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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1959-05-06
Languagefr
Runtime1h 29m
Production

Franco London Films, Paris Union Films, Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG), Tempo Film

6.3(50)
•1959•1h 29m

Witness in the City

CrimeThriller

Overview

Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.

Writing & Screenplay
Gérard OuryÉdouard Molinaro
Cinematography
Henri Decaë

Principal Cast

30 credited
Lino Ventura
Lino VenturaAncelin
Jacques Berthier
Jacques BerthierPierre Verdier
Daniel Ceccaldi
Daniel CeccaldiItalian taxi customer
Robert Dalban
Robert DalbanRaymond, taxi driver
Micheline Luccioni
Micheline LuccioniGermaine, radio taxi
Franco Fabrizi
Franco FabriziLambert, night radio taxi
Janine Darcey
Janine DarceyOwner of the hotel
Jacques Monod
Jacques MonodVerdier's lawyer
Michel Etcheverry
Michel EtcheverryInvestigating judge
Sandra Milo
Sandra MiloLiliane

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