Crime at the Concert Mayol

Crime at the Concert Mayol (French: Crime au Concert Mayol) is a 1954 French-Italian crime drama film directed by Pierre Méré and starring Claude Godard, Jean-Pierre Kérien and Daniel Clérice.[1] It is set at the Concert Mayol in Paris, a cabaret that became known for its striptease shows after the Second World War. The film intercuts between musical numbers in the venue and the investigations of the detectives offstage.[2]

Crime at the Concert Mayol
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Directed byPierre Méré
Written byJacques Chabannes
Lucien Rimels
Produced byBernard-Roland
Georges Sénamaud
StarringClaude Godard
Jean-Pierre Kérien
Daniel Clérice
CinematographyPierre Dolley
Edited byJacques Mavel
Music byMarcel Landowski
Production
companies
Les Films Lutétia
Union Européenne Cinématographie
Distributed bySofradis
Release date
  • 19 July 1954 (1954-07-19)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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At a Parisian music hall venue Mado, the star performer, narrowly survives an attempt to murder her. The investigating police are called in again soon afterwards when the body of another woman is discovered shot dead in Mado's dressing room.

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.714
  2. ^ Powrie & Cadalanu p.111

Bibliography

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  • Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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