Serenade to the Executioner

Serenade to the Executioner
Directed byJean Stelli
Written byMaurice Dekobra
Pierre Laroche
Albert Valentin
Based onSerenade to the Executioner by Maurice Dekobra
Produced byClaude Dolbert
StarringPaul Meurisse
Tilda Thamar
Antonin Berval
CinematographyMarc Fossard
Edited byAndré Gug
Music byMarcel Landowski
Production
company
Codo Cinéma
Distributed byCompagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Release date
  • 31 May 1951 (1951-05-31)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Serenade to the Executioner (French: Sérénade au bourreau) is a 1951 French crime drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Paul Meurisse, Tilda Thamar and Antonin Berval.[1] [2] It is based on the 1928 novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.

Synopsis

Criminal William A. Schomberg masquerades as a physician running a nursing home. He becomes obsessed with the idea that one of his patients Didier is having an affair with his attractive wife Irène. With Inspector Fourasse on his tail Schomberg closes the home and disappears. However he strangles Irène and makes it look as if Didier is guilt of the murder.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.110
  2. ^ Rège p.296

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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