Serenade to the Executioner
1951, French. Directed by Jean Stelli.
Schomberg, an enigmatic psychiatrist runs a nursing home. He is forced to close his clinic and disappear to escape the police. But he wants revenge on his wife's lover, Didier Laurent, a former RAF fighter pilot. Didier meets a young trapeze artist, Paula, with whom he falls in love. The happiness of the two young people is disturbed by the assassination of Irene, strangled by Schomberg who casts suspicion on Didier. Fortunately for them Commissioner Ulysses knows the truth and forces Schomberg to commit suicide.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 31 May 1951
- Original title
- Sérénade au bourreau
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Serenade to the Executioner runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Serenade to the Executioner isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 May 1951. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Serenade to the Executioner?
Serenade to the Executioner (1951) was directed by Jean Stelli and stars Paul Meurisse, Tilda Thamar, Antonin Berval.