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56 Rue Pigalle is a 1949 French crime drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Marie Déa and Aimé Clariond. It has been classified as a film noir.[1] It was shot at the Victorine Studios and on location around Nice.

56 Rue Pigalle
Directed by	Willy Rozier
Written by	Willy Rozier
Produced by	Willy Rozier Paul Wagner
Starring	Jacques Dumesnil Marie Déa Aimé Clariond
Cinematography	Fred Langenfeld
Edited by	Linette Nicolas
Music by	Jean Yatove
Production company	Sport Films
Distributed by	Astoria Films
Release date	18 March 1949
Running time	88 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Jean Vigneron, a famous yachtsmen, is in love with Inès the wife of his best friend. They are blackmailed due to incriminating letters being stolen by a valet living in the Rue Pigalle. When he is found murdered suspicion inevitably points at Vigneron. He flees to the French Congo, until he is absolved by a surprise witness.

Cast

• Jacques Dumesnil as Jean Vigneron
• Marie Déa as Inès de Montalban
• Aimé Clariond as Ricardo de Montalban
• Raymond Cordy as Le chauffeur de taxi
• Janine Miller as Nadia, la chanteuse
• René Blancard as Lucien Bonnet
• Jean Geoffroy as Baruch
• Marco Villa as Fred Poulain
• Denyse Roux as Janis
• Lucien Callamand as Le procureur

References

Bibliography

• Spicer, Andrew. European Film Noir. Manchester University Press, 2019.

External links

• 56 Rue Pigalle at IMDb

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