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Suspicion (1956 film)

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Suspicion
Directed byPierre Billon
Written byPierre Billon
Based onLa Pavane des poisons
1950 novel
by Maurice Dekobra
Produced byMaurice Dekobra
André Labrousse
StarringAnne Vernon
Frank Villard
Dora Doll
CinematographyAndré Bac
Edited byGeorges Arnstam
Music byJoseph Kosma
Production
companies
Films Onyx
Les Films de la Licorne
Distributed byDiscifilm
Release date
  • 23 November 1956 (1956-11-23)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Suspicion (French: Soupçons) is a 1956 French crime drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Anne Vernon, Frank Villard and Dora Doll. It is based on the 1950 novel La Pavane des poisons by Maurice Dekobra.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.

Synopsis

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The wealthy Etienne de Montenoy invites a number of guests to a family reunion at his chateau. He plans to discard his long-standing mistress Angèle, having fallen in love with Claire, his goddaughter's tutor. However, he fails to wake up one morning and the police detectives believe he has been poisoned.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.121

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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