A Hen on a Wall (French: Une poule sur un mur) is a 1936 French crime film directed by Maurice Gleize and starring Jules Berry, Pierre Larquey and Christiane Delyne.[1] The title refers to a French children's song.

A Hen on a Wall
Directed byMaurice Gleize
Written byLéopold Marchand (play)
Produced byHenry Dory
StarringJules Berry
Pierre Larquey
Christiane Delyne
CinematographyWilly Faktorovitch
Edited byLes Productions Pellegrin
Music byHenri Poussigue
Production
company
Productions Henry Doru
Release date
  • 22 May 1936 (1936-05-22)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis edit

A peasant girl claims she has been sexually assaulted. An investigating detective discovers this to be untrue, but also reveals hidden secrets about many of the village inhabitants.

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References edit

  1. ^ Crisp p.409

Bibliography edit

  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.

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