France, 1951
98m
35mm film, black and white, colour, 1.37:1
mono, French
A French horror film directed by Claude Autant-Lara.
Plot Summary
A group of travellers stop off at an inn in the mountains where the innkeeper murders his guests with bowls of poisoned soup.
Credits
Crew
A Film by: Claude Autant-Lara
Cocinor presents a Memnon-Films production
Production Director: Simon Schiffrin
Original Story by: Jean Aurenche
Adapted for Film and Dialogue by: Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, Claude Autant-Lara
Directors of Photography: André Bac, Jacques Natteau
Editor: Madeleine Gug
Music by: René Cloërec
Sound Editor: Jacques Lebreton
Costume Designers: Jean André, Jacques Cottin
Hair Stylist: Alex Archambault
Wig Maker: Jules Chanteau
Special Effects: Nicolas Wilke
Production Designer/Set Decorator: Max Douy
Cast
Fernandel (The Monk)
Françoise Rosay (Marie Martin)
Marie-Claire Olivia (Mathilde)
Caussimon [real name: Jean-Roger Caussimon] (Dauvin)
Nane Germon (Elisa)
Didier d’Yd (Jeannou)
Lud Germain (Fetiche)
Jacques Charon (Rodolphe)
A. Viala (the marquise)
Robert Berri (the coachman)
André Cheff (the dandy)
André Dalibert (woodcutter)
Grégoire Aslan (Barboeuf)
Carette [real name: Julien Carette] (Martin)
Manuel Gary (policeman)
René Lefevre-Bel (policeman)
Alternative Titles
Arriva Fra’ Cristoforo! – Italy
A Estalagem Vermelha – Brazil
The Red Inn – USA
Röda värdshuset – Sweden
De Rode herberg – Nelgium (Flemish)
Rote Herberge, Die – West Germany
Sadan murhan majatalo – Finland
Die Unheimliche Herberge– West Germany
References
Periodicals
- The Hollywood Reporter 2 September 1954 – credits, review
- Variety 28 November 1951 – credits, review
Books
- Dictionary of Films p.18 – credits
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.395 – credits
