France, 1949
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono, French
A French horror film directed by Jean Faurez.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Jean Faurez
Story: Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts by Thomas De Quincey; The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Cast
Jules Berry (Fortunato)
Roger Blin (Guillaume)
Suzy Carrier (Léontine)
Pierre Collet (Cotin/François)
Marina de Berg (Eugénie)
Guy Decomble (obsessed killer)
Jacques Dufilho (drunken conscript)
Pierre Duncan
Marcelle Féry
Paul Frankeur (Dugelay)
Fernand Gilbert (peddler)
Olivier Hussenot (Truffault)
Jandeline (Aglaé)
Jean-François Laley (Lafarge)
Fernand Ledoux (Montrésor)
Rafal [real name: Roger Rafal]
Henri San Juan (Arnold)
Maurice Schutz (old man)
References
Books
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.62-63, 64
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.195 – credits
