The Murdered Model (French: Le mannequin assassiné) is a 1948 French-Belgian comedy crime film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Blanchette Brunoy, Gilbert Gil and Julien Carette.[1] It is based on the 1932 novel The Murdered Model by Stanislas-André Steeman. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It marked the screen debut of Anne Vernon who went on to star in French and British films.

The Murdered Model
Directed by	Pierre de Hérain
Written by	Georges Chaperot Pierre Lestringuez
Based on	The Murdered Model by Stanislas-André Steeman
Produced by	Robert Lussac Hervé Missir
Starring	Blanchette Brunoy Gilbert Gil Julien Carette
Cinematography	Marcel Grignon
Edited by	Henriette Wurtzer
Music by	Jean Hubeau
Production companies	Etendard Films Ciné Reportages Hervé Missir
Distributed by	Les Films Constellation
Release date	10 March 1948
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	France Belgium
Language	French

Synopsis

A mannequin stolen from the a shop window is found stabbed to death. It bears a curious resemblance to a man who was killed a year before.

Cast

• Blanchette Brunoy as Laure
• Gilbert Gil as Armand
• Julien Carette as Léonisse
• Daniel Gélin as Léopold
• Jean-Roger Caussimon as Jérôme
• Anne Vernon as Irène
• Jacques Castelot as Emile
• Jacques Sevrannes as Gilbert
• Robert Balpo as Le chef de train
• Geneviève Callix as Rose
• André Gabriello as Charles
• Pierre Magnier as Le notaire
• Albert Dinan as Didier
• Stanislas-André Steeman as Le docteur Furnelle
• Mathilde Casadesus as Madame Malaise
• Robert Lussac as Le commissaire Aimé Malaise
• Germaine Dermoz as Irma
• Albert Broquin as Un consommateur
• Sylvain as Le clerc de notaire

References

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Murdered Model at IMDb

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