Poison (1951)
La poison
85 min
Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other without risk. After listening to a radio show, Paul decides to go to Paris to meet a famous lawyer in the acquittal of the murderers. He tells the lawyer that he killed his wife. The lawyer asks Paul to reconstruct the circumstances of the drama. Without knowing it, he explains, in spite of himself, the way for Paul to murder his wife by putting the odds on his side to avoid death penalty or even be released...
- Release date
- November 30, 1951
- Country of origin
- France
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Cast
- Michel Simon as Paul Louis Victor Braconnier
- Jean Debucourt as Maître Aubanel
- Jacques Varennes as Le procureur
- Germaine Reuver as Blandine Braconnier
- Marcelle Arnold as Germaine Chevillard
- Georges Bever as Mr Gaillard
- Nicolas Amato as Victor Boitevin
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La fleuriste
- Pauline Carton as La mercière
- Albert Duvaleix as L'abbé Méthivier
- Louis de Funès as André
- Henry Laverne as Le président
- Jacques de Féraudy as Jean Brun
- Jacques Derives as Jules
- Luce Fabiole as Amélie, la servante du curé
- Yvonne Hébert as Julie
- André Dalibert as Le gendarme
- Michel Nastorg as Le brigadier
- Suzanne Dantès as (voice)
- Jacques Morel as (voice)
- Marc Arian as Le greffier du tribunal (uncredited)
- Jean Bachelet as Self (uncredited)
Crew
- Sacha Guitry · Director
- Sacha Guitry · Writer
- Paul Wagner · Producer
- Louiguy · Composer
- Jean Bachelet · Cinematographer
- Raymond Lamy · Editor
- Robert Dumesnil · Production designer