Serenade to the Executioner
{{short description|1951 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Serenade to the Executioner
| image =File:Serenade to the Executioner.jpg
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| director =Jean Stelli
| producer = Claude Dolbert
| based_on = Serenade to the Executioner by Maurice Dekobra
| writer = Maurice Dekobra
Pierre Laroche
Albert Valentin
| narrator =
| starring = Paul Meurisse
Tilda Thamar
Antonin Berval
| music = Marcel Landowski
| cinematography = Marc Fossard
| editing =André Gug
| studio = Codo Cinéma
| distributor = Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
| released = {{Film date|1951|05|31|df=yes}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
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Serenade to the Executioner (French: Sérénade au bourreau) is a 1951 French crime drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Paul Meurisse, Tilda Thamar and Antonin Berval.Bessy & Chirat p.110 Rège p.296 It is based on the 1928 novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.
Synopsis
Criminal William A. Schomberg masquerades as a physician running a nursing home. He becomes obsessed with the idea that one of his patients Didier is having an affair with his attractive wife Irène. With Inspector Fourasse on his tail Schomberg closes the home and disappears. However he strangles Irène and makes it look as if Didier is guilt of the murder.
Cast
- Paul Meurisse as William A. Schomberg
- Tilda Thamar as Irène Schomberg
- Antonin Berval as Inspecteur Léon Fourasse
- Julien Bertheau as Lorenzi
- Solange Varenne as Mélie
- Jean Pignol as Gilbert
- Gérard Landry as Didier Laurent
- Véra Norman as Paula Cherry
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0149788}}
{{Jean Stelli}}
Category:1950s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Jean Stelli
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films based on French novels
Category:Films based on works by Maurice Dekobra
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