Derrière la façade (1939)
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- 1h 25min
- Comedy, Crime
- 28 Sep 1944 (USA)
- Movie
The owner of an apartment building is found murdered. Two rival policemen, Boucheron and Lambert, investigate the matter and get into the private lives of the tenants: an unfaithful judge, a crippled blind man and his daughter, an...
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| Lucien Baroux | ... |
Le commissaire Boucheron
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| Jules Berry | ... |
Alfrédo D'Avila
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| André Lefaur | ... |
Corbeau
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| Gaby Morlay | ... |
Gaby Valrose
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| Elvire Popesco | ... |
Madame Rameau
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| Michel Simon | ... |
Picking
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| Betty Stockfeld | ... |
L'Anglaise
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| Erich von Stroheim | ... |
Eric
(as Eric von Stroheim)
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Simone Berriau | ... |
Lydia
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Missia | ... |
Joséphine Picking
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Raymond Segard | ... |
Robert Bernier
(as Segard)
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Marcel Orluc | ... |
Gérard Bernier
(as Orluc)
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Jean Daurand | ... |
Le télégraphiste
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| Elmire Vautier | ... |
Marie - l'habilleuse de Lydia
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Lina Darwils | ... |
Une locataire
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Robert Ozanne | ... |
Le brigadier de gendarmerie
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| Claude Sainval | ... |
Le gigolo de Gaby
(as Sainval)
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| Raymone | ... |
La bonne de Madame Mathieu
(as Reymone)
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| Joffre | ... |
Monsieur Martin - l'aveugle
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Lise Courbet | ... |
Paulette
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| Andrex | ... |
André Laurent - l'employé de banque
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| Julien Carette | ... |
Julien - le soldat
(as Carette)
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| Aimé Clariond | ... |
Le président Bernier
(as Aimé Clariond de la Comédie Française)
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| Jacques Dumesnil | ... |
Albert Durant - le joueur de poker
(as Dumesnil)
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Paul Faivre | ... |
Le concierge de l'immeuble
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Marcel Simon | ... |
Jules, l'amant de Gaby
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| Gaby Sylvia | ... |
Madeleine Martin
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| Gabrielle Dorziat | ... |
Madame Bernier
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Jacques Baumer | ... |
L'isnspecteur Lambert
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| Marguerite Moreno | ... |
La sous-directrice de la maison de passe
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Georges Bever | ... |
Un chauffeur de taxi (uncredited)
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Rivers Cadet | ... |
Un agent (uncredited)
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Clément Doucet | ... |
Un pianiste (uncredited)
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Hélène Flouest | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Georges Malkine | ... |
Un chauffeur de taxi (uncredited)
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Franck Maurice | ... |
Un agent (uncredited)
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Yves Mirande | ... |
Le clochard sur le banc (uncredited)
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Robert Moor | ... |
Un agent (uncredited)
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Henri Nassiet | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Jean Wiener | ... |
Le pianiste au cabaret (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Georges Lacombe | ||
| Yves Mirande | ||
Written by
| Yves Mirande | ... | (dialogue) & |
| Georges Lacombe | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Max Kolpé | ... | (adaptation) |
| Yves Mirande | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
| Arys Nissotti | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Pierre O'Connell | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| André Gailhard | ||
Cinematography by
| Victor Arménise | ... | (as Armenise) |
Editing by
| Marthe Poncin | ||
Editorial Department
| Marie Le Bars | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Lucien Aguettand | ||
Set Decoration by
| Lucien Aguettand | ||
Makeup Department
| Igor Keldich | ... | makeup artist (as Keldich) |
Production Management
| Louis de Masure | ... | unit manager (as Demasure) |
| Arys Nissotti | ... | production manager |
| Lucien Pinoteau | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jacques Henri-Robert | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Robert Ivonnet | ... | sound engineer (as Ivonnet) |
| Jean Philippe | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Joffres | ... | still photographer (as Joffre) |
| Robert Juillard | ... | camera operator |
| Jacques Robin | ... | assistant camera |
| Schneider | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Doucet | ... | musician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Madeleine Lefèvre | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Robert Vernay | ... | production administrator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Filmsonor (1939) (France) (theatrical)
- Regina Distribution (1939) (France) (theatrical)
- Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC) (1939) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Herbert Rosner (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Canal+ (1994) (France) (tv)
- René Chateau Video (1997) (France) (VHS)
- René Chateau Video (2006) (France) (DVD)
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| Plot Summary |
The owner of an apartment building is found murdered. Two rival policemen, Boucheron and Lambert, investigate the matter and get into the private lives of the tenants: an unfaithful judge, a crippled blind man and his daughter, an eccentric knife thrower, a shoplifter (and proud of it!), a bourgeois lady who has a bone to pick with a gigolo, a mistress who cheats on her lover, not forgetting the caretaker and a soldier in love... Written by Guy Bellinger |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Second part of the "crime trilogy", composed of "Café de Paris", this film and "Paris-New York". See more » |
| Soundtracks | On me Choisit See more » |