The Man in the Raincoat
QUELLE MADNESS! A triumph of simplicity over duplicity, under the deft direction of Julien Duvivier. A macabre comedy distilled in the cinema connoisseur's taste for the savory.
1957 · 1h 46m
Comedy, Mystery
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Overview
In the absence of his wife, a clarinet player is induced by a friend to meet a call girl, but arrived after a crime. Perceived by some people leaving the scene of the crime covered by his raincoat, he became the only suspect for the police. His only hope is to discover the murderer before is name is mentionned publicly, specially in front of his wife.
Director and cast
- Julien Duvivier Director
- Fernandel as Albert Constantin
- Bernard Blier as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
- Jacques Duby as Maurice Langlois
- Jean Rigaux as Émile Blondeau
- Judith Magre as Éva
- Pierre Spiers as Le chef d'orchestre
- John McGiver as O'Brien
- Armande Navarre as Esher
- Raoul Marco as Le régisseur
- Gaston Rey as Le ténor
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