Behind the Facade
| Behind the Facade | |
|---|---|
Max Kolpé | |
| Produced by | Arys Nissotti Pierre O'Connell |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Victor Arménise Robert Juillard |
| Edited by | Marthe Poncin |
| Music by | André Gailhard |
Production company | Régina Films |
| Distributed by | Regina Distribution (France) ENIC (Italy) |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Behind the Facade (French: Derrière la façade) is a 1939 French
Georges Lacombe and Yves Mirande and starring Lucien Baroux, Jules Berry and André Lefaur.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris
.
Synopsis
When the owner of an
apartment block
is found murdered, two policeman investigate the lives of the various tenants who live there.
Cast
- Lucien Baroux as Le commissaire Boucheron
- Jules Berry as Alfrédo D'Avila
- André Lefaur as Corbeau
- Gaby Morlay as Gaby
- Elvire Popescoas Madame Rameau
- Michel Simon as Picking
- Betty Stockfeld as L'anglaise
- Erich von Stroheim as Eric
- Simone Berriau as Lydia
- Missia as Joséphine Picking
- Raymond Segard as Robert Bernier
- Marcel Orluc as Gérard Bernier
- Jean Daurand as Le télégraphiste
- Elmire Vautier as Marie, l'habilleuse de Lydia
- Lina Darwils as Une locataire
- Robert Ozanne as Le brigadier
- Claude Sainval as Le gigolo de Gaby
- Raymone as La bonne de Madame Mathieu
- Jean Joffre as Monsieur Martin, l'aveugle
- Lise Courbet as Paulette
- Andrex as André Laurent, l'employé de banque
- Julien Carette as Le soldat
- Aimé Clariond as Le président Bernier
- Jacques Dumesnil as Albert Durant, le jouer de poker
- Paul Faivre as Le concierge
- Marcel Simon as Jules, l'amant de Gaby
- Gaby Sylvia as Madeleine Martin
- Gabrielle Dorziat as Madame Bernier
- Jacques Baumer as Lambert
- Marguerite Moreno as La sous-directrice
- Georges Bever as Un chauffeur de taxi
- Rivers Cadet as Un agent
- Roger Doucet
- Hélène Flouest
- Georges Malkine as Un chauffeur de taxi
- Franck Maurice as Un agent
- Yves Mirande as Le clochard sur le banc
- Robert Moor as Un agent
- Henri Nassiet as Petit rôle
- Jean Wiener
References
- ^ Aitken p.511
Bibliography
- Aitken, Ian. The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. Routledge, 2013.
External links
- Behind the Facade at IMDb
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