''Picpus'' is a 1943 French film noir

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crime film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Albert Préjean,

Juliette Faber Juliette Faber (1919–2008) was a Luxembourg-born French stage and film actress.Goble p.428 Selected filmography * ''Happy Days'' (1941) * '' The Strangers in the House'' (1942) * '' Shop Girls of Paris'' (1943) * ''The Temptation of Barbizon'' ...

and Jean Tissier. It was produced by the German-controlled

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during the

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. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in

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.Leteux p.218 The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew.

Cast

* Albert Préjean as L'inspecteur Maigret *

as Berthe * Jean Tissier as Mascouvin *

André Gabriello André Gabriello (1896–1975) was a French film actor. A character actor known for his supporting roles, notable appearances included Jean Renoir's '' Partie de campagne'' (1936) and Maurice Tourneur's ''Cecile Is Dead'' (1944).Waldman p.165 He w ...

as Lucas * Noël Roquevert as Louis Dubief *

Guillaume de Sax Guillaume de Sax (1889–1945) was a Belgian actor. De Sax was born Guillaume Henri Robert de Segur Lamoignon in Belgium and died in France. He was married to the actress Cécile Sorel. Partial filmography * '' Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * '' Thr ...

as Maître Laignan * Édouard Delmont as Le Cloaguen * Antoine Balpêtré as Le grand patron *

Henri Vilbert Henri Vilbert (6 April 1904 – 20 April 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films from 1921 to 1982. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilbert, Henri 1904 births 1997 deaths 20th- ...

as Amadieu *

Pierre Palau Pierre Palau (13 August 1883 – 3 December 1966), often known simply as Palau, was a French actor. Palau was born Pierre Palau del Vitri in Paris and died at age 83 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Partial filmography * '' When Do You Commi ...

as Le docteur Pierre *

Gabrielle Fontan Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' Misdeal'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The La ...

as La soeur de Le Cloaguen *

Colette Régis Colette Régis (1893–1978) was a French film actress.Hayward p.280 Selected filmography * ''Rasputin'' (1938) - Une religieuse (uncredited) * '' Three Waltzes'' (1938) - Sarah Bernhardt * '' La Bête Humaine'' (1938) - Victoire Pecqueux * ''T ...

as Madame Le Cloaguen * Maximilienne as Madame Bertaud *

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as Eliane *

Héléna Manson Elena Eugenia Manson (18 August 1898 – 15 September 1994) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1925 and 1989. Selected filmography * ''La vocation d'André Carel'' (1925) – L'amoureuse de Cardan * '' T ...

as Marie, la bonne

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. Pygmalion, 1986. * Leteux, Christine. ''Continental Films: French Cinema under German Control''. University of Wisconsin Press, 2022. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. * Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

* 1943 films French mystery films 1943 mystery films French crime films 1943 crime films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Richard Pottier French black-and-white films 1940s French films Films based on Belgian novels Films shot at Billancourt Studios Tobis Film films Films set in Paris {{1940s-France-film-stub fr:Picpus (film)