''Death on the Run'' (French: ''Les deux font la paire'') is a 1954 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean Richard, Jean-Marc Thibault and Edith Georges.Parish p.96 It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title which Berthomieu had also directed. It was shot at the

Billancourt Studios Billancourt Studios was a film studio in Paris which operated between 1922 and 1992. Located in Boulogne-Billancourt, it was one of the leading French studios. It was founded in the silent era by Henri Diamant-Berger. During the Second World War ...

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Raymond Nègre Raymond Nègre was a French art director active in the film industry during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.Hayward p.241 Selected filmography * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' Resistance'' (1945) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * ''Women's Games'' (1946) ...

Synopsis

Two struggling actors attempt to make the headlines by pretending one of them has been murdered. However, events soon get out of hand.

Cast

* Jean Richard as Achille Baluchet *

Jean-Marc Thibault Jean-Marc Thibault (1923–2017) was a French film and television actor.Halliwell p.56 He also directed three films. Selected filmography * '' First on the Rope'' (1944) * '' Cage of Girls'' (1949) * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) * '' Women of Pari ...

as Hector Trignol *

Edith Georges Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and var ...

as Myra *

Fred Pasquali Alfred-Adolphe Pasquali (31 October 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a French actor and theatre director. Theatre Comedian * 1921 : ''La Dauphine'' by François Porché, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier * 1925 : ''La Robe d'un soir'' by Rosemonde Gé ...

as Le directeur du théâtre *

Maurice Biraud Maurice Biraud (3 March 1922 – 24 December 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1951 and 1982. Biraud was born on 3 March 1922 in Paris. He married actress Françoise Soulié in 1956. He suffered a heart attack at ...

as L'avocat *

Jacqueline Maillan Jacqueline Jeanne Paule Maillan (11 January 1923 - 12 May 1992) was a French actress with a career spanning almost five decades, known primarily for her forty theatre productions, she also appeared in more than fifty films (1947 to 1992) and is ...

as Olga * Arthur Allan as Ivan *

Charles Bouillaud Charles Bouillaud (1904–1965) was a French actor. Selected filmography {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouillaud, Charles 1904 births 1965 deaths French male stage actors French male film actors French male television actors 20th-century French male ...

as Le policier #1 *

Pierre Ferval Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

as Le policier #2 *

Paul Faivre Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' The House Opposite'' (1937) * '' The Lady from Vittel'' (1937) * ''Cinderella'' (1937) * ''Behind the Facade'' (1939) * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * ''Moulin ...

as Le gardien * Robert Destain as Le juge d'instruction * Robert Rollis as Pinard *

Marcel Vibert Marcel Vibert (2 November 1883 – 11 June 1959) was a French film actor. Vibert worked primarily in the French film industry, but in the late 1920s he also appeared in several British silent films including ''Moulin Rouge (1928 film), Moulin Ro ...

as Le président du tribunal * Hugues de Bagratide as Le juge de Sergarie * René Bergeron as Le procureur *

Alexandre Mihalesco Alexandre Mihalesco (; born Alexandru Mihăilescu, ; 19 October 1883 – 28 December 1974) was a Romanian film actor who largely appeared in French productions.Goble p.2 Selected filmography * '' The Independence of Romania'' (1912) * '' On the ...

as L'ordonnance * Robert Blome as Le coiffeur * Sabine André as La caissière *

Jack Ary Jack Ary (23 November 1919 – 23 September 1974) was a French film and television actor.Arnaud p.278 Selected filmography * ''My Wife Is Formidable'' (1951) - Un pensionnaire de l'hôtel (uncredited) * ''Massacre in Lace'' (1952) - Un danseur ...

as Un agent *

Jackie Sardou Jackie Sardou (7 April 1919 – 2 April 1998) was a French actress. Personal life She was born Jacqueline Labbé in Paris, and married Fernand Sardou, a singer. She was the mother of singer Michel Sardou; and grandmother of author Romain Sardou ...

as The theatrical *

Bernard Dumaine Bernard Dumaine (born August 20, 1953, in Angoulême, France) is a French artist best known for his work in photorealism and surrealism styles and for his background designs for television cartoons. He works in a variety of media, including oil pa ...

Gaston Orbal Gaston Orbal (1898–1983) was a French stage and film actor.Lorcey p.244 Selected filmography * '' Dédé'' (1935) * '' Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * '' Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * ''Dorothy Looks for Love' ...

as L'aliéniste #1 * Rivers Cadet as L'aliéniste #2 * Arthur Devère as Le détective *

Pauline Carton Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974. Filmography * ''La fille du Boche'' (1915) * '' Blanchette'' (1921) * ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922) * ''Ch� ...

as La concierge *

Alice Tissot Alice Tissot (1 January 1890 – 5 May 1971) was a French actress. Partial filmography * ''Poum à la chasse'' (1908) * ''Le devoir'' (1908) * ' (1909) * ' (1909) * '' The Two Girls'' (1921) * '' A Son from America'' (1924) * '' Captain Rasca ...

as L'habilleuse

References

Bibliography

* Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide: Western Europe''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

* 1954 films 1954 comedy films French comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by André Berthomieu Films shot at Billancourt Studios Remakes of French films French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub