Witness in the City
1959•NR•1h 26m•6.3•Released
CrimeThriller
Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
Director
Édouard Molinaro
Writer
Alain Poiré, Édouard Molinaro, Gérard Oury
Languages
French
Studio
Franco London Films
Cast
Lino Ventura
Ancelin
Jacques Berthier
Pierre Verdier
Daniel Ceccaldi
Italian taxi customer
Robert Dalban
Raymond, taxi driver
Micheline Luccioni
Germaine, radio taxi
Franco Fabrizi
Lambert, night radio taxi
Janine Darcey
Owner of the hotel
Jacques Monod
Verdier's lawyer
Michel Etcheverry
Investigating judge
Sandra Milo
Liliane
Jacques Jouanneau
Car rental
Ginette Pigeon
Muriel, prostitute
Françoise Brion
Jeanne Ancelin
Geneviève Cluny
Announcer
Joëlle Janin
Switchboard operator
Production
Company
Franco London Films
Company
Paris Union Films
Company
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
Company
Tempo Film
Producer
Henry Deutschmeister
Producer
Alain Poiré
Producer
Moris Ergas
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