That's Not the Way to Die

That's Not the Way to Die (French: On ne meurt pas comme ça) is a 1946 French mystery crime film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Erich von Stroheim, Anne-Marie Blanc and Denise Vernac.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. It borrows its main plot device from the 1932 American film The Death Kiss.[2] von Stroheim was not happy with the film, but felt it received good reviews and was popular with audiences.[3]

That's Not the Way to Die
Directed byJean Boyer
Written byErnst Neubach
André Tabet
Based onThe Death Kiss
plot from 1933 film
by Edwin L. Marin
Produced byErnst Neubach
Robert Tarcali
StarringErich von Stroheim
Anne-Marie Blanc
Denise Vernac
CinematographyWalter Wottitz
Edited byYvonne Martin
Music byJoe Hajos
Production
company
Astra Paris Films
Distributed byAstra Paris Films
Release date
3 July 1946
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

At a film studios while shooting a scene in which a man is killed, director Eric von Berg angrily calls cuts and rebukes the actor and shouts "That's Not the Way to Die". However, the actor soon turns out to be really dead, murdered by somebody present.

Cast

References

  1. Lennig p.440-41
  2. Lennig p.441
  3. Lennig p.441

Bibliography

  • Lennig, Arthur. Stroheim. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
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