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Gibier de potence

Gibier de potence

1951Movie⏱️ 1h 46m
Drama
6.6
IMDB Rating
81 votes

Back from the war, Marceau Le Guern remembers. Educated in an orphanage run by Dominican brothers, he fell into misery when he left it. His only asset was his good looks, which did not escape the attention of Madame Alice, a shady...

Director
Roger Richebé
Writers
Jean Aurenche, Maurice Blondeau, Jean-Louis Curtis
Stars
Arletty, Georges Marchal, Nicole Courcel
Release Date
November 8, 1951
Language
French
Country
France
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Arletty
Arletty
as Madame Alice
Georges Marchal
Georges Marchal
as Marceau Le Guern
Nicole Courcel
Nicole Courcel
as Dominique D'Arjelouve
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André Carnège
as Le frère Benedict
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Renée Cosima
as Ginette
Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban
as Le boucher
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Allain Dhurtal
as Philippe D'Arjelouve
Pierre Dux
Pierre Dux
as Le père Quentin
Mona Goya
Mona Goya
as Henriette
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Simone Michels
as La bouchère

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
78 Rue de Passy, Paris 16, Paris, France
Production
Films Roger Richebé

🏷️ Keywords

gigoloorphanagelonelinessparis france

🎯 Categories

FrenchDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Gallows Bird
by dbdumonteil2006-06-23
8/10

"Unlike his former colleagues,Roger Richebé was slagged off,not by the young Turks of the Nouvelle Vague ,but by one of the greatest writers of the Old Wave :Henri Jeanson.Everybody thought that he was right and now nobody wants to see Richebé's movies.And however... I saw a handful of his movies and I was never disappointed:at least five of them would deserve to be watched: "Madame Sans-Gene " ,"Les Amants de Minuit" ,"Monseigneur","l'habit vert"... ....and "Gibier De Potence" (=Gallows Bird) !This film proves that Richebé's ba..."

💡 Did You Know?

Top billed third Nicole Courcel is not seen nor mentioned during the first hour of the film.

📖 Synopsis

Back from the war, Marceau Le Guern remembers. Educated in an orphanage run by Dominican brothers, he fell into misery when he left it. His only asset was his good looks, which did not escape the attention of Madame Alice, a shady...