(L'Étrange Monsieur Victor)

Content: 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...

Countries:

France,

Germany

Genres:

Crime,

Drama

Runtime:

103 minutes

Year:

1938

Directors:

Jean Grémillon

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Production companies:

L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE),

UFA

Actors:

Victor Agardanne

Madeleine Agardanne

Bastien Robineau

Adrienne Robineau

Robert Cerani

Crews:

Director

Writer

Writer

Writer

Original Music Composer