''Un linceul n'a pas de poches'' (English: ''No Pockets in a Shroud'') is a French

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directed by

Jean-Pierre Mocky Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Early life and education Mocky was born on 6 July 1929 in Nice, France, to Polish immigra ...

in 1974.

Plot

A journalist, Michel Dolannes, decides to use his newspaper to denounce the corruption of the established system. One day, he discovers a number of scandals before being shot for attacking the mayor of the town.

Technical details

* Director :

* Screenplay : After the novel by

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''No pockets in a shroud'' * Adapted : Jean-Pierre Mocky, Alain Moury * Script : Alain Moury * Assistant director :

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, Eric Ferro * Photographer : Marcel Weiss * Camera : Paul Rodier, assisted by Christian Dupré * Sound : Séverin Frankiel, assisted by Bernard Le Du * Orchestration :

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* Editing : Marie-Louise Barberot, assisted by Michel Saintourens * Scenery : René Loubet * Costumes :

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, for clothes - and

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, for shoes * M. Mézières is dressed by Gudule and Dixieland Boutique, M. Mocky and S. Kristel are dressed by Sarah Shelburne and Delya Boutique, M. Sarcey is dressed by

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* Make-up : Louis Dor * Fight co-ordinator:

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* Waterfalls : Michel Norman * Script-girl : Suzanne Ohanessian * Runner :

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* Landscape photography : Pierre Raffo * Production : Balzac Films, S.N Prodis * Production director :

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* Distribution : S.N Prodis * Filmed from 25 March 1974, External: Paris, the Paris region, Rouen * 35mm film, colour * Length : 125mn * Genre : Drama * Premiere: 11/10/1974 * Visa d'exploitation : 42606

Starring

: Michel Dolannes, journaliste * : Mira Barnowski *

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: Le docteur Carlille *

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: Le commissaire Bude *

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: Culli *

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: Justin Blesh *

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: Avril * Paul Müller : Minecci *

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: Jo *

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: Laurence *

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: Mme Mardène *

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: Raymond * Pierre Gualdi : Ferdinand Blesh * Samson Fainsilber : Gonzague *

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: Le militant communiste *

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: Walter *

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: Eckmann * Alain Adair : David * Guy Denancy : Bernard *

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: Un homme de main *

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: Mme Carlille * Liza Braconnier : Mme Culli * Jean-Claude Rémoleux : Le metteur en scène * Georges Lucas : L'acteur maquillé * Rudy Lenoir : Un journaliste * Agostino Vasco : Doudou * Percival Russel : Le boxeur *

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: Un typographe * Pierre Raffo : Un inspecteur * Jean-Claude Romer : Un lecteur du "Cosmopolite" *

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Reception

It was released in France in 1975 and recorded admissions of 249,022.Sylvia Kristel French box office information
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References

External links

IMDb entry
1974 films Films directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky 1974 drama films French drama films Films about journalists Films based on American novels 1970s French films 1970s French-language films Films shot in Paris Films shot in Île-de-France Films shot in Rouen French-language drama films {{1970s-France-film-stub