The Most Wanted Man or ''Public Enemy Number One'' (french: L'ennemi public n° 1, it, Il nemico pubblico n° 1) is a 1953 French-Italian
comedy film directed by
Henri Verneuil
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and starring
Fernandel,
Zsa Zsa Gabor and
Louis Seigner.
[Higbee & Leahy p.344] It was shot at
Cinecittà Studios in
Rome. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Robert Giordani
Robert Giordani (1902-1981) was a French art director.Pirolini p.182 He designed the sets for more than eighty productions during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''Arlette and Love'' (1943)
* ''Rooster Heart'' (1946)
* '' The Three Cousins'' ( ...
. It was one of many
co-productions between the France and Italy during the
postwar era.
Synopsis
An ordinary American man is mistaken for a
public enemy number one after he puts on a
gangster's coat. Only with the help of the real gangster's girlfriend, Lola, is he able to bring the criminal to justice and clear his own name.
Cast
*
Fernandel as Joe Calvet
*
Zsa Zsa Gabor as Lola la Blonde
*
Louis Seigner as Le directeur de la prison
*
David Opatoshu
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Opatoshu began his acting career in the Yiddish theater. Following his tenure in th ...
as Slim le Tueur
*
Nicole Maurey as Peggy
*
Alfred Adam
Alfred Roger Adam (4 April 1908 – 7 May 1982) was a French stage and film character actor, who usually played weak or villainous roles.
Selected filmography
*''Speedway'' (1929) - Doctor (uncredited)
*'' La Kermesse Héroïque'' (1935) - Jose ...
as Le shérif
*
Jean Marchat
Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144
Selected filmography
* '' Depart ...
as L'attorney general
*
Saturnin Fabre
Saturnin Fabre (4 April 1884 – 4 October 1961) was a French film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''La rafale'' (1920) - comte de Bréchebel
* ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' (1921)
* ''The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le professeur Pique
* ''L ...
as W.W. Stone, l’avocat
*
Paolo Stoppa as Teddy « Tony » Fallone
*
Tino Buazzelli as Parker
*
Carlo Ninchi as Nick le Flicard
*
Guglielmo Barnabò as M Click
*
Arturo Bragaglia as Jack le Caissier
*
Paul Barge
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as Le gardien-chef
*
Michel Ardan
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as Un Inspecteur
*
Jess Hahn as Walter le Vicieux, un truand
*
André Dalibert as Un surveillant
*
Bob Ingarao
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as Le chef de la police
*
Manuel Gary
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* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* M ...
as Charly
References
Bibliography
* Higbee, Will & Leahy, Sarah. ''Studies in French Cinema: UK perspectives, 1985-2010''. Intellect Books, 27 2014.
External links
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1953 comedy films
1953 films
Films directed by Henri Verneuil
French comedy films
Italian comedy films
Italian black-and-white films
French black-and-white films
1950s French-language films
Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
Films with screenplays by Michel Audiard
1950s Italian films
1950s French films
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