''Full House'' (French: ''Brelan d'as'') is a 1952 French mystery

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directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Michel Simon, Raymond Rouleau, John Van Dreelen,

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and Nathalie Nattier. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.385 It consists of three separate episodes, each featuring a popular detective character: Jules Maigret, Monsieur Wens and Lemmy Caution. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris and on location in the city and around Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the

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René Moulaert.

Cast

Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur

* Michel Simon as Le commissaire Jules Maigret *

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as Madame Maigret * Marguerite Garcya as La mère de Justin * Alexandre Rignault as L'inspecteur Janvier *

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as Simon Lesueur - le brocanteur *

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as Justin * Louis Blanche as Le juge * Henri Marchand as Le prêtre

L'alibi de monsieur Wens

* Raymond Rouleau as L'inspecteur Wenceslas Vorobeïtchik dit Wens *

as Florence Garnier *

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as Denise * René Génin as Le concierge * André Dalibert as Le commissaire Malaise * Maurice Teynac as Heldinge

Je suis un tendre

* John Van Dreelen as Lemmy Caution * Nathalie Nattier as Michèle Leroy * Inge Landgut as Gisella Hauptmann *

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as Leblond * Reinhard Kolldehoff as Hartner * Georges Tabet as Hubert

References

Bibliography

* Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1952 films French crime films 1952 crime films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Henri Verneuil 1950s French films Films shot in Paris Films shot in Hamburg Pathé films Maigret films Films scored by Hans May {{1950s-France-film-stub