The Real Culprit | |
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Directed by | Pierre Thévenard |
Written by | Pierre Thévenard |
Produced by | Georges 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 by | Les Films Dispa |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | France |
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.
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.