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Summary
Cecile, a young girl who goes to the offices of the Judicial Police several times in a row to complain about nightly visits to the apartment she occupies with her aunt, is not taken seriously by the police until she the day she is found murdered.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 66
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 361 ratings3.3/5
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −24 min on the typical 106
typical 10682Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1944
March 8, 1944
82 years ago
Genres
CrimeMysteryLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- France
and 22 more34 people
- Albert PréjeanLe commissaire Maigret
- Santa RelliCécile
- Germaine KerjeanMadame Boynet
- Luce FabioleMadame Petitot, la concierge
- LMLiliane MaignéNouchi
- André GabrielloLucas (as Gabriello)
- Jean BrochardDandurand
- Yves DeniaudMachepied
- André ReybazGérard Pardon
Marcel CarpentierDr. Pierre
Marcel AndréLe directeur de la P.J.
Henry BonvalletLe juge d'instruction (as Henri Bonvalet)
Charles BlavetteMonfils
France AsselinHélène Pardon (uncredited)- PBPaul BargeMonsieur Louis (uncredited)
Jacques BeauvaisMonsieur Paul (uncredited)- FBFernand BlotUn inspecteur (uncredited)
Charles CamusLéopold (uncredited)
Jean ClarieuxVoyageur dans le métro (uncredited)- MDMarius David(uncredited)
- CECharlotte EcardL'amie de la concierge (uncredited)
Pierre FervalUn gendarme (uncredited)- EFEugène FrouhinsLe serrurier (uncredited)
Gustave GalletLe médecin (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Maurice Tourneur Director
Writing · 3
- Georges Simenon Novel
- Jean-Paul Le Chanois Adaptation
- Michel Duran Dialogue
Camera · 1
- Pierre Montazel Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gérard Bensdorp Editor
Sound · 2
- Roger Dumas Original Music Composer
- Georges Leblond Sound
Art · 1
- Guy de Gastyne Production Design
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- Cecile Is Dead (1944)
GoodWatch score 66You're here
- Majestic Hotel Cellars (1945)
GoodWatch score 58Film 3
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