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Eight Men In A Castle
''Eight Men in a Castle'' (French: ''Huit hommes dans un château'') is a 1942 French mystery film, mystery crime film, crime directed by Richard Pottier and starring René Dary, Jacqueline Gauthier and Aline Carola. Siclier p.110 It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Mary. It was based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Jean Kéry. Synopsis Following the sinking of a ship, the various survivors meet up again in a castle in the provinces. A series of murders take place around a mystery solving an inheritance that draws in amongst others a husband and wife team of detective novel, detective novelists and a young actor. Cast * René Dary as Monsieur Paladine * Jacqueline Gauthier as Madame Paladine * Aline Carola as Hélène de Chanceau * Louis Salou as Delaunay * Colette Régis as La comtesse de Chanceau * André Carnège as Le juge d'instruction * Pierre Palau as Le notaire * Jean Meyer (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pottier
Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, in Graz – 2 November 1994, in Le Plessis-Bouchard) was a film director in France. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''If I Were Boss (1934 film), If I Were Boss'' (1934) * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * ''Guilty Melody'' (1936) * ''27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' (1937) * ''Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''The World Will Tremble'' (1939) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * ''Eight Men in a Castle'' (1942) * ''No Love Allowed (film), No Love Allowed'' (1942) * ''Picpus (film), Picpus'' (1943) * ''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * ''Destiny (1946 film), Destiny'' (1946) * ''The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic'' (1946) * ''Vertigo (1947 film), Vertigo'' (1947) * ''The White Night'' (1948) * ''Barry (1949 film), Barry'' (1949) * ''Two Loves (1949 film), Two Loves'' (1949) * ''Murders (film), Murders'' (1950) * ''Casimir (film), Casimir' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |