| 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.
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.