Les Violents
1958, French. Directed by Henri Calef.
Pierre Tercelin who used to be a prosperous industrialist is now ruined and embittered, having become a mere lock keeper. A widower, he lives with his daughter Evelyne, a music-hall dancer. Claiming he is being persecuted by his cousin Edgar he gets in touch again with another cousin of his he hates, Bernard, a millionaire gun runner,who is also a victim of Edgar. It must be said that both Pierre and Bernard once caused Edgar to go bankrupt... Pierre offers Bernard to join efforts against Edgar. Soon after, Bernard dies of poison, which is only the first of a series of acts of violence. Tiercelin is shot at while going back home, Bernard's son is gunned down while his sister Luciane disappears. Chief-inspector Malouvier - who oddly enough looks very much like the suspect- investigates....
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Henri CalefDirector
- Paul MeurissePrincipal Inspector Malouvier
- Françoise FabianEvelyne Tiercelin
- Fernand LedouxPierre Tiercelin
- Béatrice AltaribaLisiane Chartrain
- Jean MeyerEugène Gallois
- Marie-Hélène AstierCast
- Paul GuersPhilippe de Coppet
- Louis ArbessierMe Rodier
- Daniel ClériceLéo Geens / Pierrot
- Mag-AvrilCast
- Daniel MendailleBoss of the bistro
- Jean DrozeJulien
Details
- Released
- 10 January 1958
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Henri Calef
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Les Violents runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Who directed Les Violents?
Les Violents (1958) was directed by Henri Calef and stars Paul Meurisse, Françoise Fabian, Fernand Ledoux.