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Speaking of Murder poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 63.7 / 100
1957·Crime / Drama / Thriller·1h 35m

SPEAKING OF MURDER

“The master plan - the split-second timing - the unexpected flaw...the crime that shocked Paris!”

Louis Bertain is the owner of a Paris garage which is the front for a robbery gang. He and his accomplices are careful to keep up a civic veneer by day, indulging in criminal activities only when "the red light is on" at night. This status quo is upset when one of the gang members becomes convinced that Louis' younger brother is a police informer.

Above the Line
Gilles Grangier·DirectorAuguste Le Breton·NovelMichel Audiard·AdaptationLouis Page·Director of PhotographyDenis Kieffer·MusicChristian Gaudin·Editor
Cast
Jean Gabin·Louis Bertain/Louis le blondPaul Frankeur·FredoMarcel Bozzuffi·PierreLino Ventura·PepitoAnnie Girardot·HélèneAlbert Dinan·l'inspecteur PluvierAntonin Berval·ZéThomy Bourdelle·Un inspecteurSerge Lecointe·BébertJean-Pierre Mocky·Pierre
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Gilles Grangier·DirectorJacques Rouffio·Second Assistant DirectorJacques Deray·First Assistant DirectorMartine Guillou·Script Supervisor
Writing· 5
Auguste Le Breton·NovelMichel Audiard·AdaptationGilles Grangier·AdaptationAuguste Le Breton·AdaptationAuguste Le Breton·Dialogue
Camera· 4
Louis Page·Director of PhotographyLouis Stein·Camera OperatorRobert Joffres·Still PhotographerMarc Champion·First Assistant Camera
Editing· 2
Christian Gaudin·EditorJacqueline Sadoul·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Denis Kieffer·MusicJean Rieul·Sound
Art & Design· 5
Robert Clavel·Production DesignYvonne Gasperina·Makeup ArtistPierre Charron·Set DresserHenri Morin·Assistant Production DesignMarc Desages·Assistant Production Design
Production· 6
Jacques Bar·ProducerAlain Poiré·ProducerHenri Jaquillard·Unit ManagerWalter Rupp·Production ManagerPaul Lemaire·Assistant Production ManagerGilles Villiers·Production Accountant
Other Departments· 2
Michel Ygouf·Special EffectsRené Bernard·Stunts
By the Numbers
63.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
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