Who Killed Santa Claus?

Who Killed Santa Claus? (French: L'Assassinat du père Noël) is a 1941 French comedy-drama mystery film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Harry Baur, Raymond Rouleau and Robert Le Vigan.[1] This adaptation of Pierre Véry's 1934 novel of the same name was the first film produced by Continental Films. It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris and on location at Chamonix in the French Alps. The films sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.

Who Killed Santa Claus?
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Directed byChristian-Jaque
Written byCharles Spaak
Based onWho Killed Santa Claus? by Pierre Véry
Produced byAlfred Greven
StarringHarry Baur
Raymond Rouleau
Robert Le Vigan
Fernand Ledoux
CinematographyArmand Thirard
Edited byRené Le Hénaff
Music byHenri Verdun
Production
company
Distributed byFilms Sonores Tobis
Release date
  • 16 October 1941 (1941-10-16)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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References edit

  1. ^ "Who Killed Santa Claus". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-07-15.

Bibliography edit

  • Leteux, Christine. Continental Films: French Cinema under German Control. University of Wisconsin Press, 2022.

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