Serenade to the Executioner

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Serenade to the Executioner (1951)

Directed by Jean Stelli

Crime, Drama · 1h 33m

Schomberg, an enigmatic psychiatrist runs a nursing home. He is forced to close his clinic and disappear to escape the police. But he wants revenge on his wife's lover, Didier Laurent, a former RAF fighter pilot. Didier meets a young trapeze artist, Paula, with whom he falls in love. The happiness of the two young people is disturbed by the assassination of Irene, strangled by Schomberg who casts suspicion on Didier. Fortunately for them Commissioner Ulysses knows the truth and forces Schomberg to commit suicide.

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Cast

Paul Meurisse Tilda Thamar Antonin Berval Julien Bertheau Solange Varenne
H
Henry Murray Jean Pignol
L
Lucien Hector
L
Lisa Dorel
J
Jacques Bougheriou Gérard Landry Véra Norman

Crew

Director
Jean Stelli

Details

Original title
Sérénade au bourreau
Release date
1951-05-31
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French