The Strange Monsieur Victor
1938, French. Directed by Jean Grémillon.
Outwardly, Monsieur Victor would appear to be the model citizen. A respectable Toulon shopkeeper, he has a devoted wife and is courteous and considerate to all who know him. However, beneath this veneer of respectability hides a notorious receiver of stolen goods, who trades with hardened criminals. Victor manages to keep up his double life without any difficulty until the fateful day when one of his partners in crime threatens to expose him. Fearing a scandal, Victor kills the crook in a moment of panic, using a shoemaker's tool. Naturally, the murder is blamed on a local shoemaker, who is sentenced to ten years' hard labour. Seven years later, the former shoemaker reappears in Toulon, having escaped from prison. The first person to recognise him is Monsieur Victor...
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jean GrémillonDirector
- RaimuVictor Agardanne
- Madeleine RenaudMadeleine Agardanne
- Pierre BlancharBastien Robineau
- Viviane RomanceAdrienne Robineau
- AndrexRobert Cerani
- Marcelle GéniatLa mère de Victor
- Georges FlamantAmédée
- Charles BlavetteLe premier inspecteur
- Marcel MaupiRémi
- CharblayM. Noir
- Armand LarcherLe second inspecteur
- Roger PeterUn enfant
Details
- Released
- 4 May 1938
- Original title
- L'Étrange Monsieur Victor
- Country
- France, Germany
- Written by
- Albert Valentin, Marcel Achard, Charles Spaak
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The Strange Monsieur Victor runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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The Strange Monsieur Victor isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 May 1938. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Strange Monsieur Victor?
The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938) was directed by Jean Grémillon and stars Raimu, Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Blanchar.