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and starring

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and

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. It follows an investigation into the family members of an old woman who has been murdered. The film is based on the 1937 novel with the same title by

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. It was released in France on 14 April 1943. The film was shot at the

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, with location filming taking place around

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Cast

as Goupi-Mains rouges *

as Goupi-Tonkin *

as Goupi-Monsieur *

as Goupi-Muguet *

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as Goupi-Mes sous *

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as Goupi-Tisane * Maurice Schutz as Goupi-L'Empereur *

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as Goupi-La Loi *

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as Goupi-Cancan * René Génin as Goupi-Dicton *

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as Jean des Goupis *

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as Marie des Goupis *

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as Eusèbe, le gendarme * Louis Seigner as L'instituteur *

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as Minain *

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as Un porteur à la gare

References

Bibliography

* Slide, Anthony. ''Selected Film Criticism: Foreign Films, 1930-1950''. Scarecrow Press, 1984.

External links

* https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035951/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 1940s mystery drama films 1943 films Films based on French novels Films based on works by Pierre Véry Films directed by Jacques Becker French mystery drama films 1940s French-language films French black-and-white films 1943 drama films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub