56 Rue Pigalle
1949 film
- 18 March 1949 (1949-03-18)
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56 Rue Pigalle is a 1949 French crime drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Marie Déa and Aimé Clariond. It has been classified as a film noir.[1] It was shot at the Victorine Studios and on location around Nice.
Synopsis
Jean Vigneron, a famous yachtsman, is in love with Inès the wife of his best friend. They are blackmailed due to incriminating letters being stolen by a valet living in the Rue Pigalle. When he is found murdered suspicion inevitably points at Vigneron. He flees to the French Congo, until he is absolved by a surprise witness.
Cast
- Jacques Dumesnil as Jean Vigneron
- Marie Déa as Inès de Montalban
- Aimé Clariond as Ricardo de Montalban
- Raymond Cordy as Le chauffeur de taxi
- Janine Miller as Nadia, la chanteuse
- René Blancard as Lucien Bonnet
- Jean Geoffroy as Baruch
- Marco Villa as Fred Poulain
- Denyse Roux as Janis
- Lucien Callamand as Le procureur
References
- ^ Spicer p.51
Bibliography
- Spicer, Andrew. European Film Noir. Manchester University Press, 2019.
External links
- 56 Rue Pigalle at IMDb
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Films directed by Willy Rozier
- Maria of the Night (1936)
- The Dark Angels (1937)
- Men of Prey (1937)
- Champions of France (1938)
- Hopes (1941)
- Melody for You (1942)
- Solita de Cordoue (1946)
- The Wreck (1949)
- 56 Rue Pigalle (1949)
- The Convict (1951)
- The Damned Lovers (1952)
- Manina, the Girl in the Bikini (1952)
- The Adventurer of Chad (1953)
- Your Turn, Callaghan (1955)
- More Whiskey for Callaghan (1955)
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