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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.

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Duration106 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateFeb 22, 1957

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.

Genres

  • Comedy
  • Mystery

Casts

Fernandel

Fernandel

Albert Constantin

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur

Jacques Duby

Jacques Duby

Maurice Langlois

Jean Rigaux

Jean Rigaux

Émile Blondeau

Judith Magre

Judith Magre

Éva

Pierre Spiers

Le chef d'orchestre

John McGiver

John McGiver

O'Brien

Armande Navarre

Armande Navarre

Esher

Raoul Marco

Raoul Marco

Le régisseur

Gaston Rey

Gaston Rey

Le ténor