Death on the Run (1936 film)

{{short description|1936 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Death on the Run

| image = Death on the Run.jpg

| caption =

| director = André Berthomieu

| producer = Roger Richebé

| writer =Loïc Le Gouriadec
Carlo Rim

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Jules Berry|Michel Simon|Marie Glory}}

| music = Marcel Lattès

| cinematography = Jean Isnard

| editing = Marcel Cohen

| studio = Films Roger Richebé

| distributor =Films Roger Richebé

| released = {{Film date|1936|11|20|df=yes}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Death on the Run (French: Le mort en fuite) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jules Berry, Michel Simon and Marie Glory.Nowell-Smith p.246 It was made at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Jean d'Eaubonne. It was remade two years later in Britain as Break the News starring Jack Buchanan and Maurice Chevalier. In 1954 the film was remade in France.

Synopsis

Two struggling actors decide to attract publicity by pretending that one has murdered the other, but things soon get out of hand.

Cast

References

Bibliography

  • Geoffrey Nowell-Smith. The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford University Press, 1997.