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QUELLE MADNESS! A triumph of simplicity over duplicity, under the deft direction of Julien Duvivier. A macabre comedy distilled in the cinema connoisseur's taste for the savory. - The Man in the Raincoat
Movie Details

Title: The Man in the Raincoat

Release Date: 22 Feb 1957

Runtime: 1h 46m

Genre: Comedy, Mystery

Director: Abbey Films, Cité Films, Monica-Films

Production Companies: Abbey Films, Cité Films, Monica-Films

Overview: In the absence of his wife, a clarinet player is induced by a friend to meet a call girl, but arrived after a crime. Perceived by some people leaving the scene of the crime covered by his raincoat, he became the only suspect for the police. His only hope is to discover the murderer before is name is mentionned publicly, specially in front of his wife.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (22 votes)

Cast

  • Albert Constantin: Fernandel
  • Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur: Bernard Blier
  • Maurice Langlois: Jacques Duby
  • Émile Blondeau: Jean Rigaux
  • Éva: Judith Magre
  • Le chef d'orchestre: Pierre Spiers
  • O'Brien: John McGiver
  • Esher: Armande Navarre
  • Le régisseur: Raoul Marco
  • Le ténor: Gaston Rey
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