The Man in the Raincoat

The Man in the Raincoat

QUELLE MADNESS! A triumph of simplicity over duplicity, under the deft direction of Julien Duvivier. A macabre comedy distilled in the cinema connoisseur's taste for the savory.

NR 1957 · 106 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Mystery

In the absence of his wife, a clarinet player is induced by a friend to meet a call girl, but arrived after a crime. Perceived by some people leaving the scene of the crime covered by his raincoat, he became the only suspect for the police. His only hope is to discover the murderer before is name is mentionned publicly, specially in front of his wife.

Directed by Julien Duvivier · Written by Julien Duvivier

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Fernandel Albert Constantin
Bernard Blier Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
Jacques Duby Maurice Langlois
Jean Rigaux Émile Blondeau
Judith Magre Éva
Pierre Spiers Le chef d'orchestre
John McGiver O'Brien
Armande Navarre Esher
Raoul Marco Le régisseur
Gaston Rey Le ténor

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