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For his first French film in nearly a decade (he'd spent the war years in Hollywood), filmmaker Julien Duvivier chose to adapt Les Fiançailles de Monsieur Hire, a novel by Georges Simenon. Panique, as Duvivier's version was titled, is a twisted tale of murder, subterfuge and revenge from "Beyond." Middle-aged loner Monsieur Hire (Michel Simon) falls for his neighbor Alice (Viviane Romance) only to be framed for the murder commited by Alice's lover Alfred (Paul Bernard). The ending suggests that the actual culprits are going to get their well-deserved comeuppance, though exoneration comes a shade too late for the luckless Monsieur Hire. The Simenon book was filmed again in 1989, as the excellent Monsieur Hire, directed by Patrice Leconte, a film as bleakly pessimistic as the original, more in keeping with the style and tone of the literary source.
CONDITION: NEW
Actors: Viviane Romance, Michel Simon
Directors: Julien Duvivier
Format: Widescreen
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
NR
Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: December 18, 2018
Run Time: 98 minutes
Cast & Crew
Michel Simon M. Hire
Viviane Romance Alice
Paul Bernard Alfred
Michel Ardan Fernand
Max Dalban Capoulade
Charles Dorat Michelet
Lucas Gridoux M. Fortin
J.F. Martial M. Joubet
Marcel Pérès Cermanutti
Emile Drain Breteuil
Guy Favieres M. Sauvage
Technical Credits
Julien Duvivier Director,Screenwriter
Nicolas Hayer Cinematographer
Jacques Ibert Score Composer
Martha Poncin Editor
Charles Spaak Screenwriter
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