''Follow That Man'' (French: ''Suivez cet homme'') is a 1953 French crime film directed by

Georges Lampin Georges Lampin (14 October 1901 – 8 May 1979) was a French actor and film director. He directed twelve films between 1946 and 1963. Selected filmography Director * ''The Idiot'' (1946) * ''Eternal Conflict'' (1948) * ''Return to Life'' ...

and starring

Bernard Blier Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. Life and career His rotund features and ...

, Suzy Prim and

René Blancard René Blancard (12 March 1897 – 5 November 1965) was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) - Bras-Rouge * ''Montmartre'' (1925) - Frédéric Charanç ...

.Palmer p.287

Cast

as Commissaire François Basquier * Suzy Prim as Mme Olga *

as Dr. Corbier * Andrée Clément as Arlette Génod * Guy Decomble as Emile Kortenwirth * Véronique Deschamps as Yvonne Chouquet - l'employée de Courvoisier *

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as M. Forgeat *

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as M. Mallet *

Yves Robert Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Life and career Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with ...

as Inspecteur Paulhan * Julien Verdier as Guy Couvoisier - le bijoutier * Laurence Badie as Georgette, la bonne * Madeleine Barbulée as Mme Durbain - la concierge *

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as Pierrot *

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as Mme Fernande - la couturière * Christian Fourcade as Le petit Jacky *

René Havard René Havard (20 December 1923 – 7 December 1987) was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1946 and 1985. He was born and died in Paris, France. Selected filmography * ''That's Not the Way to Die'' (1946) - L'assistant * ...

as Un inspecteur * Albert Michel as Le contrôleur de la prison * France Roche as Alice Tissot * Michel Salina *

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as Marcel - le beau-frère de François * Luc Andrieux as Le régisseur du studio de cinéma * René Berthier as Le curé *

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as Le jeune au flipper *

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as Le garagiste * Gabriel Gobin as L'agent Faurel * François Joux as L'inspecteur Calmain * Robert Le Béal as Un inspecteur * Robert Mercier as Un agent * Émile Riandreys as Le couturier *

Eugène Stuber Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Jean Sylvère Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...

as L'inspecteur Martin

References

Bibliography

* Tim Palmer. ''Tales of the Underworld: Jean-Pierre Melville and the 1950s French Cinema''. University of Wisconsin, 2003.

External links

* 1953 crime films French crime films 1953 films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Georges Lampin French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub