''The Martyr of Bougival'' (French: ''Le martyr de Bougival'') is a 1949 French

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crime film directed by Jean Loubignac and starring

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and Line Dariel.Rège p.654 The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.

Plot

A prompter at the

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comes under suspicion of murder when a female dancer's body is found in his trunk.

Cast

as Maître Brigitte * Simone Michels as Irma * Line Dariel as Victorine *

Simone Paris Simone Paris (1909–1985) was a French stage and film actress.Turk p.441 Selected filmography * ''Nine Bachelors'' (1939) * '' The Martyr of Bougival'' (1949) * ''Je l'ai été trois fois'' (1952) * ''Run Away Mr. Perle'' (1952) * '' The Moment o ...

as Arlette * Maguy Horiot as La bonne *

as Jules *

Roland Armontel Roland Armontel (21 December 1901 – 15 March 1980) was a French actor. Born Auguste Louis Magnin in Vimoutiers, Orne, France, he died in Paris. Selected filmography * ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) * '' Let's Touch Wood'' (1933) * ''Les M ...

as Le juge d'instruction *

Alexandre Rignault Alexandre Rignault (14 February 1901 – 2 April 1985) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1931 and 1985. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rignault, Alexandre 1901 births 1985 deaths ...

as L'inspecteur Foucher *

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as Modeste *

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as Brachard * Paul Raysse as Lippman *

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as Mareuil *

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as Le brigadier * Gérard Saint-Val as Un inspecteur

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1949 films 1949 comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jean Loubignac Films set in Paris French black-and-white films 1940s French films Films scored by Marceau Van Hoorebecke {{1940s-France-film-stub