Eight Men in a Castle
{{short description|1942 film}}
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| image =File:Eight Men in a Castle.jpg
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| director =Richard Pottier
| producer = Lucien Masson
| based_on = Eight Men in a Castle by Jean Kéry
| writer = Jean Aurenche
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
| narrator =
| starring = René Dary
Jacqueline Gauthier
Aline Carola
| music = Arthur Honegger
Arthur Hoérée
| cinematography = Georges Million
| editing =Germaine Fouquet
| studio = La Société des Films Sirius
| distributor = La Société des Films Sirius
| released = {{Film date|1942|12|09|df=yes}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
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Eight Men in a Castle (French: Huit hommes dans un château) is a 1942 French mystery crime directed by Richard Pottier and starring René Dary, Jacqueline Gauthier and Aline Carola.https://www.unifrance.org/film/35995/huit-hommes-dans-un-chateau Rège p.319 Siclier p.110 It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Mary. It was based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Jean Kéry.
Synopsis
Following the sinking of a ship, the various survivors meet up again in a castle in the provinces. A series of murders take place around a mystery solving an inheritance that draws in amongst others a husband and wife team of detective novelists and a young actor.
Cast
- René Dary as Monsieur Paladine
- Jacqueline Gauthier as Madame Paladine
- Aline Carola as Hélène de Chanceau
- Louis Salou as Delaunay
- Colette Régis as La comtesse de Chanceau
- André Carnège as Le juge d'instruction
- Pierre Palau as Le notaire
- Jean Meyer as Le neveu du notaire
- Maurice Pierrat as Le maître d'hôtel
- Jean Daurand as L'acrobate
- Charles Lemontier as Le cuisinier
- Jean Morel as Le commandant Dupuis
- Gabrielle Fontan as L'aubergiste
- Eugène Frouhins as Le jardinier
- Georges Vasty as L'inspecteur
- Robert Arpin as Le mousse
- Georges Grey as Alain Severac
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Leahy, Sarah & Vanderschelden, Isabelle. Screenwriters in French cinema. Manchester University Press, 2021.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0199611}}
{{Richard Pottier}}
Category:1940s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Richard Pottier
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films based on French novels
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