Crime ·Thriller · France · 1959 · 1h 26m

Witness in the City

Un témoin dans la ville

Director

Cast

Lino Ventura as Ancelin Jacques Berthier as Pierre Verdier Daniel Ceccaldi as Italian taxi customer Robert Dalban as Raymond, taxi driver Micheline Luccioni as Germaine, radio taxi Franco Fabrizi as Lambert, night radio taxi

Crew

Henri Decaë — Director of Photography Monique Isnardon — Editor Robert Isnardon — Editor Barney Wilen — Original Music Composer Gérard Oury — Screenplay Édouard Molinaro — Screenplay

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

french noir

Key Collaborators

Édouard Molinaro Director Henri Decaë Director of Photography Monique Isnardon Editor Robert Isnardon Editor Barney Wilen Original Music Composer Gérard Oury Screenplay Édouard Molinaro Screenplay Alain Poiré Screenplay Pierre Boileau Novel Thomas Narcejac Novel Moris Ergas Producer Alain Poiré Producer

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