''Inspector Sergil'' (French: ''Inspecteur Sergil'') is a 1947 French crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring

Paul Meurisse Paul Meurisse (; 21 December 1912 – 19 January 1979) was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to pl ...

and

Liliane Bert Liliane Bert (1922-2015) was a French film and television actress.Hayward p.146 Selected filmography * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' We Are Not Married'' (1946) * '' Colonel Durand'' (1948) * '' Sergil and the Dictator'' (1948) * ''The Heroic M ...

. It is set in Marseilles.Block pg. 49 It was a popular success and was followed by two sequels '' Sergil and the Dictator'' and '' Sergil Among the Girls''. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Claude Bouxin Claude Bouxin (17 February 1907 – 23 February 1997) was a French art director.Soister p.280 He designed the film sets for over ninety productions. Selected filmography * '' Roger la Honte'' (1933) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1934) * '' Fanatis ...

Cast

as Inspecteur Pierre Sergil *

as Bijou * André Burgère as Jacques Saugères * Véra Maxime as Nadège * Marc Valbel as Stan * Pierre Clarel as Georges Martel *

Dora Doll Dora Doll (born Dorothea Hermina Feinberg; 19 May 1922 – 15 November 2015) was a French actress. Career One of her first screen appearances was as Juliette in Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''Manon'' (1949). She appeared as Lola in Jacques Becker's ...

as Sandra Grégoriff *

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 ...

as Goujon *

Henri Arius Henri Arius (1897–1968) was a French film and stage actor. Crisp p.176 A character actor he appeared in a large number of films in wartime and post-war France. Selected filmography * '' Jeannou'' (1943) * '' Rooster Heart'' (1946) * '' Inspe ...

as Le concierge *

Louis Florencie Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1951. Selected filmography * ''Companion Wanted'' (1932) * ''Beauty Spot'' (1932) * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * '' N ...

as Le commissaire * Fransined as Un policier * Jérôme Goulven as Monnier * Raymond Loyer as Le commandant * Victoria Marino as La chanteuse

References

Bibliography

* Marcelline Block. ''World Film Locations: Marseilles''. Intellect Books, 2013.

External links

* 1947 films French crime films 1947 crime films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jacques Daroy Films set in Marseille French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub