Soupçons (1956)
Directed by Pierre Billon

Drama

Film Synopsis

A new housekeeper takes up her post at the home of Etienne de Montenoy. Having easily succumbed to the charm of the young woman, De Montenoy draws up a will making her his sole heir. The following day, he dies and an autopsy reveals that he was poisoned. The list of suspects turns out to be quite long and includes the new housekeeper...

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Film Credits

Director: Pierre Billon
Script: Pierre Billon, Maurice Dekobra (novel)
Cinematographer: André Bac
Music: Joseph Kosma
Cast: Anne Vernon (Claire Grandjean), Franck Villard (Etienne Jean Marie de Montenoy), Dora Doll (Angèle Amélie Jeanne Mersch), Jacques Castelot (Thierry de Villesec), Henri Vilbert (Charles Tramillet), Serge Nadaud (Commissaire Fiori), Roland Lesaffre (Raymond Dellez), Yves Massard (Dr. Delacroix), Christel Mathieu (Henriette Tramillet), Ketti Gallian (Cécile de Villesec), Zina Rachevsky (Dora Dalba), Perrette Souplex (Clotilde), Isabelle Eber (Simone), Yannick Malloire (Françoise Deschamps), Robert Seller (Edouard), Gilles Quéant (Le juge), Bernard Musson (Le notaire), Albert Michel (Le garde chasse), Rudy Caumont, Raymond Raynal
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 93 min

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