56 Rue Pigalle | |
Director: | Willy Rozier |
Producer: | Willy Rozier Paul Wagner |
Starring: | Jacques Dumesnil Marie Déa Aimé Clariond |
Music: | Jean Yatove |
Cinematography: | Fred Langenfeld |
Editing: | Linette Nicolas |
Studio: | Sport Films |
Distributor: | Astoria Films |
Runtime: | 88 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
56 Rue Pigalle is a 1949 French crime drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Marie Déa and Aimé Clariond. It has been classified as a film noir.[1] It was shot at the Victorine Studios and on location around Nice.
Jean Vigneron, a famous yachtsman, is in love with Inès the wife of his best friend. They are blackmailed due to incriminating letters being stolen by a valet living in the Rue Pigalle. When he is found murdered suspicion inevitably points at Vigneron. He flees to the French Congo, until he is absolved by a surprise witness.