Witness in the City (1959)
Un témoin dans la ville
89 min
Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
- Release date
- May 6, 1959
- Country of origin
- Italy, France
- Music
- Barney Wilen
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Soundtrack
Original scoreUn témoin dans la ville1959 · 12 tracks- Témoin dans la villeinstrumental2:59
- La Pendaisoninstrumental1:02
- Mélodie pour les radio-taxisinstrumental3:50
- Poursuite et métroinstrumental2:12
- Ambiance pourpreinstrumental1:01
- Préméditation dans l'appartementinstrumental1:42
- La vie n'est qu'une lutteinstrumental3:13
- Complainte du chauffeurinstrumental0:42
- Sur l'antenneinstrumental0:44
- Blues de l'antenneinstrumental4:14
- S.O.S. radio-taxisinstrumental0:56
- Final au jardin d'acclimatationinstrumental3:42
Cast
- Lino Ventura as Ancelin
- Jacques Berthier as Pierre Verdier
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Le client du taxi italien
- Robert Dalban as Raymond - un chauffeur de taxi
- Micheline Luccioni as Germaine - une radio taxi
- Franco Fabrizi as Lambert - le radio-taxi de nuit
- Janine Darcey as La propriétaire de l'hôtel
- Jacques Monod as Verdier's lawyer
- Michel Etcheverry as Investigating judge
- Sandra Milo as Liliane
- Jacques Jouanneau as Le loueur de voitures
- Ginette Pigeon as Muriel - la prostituée
- Françoise Brion as Jeanne Ancelin
- Geneviève Cluny as Announcer
- Dany Jacquet
- Paul Bisciglia as Taxi driver
- Henri Belly as Louis aka 'Petit Louis'
- Alain Nobis as The author of the accident with Verdier
- Jean Lara as Mr. Catherine
- Gérard Darrieu as Pierre, Ancelin's colleague
- Jean Daurand as Bernard, a regular at the café
- Charles Bouillaud as Taxi driver, friend of Raymond
- René Hell as Grandfather
- Billy Kearns as American soldier
- Dora Doll as Prostitute (uncredited)
Crew
- Édouard Molinaro · Director
- Pierre Boileau · Writer
- Thomas Narcejac · Writer
- Gérard Oury · Writer
- Alain Poiré · Writer
- Henry Deutschmeister · Producer
- Moris Ergas · Producer
- Barney Wilen · Composer
- Henri Decaë · Cinematographer
- Monique Isnardon · Editor
- Robert Isnardon · Editor
- Georges Lévy · Production designer