Eight Men in a Castle

Eight Men in a Castle
Directed byRichard Pottier
Written byJean Aurenche
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Based onEight Men in a Castle by Jean Kéry
Produced byLucien Masson
StarringRené Dary
Jacqueline Gauthier
Aline Carola
CinematographyGeorges Million
Edited byGermaine Fouquet
Music byArthur Honegger
Arthur Hoérée
Production
company
Distributed byLa Société des Films Sirius
Release date
  • 9 December 1942 (1942-12-09)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Eight Men in a Castle (French: Huit hommes dans un château) is a 1942 French mystery crime directed by Richard Pottier and starring René Dary, Jacqueline Gauthier and Aline Carola.[1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Mary. It was based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Jean Kéry.

Synopsis

Following the sinking of a ship, the various survivors meet up again in a castle in the provinces. A series of murders take place around a mystery solving an inheritance that draws in amongst others a husband and wife team of detective novelists and a young actor.

Cast

References

  1. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/35995/huit-hommes-dans-un-chateau
  2. ^ Rège p.319
  3. ^ Siclier p.110

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Leahy, Sarah & Vanderschelden, Isabelle. Screenwriters in French cinema. Manchester University Press, 2021.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981.
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