Drama ·Crime ·Mystery · France · 1942 · 1h 35m

Strangers in the House

Les Inconnus dans la maison

Director

Cast

Raimu as Maître Hector Loursat Juliette Faber as Nicole Loursat Gabrielle Fontan as Fine Héléna Manson as Madame Manu Tania Fédor as Madame Marthe Dossin Marguerite Ducouret as Angèle

Crew

Jules Kruger — Director of Photography Marguerite Beaugé — Editor Roland Manuel — Original Music Composer Henri-Georges Clouzot — Screenplay Georges Simenon — Novel Alfred Greven — Producer

Synopsis

Loursat, a lawyer, lives with his daughter Nicole in a sinister and vast bourgeois residence. Abandoned for nearly twenty years by his wife, the brilliant lawyer has sunk into alcoholism and his relationship with his daughter is virtually non-existent. However, one day the corpse of a stranger is discovered in the residence of Loursat. Nicole, who frequents a gang of young people who escape boredom by stealing cars and other objects, is immediately suspected.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book

Key Collaborators

Henri Decoin Director Jules Kruger Director of Photography Marguerite Beaugé Editor Roland Manuel Original Music Composer Henri-Georges Clouzot Screenplay Georges Simenon Novel Alfred Greven Producer Guy de Gastyne Production Design

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