Comedy ·Crime · France · 1946 · 1h 40m

Mr. Gregoire Runs Away

Monsieur Grégoire s'évade

Director

Cast

Bernard Blier as Alex Grégoire Yvette Lebon as Angèle Grégoire Jules Berry as Charles Tuffal Aimé Clariond as Mr. Berny Elisa Ruis as Lina d'Arribal Georges Grey as Chief Inspector Lenoir

Crew

Nikolai Toporkoff — Director of Photography Marity Cléris — Editor Jacques Daniel-Norman — Writer Robert Hubert — Production Design

Synopsis

Alex Grégoire is a timid insurance company clerk who shares his uneventful life between his wife Angèle, his colleagues and his passion for crosswords. But all of a sudden his existence changes dramatically. First because he wins a crossword competition. Second because a jewel thief, Charles Tuffal, thinks he recognizes in him a former accomplice. From that moment "uneventful" is not the best adjective to qualify Alex's life anymore...

Mood & Themes

crossword puzzle

Key Collaborators

Jacques Daniel-Norman Director Nikolai Toporkoff Director of Photography Marity Cléris Editor Jacques Daniel-Norman Writer Robert Hubert Production Design

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