Serenade to the Executioner explained

Serenade to the Executioner
Director:Jean Stelli
Producer:Claude Dolbert
Based On:Serenade to the Executioner by Maurice Dekobra
Starring:Paul Meurisse
Tilda Thamar
Antonin Berval
Music:Marcel Landowski
Cinematography:Marc Fossard
Studio:Codo Cinéma
Distributor:Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Runtime:93 minutes
Country:France
Language:French

Serenade to the Executioner (French: Sérénade au bourreau) is a 1951 French crime drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Paul Meurisse, Tilda Thamar and Antonin Berval.[1] [2] It is based on the 1928 novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.

Synopsis

Criminal William A. Schomberg masquerades as a physician running a nursing home. He becomes obsessed with the idea that one of his patients Didier is having an affair with his attractive wife Irène. With Inspector Fourasse on his tail Schomberg closes the home and disappears. However he strangles Irène and makes it look as if Didier is guilt of the murder.

Cast

References

  1. Bessy & Chirat p.110
  2. Rège p.296

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