The Shadow (French: L'ombre) is a 1948 French crime drama film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure and Berthe Bovy.[1] It was based on a 1933 novel of the same title by Francis Carco.[2] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre
| The Shadow | |
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| Directed by | André Berthomieu |
| Written by | André Berthomieu |
| Based on | The Shadow by Francis Carco |
| Produced by | Gilbert Cohen-Seat André Halley des Fontaines |
| Starring | Fernand Ledoux Renée Faure Berthe Bovy |
| Cinematography | Maurice Barry |
| Edited by | Pierre Méguérian |
| Music by | Raymond Bailly |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast edit
- Fernand Ledoux as Firmin Blache
- Renée Faure as Denise Fournier
- Berthe Bovy as Mme Fournier
- Pauline Carton as La concierge
- Pierre-Louis as L'inspecteur Roberge
- Gérard Nery as Jean Fournier
- Charles Bouillaud as Sylvain
- Albert Broquin as Le concierge
- Eliane Charles as Marthe Halluin
- Lolita De Silva as Mme Milot
- Paul Faivre as Veyrac
- Charles Lavialle as Albert
- Robert Le Fort as Un locataire
- Jeanne Lion as La teinturière
- Jacques Louvigny as Le commissaire principal
- Marcel Pérès as L'inspecteur Merlin
- Gabrielle Rosny as La vieille fille
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links edit
- The Shadow at IMDb
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