''The Real Culprit'' (French: ''Le vrai coupable'') is a 1951 French
crime drama film directed by Pierre Thévenard and starring
Raymond Souplex,
Philippe Lemaire and
Jean Davy.
[ Bessy & Chirat p.98] The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Lucien Aguettand
Lucien Aguettand (28 January 1901 – 14 February 1989) was a French art directorHayward p.205 who designed the sets for over eighty films during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''Little Devil May Care'' (1928)
* ''All That's Not Worth Love' ...
.
Synopsis
Police investigating the murder of a young woman discover that she was
pregnant
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Pregnancy usually occur ...
when killed.
Inspector
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Australia
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Querneau's suspicions falls on Mario, the lover who abandoned her after discovering she was going to have a child. Although he turns out to be innocent of the actual crime of murder, it is clear his behaviour makes him the real culprit.
Cast
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Raymond Souplex as Inspecteur Querneau
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Philippe Lemaire as Mario
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Jean Davy as Dr. Delorme
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Pauline Carton as La concierge
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André Valmy
André Valmy (8 October 1919 – 18 November 2015) was a French film actor. He was born André Antoine Marius Dugenet in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1940 and 2001. He is also known in France to ...
as Inspecteur Dumont
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France Descaut
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as Josette
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Jeanne Lion as La bonne
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Clément Thierry
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People
* Clement (name), a given name and surname
* Saint Clement (disambiguation)#People
Places
* Clément, French Guiana, a town
* Clement, Missouri, U.S.
* Clement Township, Michigan, U.S.
Other uses
* Ado ...
as Georges
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Bernard Musson as Un gendarme
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Odette Lemarchand as La malade
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René Hell
René Hell (1891–1965) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Special Mission'' (1946)
* '' Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948)
* '' After Love'' (1948)
* ''Five Red Tulips'' (1949)
* '' The Red Angel'' (1949)
* ''The Unexpected Voyager
...
as Un clochard
References
Bibliography
* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955''. Pygmalion, 1989.
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1951 films
French crime films
1951 crime films
1950s French-language films
French black-and-white films
1950s French films
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