and horror story,except for the final trick which deals with a Château-Margaux Bordeaux wine case .

          Except for segment three,not very exciting for the French oldies buff
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          • Release date
            • October 27, 1949 (France)
          • Countries of origin
            • France
            • Belgium
          • Language
            • French
          • Also known as
            • Unusual Tales
          • Production companies
            • Armor Films
            • Interfrance Film
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 28 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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