''Inspector Sergil'' (French: ''Inspecteur Sergil'') is a 1947 French
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...
directed by
Jacques Daroy
Jacques Daroy (1896–1963) was a French screenwriter and film director. He directed the historical crime film '' Vidocq'' in 1939.Crisp p.38
Selected filmography Director
* '' Vidocq'' (1939)
* ''Raboliot'' (1946)
*'' Rumours'' (1947)
* '' Inspec ...
and starring
Paul Meurisse and
Liliane Bert. It is set in
Marseilles
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...
.
[Block pg. 49] It was a popular success and was followed by two sequels ''
Sergil and the Dictator'' and ''
Sergil Among the Girls
''Sergil Amongst the Girls'' (French: ''Sergil chez les filles'') is a 1952 French crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Paul Meurisse, Claudine Dupuis and Colette Deréal.Rège p.285
It was the final part of a trilogy which also inc ...
''.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director Claude Bouxin.
Cast
*
Paul Meurisse as Inspecteur Pierre Sergil
*
Liliane Bert as Bijou
* André Burgère as Jacques Saugères
* Véra Maxime as Nadège
* Marc Valbel as Stan
* Pierre Clarel as Georges Martel
*
Dora Doll as Sandra Grégoriff
*
René Blancard
René Blancard (12 March 1897 – 5 November 1965) was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965.
Selected filmography
* ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) - Bras-Rouge
* ''Montmartre'' (1925) - Frédéric Charanço ...
as Goujon
*
Henri Arius
Henri Arius (1897–1968) was a French film and stage actor. Crisp p.176 A character actor he appeared in a large number of films in wartime and post-war France.
Selected filmography
* ''Jeannou'' (1943)
* '' Rooster Heart'' (1946)
* '' Inspecto ...
as Le concierge
*
Louis Florencie
Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1951.
Selected filmography
* ''Companion Wanted'' (1932)
* ''Beauty Spot'' (1932)
* '' Suzanne'' (1932)
* '' N ...
as Le commissaire
* Fransined as Un policier
* Jérôme Goulven as Monnier
* Raymond Loyer as Le commandant
* Victoria Marino as La chanteuse
References
Bibliography
* Marcelline Block. ''World Film Locations: Marseilles''. Intellect Books, 2013.
External links
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1947 films
French crime films
1947 crime films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by Jacques Daroy
Films set in Marseille
French black-and-white films
1940s French films
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