A Certain Mister (French: Un certain monsieur) is a 1950 French crime film directed by Yves Ciampi and starring René Dary, Hélène Perdrière and Pierre Destailles.[1] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. The script is based on Jean Le Hallier's 1947 novel of the same title.[2]

A Certain Mister
Directed byYves Ciampi
Written byYannick Boysivon
Jacqueline Boisyvon
Based onA Certain Mister by Jean Le Hallier
Produced byHervé Missir
StarringRené Dary
Hélène Perdrière
Pierre Destailles
CinematographyRoger Arrignon
Edited byJean Feyte
Music byGeorges Van Parys
Production
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Éclectiques Films
Distributed byU.F.P.C.
Release date
  • 24 May 1950 (1950-05-24) (France)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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When documents vital to French national security are stolen, the police join forces with three master criminals in order to recover them.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Vincendeau p.152
  2. ^ Goble p.277

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Vincendeau, Ginette. Stars and Stardom in French Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000.
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