Crime ·Mystery · France · 1941 · 1h 45m

Who Killed Santa Claus?

L'Assassinat du Père Noël

Director

Cast

Harry Baur as Gaspard Cornusse Renée Faure as Catherine Cornusse Robert Le Vigan as Leon Villard Raymond Rouleau as Baron Roland de la Faille Michel François as Pierre Coquillot, a kid Bernard Daydé as Christian Coquillot, sick kid

Crew

Armand Thirard — Director of Photography René Le Hénaff — Editor Henri Verdun — Original Music Composer Charles Spaak — Screenplay Pierre Véry — Novel Alfred Greven — Producer

Synopsis

A village in the French Alps is rocked by a series of crimes, including the theft of a sacred ring and the murder of a man dressed as Père Noël (Father Christmas).

Mood & Themes

christmas french alps

Key Collaborators

Christian-Jaque Director Armand Thirard Director of Photography René Le Hénaff Editor Henri Verdun Original Music Composer Charles Spaak Screenplay Pierre Véry Novel Alfred Greven Producer Guy de Gastyne Production Design

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