''Tourments'' en, Agonies, is a French

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film from 1954, directed by

Jacques Daniel-Norman Jacques Daniel-Norman (real name Joseph Jacques Compère Jacques Daniel-Norman Jacques Daniel-Norman (real name Joseph Jacques Compère Paul Azaïs Paul François Robert Azaïs (6 May 1902 – 17 November 1974) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1929 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' The Three Masks'' (1929) - Le fils Vescotelli * ''Le défenseur'' ( ...

and

Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...

Plot

Jean-Jacques and Anne-Marie have adopted little Jean-Claude. The small family lives happily until the child's real mother decides she wants the boy back. She assigns a ruthless private detective to kidnap Jean-Claude.

Cast

Paul Azaïs Paul François Robert Azaïs (6 May 1902 – 17 November 1974) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1929 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' The Three Masks'' (1929) - Le fils Vescotelli * ''Le défenseur'' ( ...

: father Bizule, security guard of a construction site *

: Eddy Gorlier, private detective *

Tino Rossi Constantin "Tino" Rossi (29 April 1907 – 26 September 1983) was a French singer and film actor of Corsican origin. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, Rossi was gifted with a voice well suited for opera. He became a tenor in the French cabaret style. ...

: Jean-Jacques Duflot, called: Tony Caylor, a once famous singer *

Blanchette Brunoy Blanchette Brunoy (5 October 1915 – 3 April 2005) was a French actress. She was born Blanche Bilhaud in Paris as the daughter of a physician, and died in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence of old age. Career Blanchette Brunoy appeared in over ...

: Anne-Marie Duflot, wife of Jean-Jacques * Jacqueline Porel : Simone Rebeira, Jean-Claude's real mother * Charles Deschamps : Monsieur de Vandière, Anne-Marie's father *

Claudy Chapeland Claudy () is a village and townland (of 1,154 acres) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the Faughan Valley, southeast of Derry, where the River Glenrandal joins the River Faughan. It is situated in the civil parish of Cumber ...

: Jean-Claude Duflot, the little boy * Raymond Cordy : Jo Braitone * Andrée Servilange : Madame of Prinjelles, head of the orphanage * Renée Corciade : Madame Prestat *

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: Victor, the majordomo *

Jackie Sardou Jackie Sardou (7 April 1919 – 2 April 1998) was a French actress. Personal life She was born Jacqueline Labbé in Paris, and married Fernand Sardou, a singer. She was the mother of singer Michel Sardou; and grandmother of author Romain Sardou ...

References

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Tourments (1954)
at the ''Films de France'' 1954 films French drama films 1950s French-language films French black-and-white films Films directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman 1954 drama films 1950s French films Films scored by Paul Misraki {{1950s-France-film-stub