Overview
Anthology film with three shorts each featuring a famous detective: Monsieur Wens, Lemmy Caution and Maigret.
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Music
Music by Hans May
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Cinematography
Cinematography by André Germain
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jacques CompanéezWriter
- André TabetWriter
- Stanislas-André SteemanNovel
- Peter CheyneyNovel
- Original title
- Brelan d'as
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 10, 1952
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
Cast
Michel SimonCommissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
Raymond RouleauInspector Wenceslas Vorobeïtchik, aka 'Wens' (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
John van DreelenG'man Lemmy Caution (segment "Je suis un tendre")
André DalibertCommissioner Malaise (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
René GéninConcierge (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
Arlette MerryFlorence Garnier (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
Jacqueline PorelDenise (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
Maurice TeynacHeldinge (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
Reinhard KolldehoffHartner (segment "Je suis un tendre")- Inge LangdutGisella Hauptmann (segment "Je suis un tendre")
Nathalie NattierMichèle Leroy (segment "Je suis un tendre")
Pierre SergeolLeblond (segment "Je suis un tendre")
Georges TabetHubert (segment "Je suis un tendre")
Christian FourcadeJustin (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
Jérôme GoulvenSimon Lesueur, second-hand dealer (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
Alexandre RignaultInspector Janvier (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
Claire OlivierMadame Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")- Marguerite GarcyaJustin's mother (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
Jacques MorelCommentary (voice)
Louis BlancheJudge (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur") (uncredited)
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