Mandat d'amener

Mandat d'amener

1953 · 82 min · ★ 9.0

Appointed public prosecutor in a small provincial town, Gérard Latour befriends Delanglade, whose young wife becomes his mistress. Shortly afterwards, a fire ravages Delanglade's factory. During the ensuing investigation, the Public Prosecutor discovers the troubled past of the industrialist and his front man, Jacques Perthuis, an ex-convict. They themselves set fire to the factory to collect the insurance premium. Gérard Latour, suspecting his mistress of complicity in her husband's machinations, leaves her after a stormy argument.

Directed by Pierre-Louis · Written by André Tabet

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Frank Villard Gérard Latour
Madeleine Lebeau Françoise Delanglade
Pierre-Louis Jacques Pertuis
Louis Arbessier Mr. Delanglade
Madeleine Barbulée Judge's wife
Gaby Basset Lady of the books
Jean-Marie Bon
Colette Castel
Robert Dalban Alexandre Brion
Micheline Francey Miss Féraud
Lucien Hubert President
Pierre Larquey

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