Route sans issue (1948)
Directed by Jean Stelli

Crime / Thriller / Drama
aka: Road Blocked

Film Synopsis

Jacques Audoin falls in love with the pianist Evelyne Cléry and marries her.  In fact, he married her because he believed she may have witnessed the murder of his first wife's lover.  When she realises this, Evelyne is disgusted to find she has been embroiled in a plot and kills herself.  Jacques ends by confessing his crime.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean Stelli
  • Script: Jean-Pierre Feydeau, André Legrand, Robert de Thomasson, Jean Ferry (dialogue), Charles Spaak (dialogue), Jean Stelli (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: René Gaveau
  • Music: Marcel Mihalovici
  • Cast: Claude Dauphin (Jacques Audoin), Hélène Perdrière (Evelyne Cléry), René Blancard (André Fournier), Gisèle Casadesus (Simone Fournier), Lucienne Le Marchand (Irène Brabant), Roland Armontel (Guetz), Jacques Castelot (Larsac), Jane Marken (Tante Agathe), René Alié (Gaétano), Jean Berton (L'avocat), Lucienne Givry (Lucienne), Georges Paulais (Le juge d'instrucion), René Hell, René Saint-Marc
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: Road Blocked

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