Counter Investigation (1947 film)

Counter Investigation (French: Contre-enquête) is a 1947 French crime drama film directed by Jean Faurez and starring Lucien Coëdel, Louis Salou and Jany Holt.[1] It was shot at the Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Roger Briaucourt and René Moulaert.

Counter Investigation
Directed byJean Faurez
Written byJacques Companéez
Christiane Imbert
André Tabet
Produced byClaude Heymann
StarringLucien Coëdel
Louis Salou
Jany Holt
CinematographyCharles Bauer
Jules Kruger
Pierre Montazel
Edited byGeneviève Bretoneiche
Music byMichel Emer
Vincent Scotto
Jean Wiener
Production
company
Élysées Ciné Productions
Distributed byFilmsonor
Release date
21 March 1947
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

A man wrongly accused of murdering his wife escapes from prison just before his execution and goes on the run. He begs the retired gangster Monsieur Charles to launch his own investigation into the crime to uncover the real culprit. He embarks on this mission with the help of his wife Ginette and two former associates.

Cast

References

  1. Martin p.76

Bibliography

  • Martin, Yves. Le cinéma français, 1946-1966: un jeune homme au fil des vagues. Editions Méréal, 1998.
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