''Rome Express'' is a 1950 French

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by

Christian Stengel Christian Stengel (1902–1986) was a French film director and screenwriter.Rège p.939-940 Originally a bank clerk, he entered films in 1933 when he wrote his first screenplay. Selected filmography * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * '' The Form ...

and starring Hélène Perdrière,

Jean Debucourt Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Little Thing'' (1923) * '' Jean Chouan'' (1926) * '' Madame Réca ...

and

Denise Grey Denise Grey (born Édouardine Verthuy; 17 September 1896 – 13 January 1996) was an Italian-born actress who became a naturalized French citizen. Biography Édouardine Grey was born in Châtillon in the Aosta Valley of north-west Italy, clo ...

.Rège p.940

Cast

* Hélène Perdrière as Hélène *

as Lacaze *

as Margot * Saturnin Fabre as le professeur * Arthur Devère as Jeff Lambick * Jacqueline Pierreux as Nicole *

Charles Dechamps Charles Dechamps (13 September 1882 – 25 September 1959) was a French stage and film actor. He married the comedian Fernande Albany on 19 November 1925. He died in 1959, and was buried at cimetière du Père-Lachaise. Filmography * 1909: ' ...

as Delafosse *

Robert Pizani Robert Pizani (26 April 1896 – 17 June 1965) was a French stage and film actor whose 45-year career encompassed leading roles in numerous plays, revues and operettas as well as dozens of films. In operetta Pizani's roles in operetta and music ...

as Cornaglia *

Jean Tissier Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married to the actress Georgette Tissier. Selected filmogra ...

as Giovanni *

Jacqueline Dor Jacqueline Dor (1929–1972) was a French film actress.Goble p.328 Selected filmography * ''Monsieur de Falindor'' (1947) * ''Scandals of Clochemerle'' (1948) * '' Three Boys, One Girl'' (1948) * ''Cage of Girls'' (1949) * ''Emile the African ...

as Denise * Roger Caccia as Pigeonnet * Mario Podesta as Valentino *

Nicolas Amato Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

Madeleine Barbulée Madeleine Barbulée (2 September 1910 – 1 January 2001) was a French film, stage and television actress.''French Cinema in the 1970s: The Echoes of May'' p.265 Selected filmography * ''Métier de fous'' (1948) * '' Les Casse Pieds'' (1948) - ...

* Roger Caccia *

Philippe Clay Philippe Clay (7 March 1927 – 13 December 2007), born Philippe Mathevet, was a French mime artist, singer and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1.90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, C ...

as un employé de la SNCF *

René Hell René Hell (1891–1965) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * '' Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * '' After Love'' (1948) * ''Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * '' The Red Angel'' (1949) * ''The Unexpected Voyager ...

as Le manager * Jacky Blanchot *

Georges Paulais Georges Paulais (16 September 1884 – 12 December 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born in Guimps, Charente, France and died in Chabanais, Charente, France. Selected filmograph ...

as Le commissaire * Julien Maffre

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1950 films 1950s thriller films French thriller films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Christian Stengel French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-thriller-film-stub