CinemaOSMovie · 1951 · 1h 25m

Poison

72%(82)IMDbComedy

Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other without risk. After listening to a radio show, Paul decides to go to Paris to meet a famous lawyer in the acquittal of the murderers. He tells the lawyer that he killed his wife. The lawyer asks Paul to reconstruct the circumstances of the drama. Without knowing it, he explains, in spite of himself, the way for Paul to murder his wife by putting the odds on his side to avoid death penalty or even be released...

Directed bySacha Guitry

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
FR
Released
November 30, 1951
Studios
Gaumont

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Paul Louis Victor Braconnier

Jean Debucourt

Jean Debucourt

Maître Aubanel

Jacques Varennes

Jacques Varennes

Le procureur

Germaine Reuver

Germaine Reuver

Blandine Braconnier

Marcelle Arnold

Marcelle Arnold

Germaine Chevillard

Georges Bever

Georges Bever

Mr Gaillard

Nicolas Amato

Nicolas Amato

Victor Boitevin

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Mme Tyberghen

Pauline Carton

Pauline Carton

Mme Michaud

Albert Duvaleix

Albert Duvaleix

L'abbé Méthivier

Creative team
Directed by
Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
Written by
Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
Produced by
Paul Wagner

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