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The Real Culprit
Directed byPierre Thévenard
Written byPierre Thévenard
Produced byGeorges de La Grandière
Starring Raymond Souplex
Philippe Lemaire
Jean Davy
Cinematography Jean Bourgoin
Edited by Georges Alépée
Music by André Jolivet
Production
company
Edition et Diffusion Cinématographique
Distributed byLes Films Dispa
Release date
  • 4 July 1951 (1951-07-04)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

The Real Culprit (French: Le vrai coupable) is a 1951 French crime drama film directed by Pierre Thévenard and starring Raymond Souplex, Philippe Lemaire and Jean Davy. [1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.

Synopsis

Police investigating the murder of a young woman discover that she was pregnant when killed. Inspector Querneau's suspicions falls on Mario, the lover who abandoned her after discovering she was going to have a child. Although he turns out to be innocent of the actual crime of murder, it is clear his behaviour makes him the real culprit.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Rège p.957
  2. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.98

Bibliography

  • 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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