| Black Dossier | |
| Director: | André Cayatte |
| Producer: | Michel Safra Angelo Rizzoli |
| Starring: | Jean-Marc Bory Danièle Delorme Lea Padovani |
| Music: | Louiguy |
| Cinematography: | Jean Bourgoin |
| Editing: | Paul Cayatte |
| Studio: | Spéva Films Rizzoli Film |
| Distributor: | Cinédis |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes |
| Country: | France Italy |
| Language: | French |
Black Dossier (French: Le Dossier noir, Italian: Fascicolo nero) is a 1955 French-Italian crime drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Jean-Marc Bory, Danièle Delorme and Lea Padovani. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Jacques Arnaud arrives in a small town somewhere in the province. Soon a citizen reports to him that strangers have broken into his house where they stole a mysterious "black dossier". This file had been given to him by a recently deceased citizen named Le Guen. The content of this file included information on the town's foremost businessman who behind his proper façade seems to be a ruthless fraudster. Arnaud has the corpse of Le Guen exhumed and proof is found that this man has died of poisoning.