Poison

Poison

1951 · 85 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy

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...

Directed by Sacha Guitry · Written by Sacha Guitry

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Michel Simon Paul Louis Victor Braconnier
Jean Debucourt Maître Aubanel
Jacques Varennes Le procureur
Germaine Reuver Blandine Braconnier
Marcelle Arnold Germaine Chevillard
Georges Bever Mr Gaillard
Nicolas Amato Victor Boitevin
Jeanne Fusier-Gir Mme Tyberghen
Pauline Carton Mme Michaud
Albert Duvaleix L'abbé Méthivier
Louis de Funès André
Henry Laverne Le président

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