Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards

Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards (French: Les atouts de Monsieur Wens) is a 1947 French-Belgian mystery crime film directed by Emile-Georges De Meyst and starring Louis Salou, Marie Déa and Claudine Dupuis.[1] [2] It is based on the 1932 novel of the same title by Belgian author Stanislas-André Steeman featuring the fictional detective Monsieur Wens. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Salme.

Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards
Directed byEmile-Georges De Meyst
Written byJacques Companéez
Norbert Carbonnaux
Based onMonsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards by Stanislas-André Steeman
Produced byGeorges Kritchevsky
StarringLouis Salou
Marie Déa
Claudine Dupuis
CinematographyMaurice Delattre
Edited byJef Bruyninckx
Music byRobert Pottier
Production
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Belnapro
Distributed byDisCina
Release date
  • 14 May 1947 (1947-05-14)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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In Antwerp a prominent diamond merchant and a candidate for the city council is accused in the press of being responsible for the mysterious disappearance of his brother in the Congo some time before. In order to clear his name, his wife Isabelle requests Inspector Wens to launch an investigation.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.176
  2. ^ Mosley p.68

Bibliography

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  • Mosley, Philip. Split Screen: Belgian Cinema and Cultural Identity. SUNY Press, 2001.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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