The Cavalier of Croix-Mort
1948 film
- 14 April 1948 (1948-04-14)
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The Cavalier of Croix-Mort (French: Le cavalier de Croix-Mort) is a 1948 French historical crime drama film directed by Lucien Ganier-Raymond and starring Henri Nassiet, Madeleine Robinson and Yves Vincent.[1] [2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.
Synopsis
François d'Anthar returns home to find his wife Élisabeth in the arms of another man, Simon de Chabre. Enraged he wounds the man but Élisabeth's sister Lucile claims that he was there to see her. To maintain the pretence she becomes engaged to Simon. This provokes Élisabeth's jealousy and she arranges to have him kidnapped by hired thugs. The investigating police officer Eugène François Vidocq is able to solve the case and bring Simon and Lucile together again.
Cast
- Henri Nassiet as Vidocq
- Madeleine Robinson as Élisabeth d'Anthar
- Yves Vincent as Simon de Chabre
- Frank Villard as François d'Anthar
- Simone Valère as Lucile
- Georges Paulais as Le préfet
- Suzanne Dantès as Joséphine-Marie
- Katherine Kath as Sandrine
- André Valmy as Coco-Latour
- Jean d'Yd as Louis-Antoine
- Pierre Sergeol as Le boulanger
- Gaston Modot as Augustin
- Léon Bary as Le commissaire
- Jean Diéner as Germain
References
Bibliography
- 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
- The Cavalier of Croix-Mort at IMDb
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