Full House (film)

Full House
Theatrical release poster
FrenchBrelan d'as
Directed byHenri Verneuil
Written byJacques Companéez
André Tabet
Based onLe Témoignage d'un enfant de choeur
by Georges Simenon
L'Alibi de monsieur Wens
by Stanislas-André Steeman
Je suis un tendre
by Peter Cheyney
Produced byJules Calamy
Raymond Froment
StarringMichel Simon
Raymond Rouleau
John Van Dreelen
CinematographyAndré Germain
Edited byGabriel Rongier
Music byHans May
Production
companies
Productions Calamy
Terra Films
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 12 September 1952 (1952-09-12)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Full House (French: Brelan d'as, lit.'Three Aces') is a 1952 French crime mystery anthology film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Michel Simon, Raymond Rouleau, John Van Dreelen, Arlette Merry and Nathalie Nattier.[1][2] It consists of three segments, each featuring a popular detective character: Jules Maigret, Monsieur Wens and Lemmy Caution. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris and on location in and around Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.

Cast

Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur

  • Michel Simon as Le commissaire Jules Maigret
  • Claire Olivier as Madame Maigret
  • Marguerite Garcya as La mère de Justin
  • Alexandre Rignault as L'inspecteur Janvier
  • Jérôme Goulven as Simon Lesueur - le brocanteur
  • Christian Fourcade as Justin
  • Louis Blanche as Le juge
  • Henri Marchand as Le prêtre

L'alibi de monsieur Wens

Je suis un tendre

References

  1. ^ Rège 2009, p. 1000.
  2. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins 2009, p. 385.

Bibliography

  • Oscherwitz, Dayna; Higgins, MaryEllen (2009). The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press.
  • Rège, Philippe (2009). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press.