Blackmail (1955 film)

(Redirected from The Lowest Crime)

Blackmail (French: Chantage) is a 1955 French crime film directed by Guy Lefranc and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Magali Noël and Leo Genn.[1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city including in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It is also known by the alternative title The Lowest Crime.

Blackmail
Directed byGuy Lefranc
Written byPaul Andréota
Jacques Companéez
Jacques Marcerou
Produced byHugo Benedek
Jean-Jacques Vital
Robert Woog
StarringRaymond Pellegrin
Magali Noël
Leo Genn
CinematographyMarcel Grignon
Edited byMonique Kirsanoff
Music byNorbert Glanzberg
Production
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Metzger et Woog
Simoja
Distributed byLes Films Corona
Release date
  • 19 October 1955 (1955-10-19)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.368
  2. ^ Rège p.96
  3. ^ "Blackmail / The Lowest Crime de Guy Lefranc (1955) - Unifrance".

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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