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The Man in the Raincoat(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-02-22
67%
22 Votes
Time: 1h 46m
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.
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.
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
France,
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Abbey Films
Cité Films
Monica-Films
Movie: The Man in the Raincoat
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fernandel
Albert Constantin
Bernard Blier
Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
Jacques Duby
Maurice Langlois
Jean Rigaux
Émile Blondeau
Judith Magre
Éva
John McGiver
O'Brien
Armande Navarre
Esher
Raoul Marco
Le régisseur
Gaston Rey
Le ténor
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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.
Release Date
1957-02-22
Average
6.7
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
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.
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