''A Certain Mister'' (French: ''Un certain monsieur'') is a 1950 French
crime film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
directed by
Yves Ciampi
Yves Ciampi (; 9 February 1921 – 5 November 1982) was a French film director. He was married to Japanese actress Kishi Keiko from 1957 to 1975. His 1965 film ''Heaven on One's Head'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festiv ...
and starring
René Dary,
Hélène Perdrière and
Pierre Destailles. It was shot at the
Billancourt Studios in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Lucien Carré
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. The script is based on
Jean Le Hallier's 1947 novel of the same title.
[Goble p.277]
Synopsis
When documents vital to French national security are stolen, the police join forces with three master criminals in order to recover them.
Cast
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Hélène Perdrière as L'Index, member of the band
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René Dary as Le Pouce, member of the band
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Pierre Destailles as Le Majeur, member of the band
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Louis Seigner as Commissioner Clergé
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Marc Cassot as inspector César alias André Paris
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Junie Astor as Edmée Lamour
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Lise Delamare as Mrs. Lecorduvent
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Louis de Funès as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journalist of "l'avenir Sauveterrois"
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Alice Field as Mrs. Léonard
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Julienne Paroli as La bigote
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Paulette Andrieux as Mademoiselle Germaine Sabrelong, la fille du notaire
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René Blancard as Le commissaire Bellefontaine
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Roland Toutain as Un complice
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Emile Genevois as Un complice
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Julien Maffre as Un complice
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Paul Demange as Léonard
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Tony Taffin as Ottavio
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Robert Lussac
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as Hector
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Henri Vilbert as Antoine
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Alexandre Mihalesco as Alexandre Lecorduvent, antiquaire
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Titys as Un vieux monsieur
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Guy Favières as Le sacristain
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Catherine Arley
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Claude Castaing
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Jacques Sablon
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Edmond Tamiz
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Jean-Paul Moulinot
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Charles Bayard
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Emile Remongin
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Louis Bugette
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Vincendeau, Ginette. ''Stars and Stardom in French Cinema''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000.
External links
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Un certain monsieur (1949)at the ''Films de France''
1950 films
French crime films
1950s French-language films
French black-and-white films
Films directed by Yves Ciampi
1950 crime films
1950s French films
Films based on French novels
Films shot at Billancourt Studios
Films scored by Georges Van Parys
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