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Poison 1951 Directed by Sacha Guitry La Poison

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...

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gnere Comedy
Production Company Gaumont
Release Date 30 November 1951
85 mins
Cast
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
Henry Laverne Le président
Luce Fabiole Amélie, la servante du curé
Roger Poirier Un geôlier
André Dalibert Le gendarme
Max Dejean L'épicier
Michel Nastorg Le brigadier
Louis Eymond Le secrétaire
Marc Arian Le greffier du tribunal (uncredited)
Marcelle Arnold Germaine (uncredited)
Jean Bachelet Self (uncredited)
Henri Belly Un voisin (uncredited)
Georges Bever Le pharmacien (uncredited)
Robert Dumesnil Self (uncredited)
Maria Fromet Mlle. Aubanel (uncredited)
François Gir Self (uncredited)
Claude Jacomet Un gamin (uncredited)
Fernand Janisse Self (uncredited)
Raymond Lamy Self (uncredited)
Odette Lemarchand Self (uncredited)
Guy Lenoir Un gamin (uncredited)
Louiguy Self (uncredited)
Alain Malloire Un gamin (uncredited)
Michel Malloire Un gamin (uncredited)
Yannick Malloire La petite fille (uncredited)
Robert Mercier Gandin (uncredited)
Émile Riandreys Un geôlier (uncredited)
René Ribault Self (uncredited)
Marthe Sarbel Ernestine (uncredited)
Robert Sussfeld Self (uncredited)
Maurice Teynac Un avocat (uncredited)
Jimmy Urbain Un gamin (uncredited)
Léon Walther L'avocat général (uncredited)
Max Harry Henri
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