(Mandat d'amener)

Content: Appointed public prosecutor in a small provincial town, Gérard Latour befriends Delanglade, whose young wife becomes his mistress. Shortly afterwards, a fire ravages Delanglade's factory. During the ensuing investigation, the Public Prosecutor discovers the troubled past of the industrialist and his front man, Jacques Perthuis, an ex-convict. They themselves set fire to the factory to collect the insurance premium. Gérard Latour, suspecting his mistress of complicity in her husband's machinations, leaves her after a stormy argument.

Countries:

France

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Runtime:

82 minutes

Year:

1953

Directors:

Pierre-Louis

Production companies:

C.F.P.C.

Actors:

Gérard Latour

Françoise Delanglade

Jacques Pertuis

Mr. Delanglade

Judge's wife

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