A Certain Monsieur Jo (French: Un certain Monsieur Jo) is a 1958 French crime film directed by René Jolivet and starring Michel Simon, Geneviève Kervine and Jacques Morel.[1]

A Certain Monsieur Jo
Directed by	René Jolivet
Written by	René Jolivet
Produced by	Jérôme Goulven Pierre Gurgo-Salice
Starring	Michel Simon Geneviève Kervine Jacques Morel
Cinematography	Nicolas Hayer
Edited by	Suzanne Sandberg
Music by	Joseph Kosma
Production companies	A.T.I.C.A. Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Distributed by	Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Release date	16 April 1958 (1958-04-16)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.

Synopsis

A former gangster now happily retired and running an inn on the banks of the river Marne, is pulled back into his former life when a pair of kidnappers bring a girl they have taken to his inn and demands he shelter them.

Cast

• Michel Simon as Joseph 'Jo' Guardini
• Geneviève Kervine as Simone Couturier
• Jacques Morel as Inspecteur Loriot
• Raymond Bussières as Louis
• Jean Degrave as Alfred Léonard
• Joëlle Fournier as Yvette Lemarchand
• Roger Legris as L'aveugle
• Gabrielle Fontan as Mme. Michel
• Gina Manès as Lolo
• Véronique Simon as Mado
• Henri San Juan as Villequin
• Jean Daurand as Le cafetier
• Christian Brocard as Le boulanger livreur
• Jack Ary as Charlot
• Michel Salina as Commissaire Leclerc

References

Bibliography

• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• A Certain Monsieur Jo at IMDb

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