Rent La Poison (1951)
3.8 of 5 from 63 ratings
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
- Michel Simon plays Paul Braconnier, a man with designs on murdering his wife Blandine (Germaine Reuver) - a woman with similar designs on her husband. When Braconnier visits Paris to consult with a lawyer about the perfect way of killing a spouse - that is, the way in which he can get away with it - an acid comedy unfolds that reaches its peak in a courtroom scene for the ages.
- Actors:
- Michel Simon, Jean Debucourt, Jacques Varennes, Jeanne Fusier-Gir, Germaine Reuver, Pauline Carton, Albert Duvaleix, Henry Laverne, Jacques de Féraudy, Jacques Derives, Louis de Funès, Luce Fabiole, Yvonne Hébert, Roger Poirier, André Dalibert, Max Dejean, Michel Nastorg, Nicolas Amato, Louis Eymond, Marianne Romain
- Directors:
- Sacha Guitry
- Producers:
- Paul Wagner
- Voiced By:
- Suzanne Dantès, Jacques Morel
- Writers:
- Sacha Guitry
- Aka:
- La poison
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Comedy
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/02/2013
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Bonus:
- On Life On-Screen: Miseries and Splendour of a Monarch, a 62-minute documentary from 2010 that explores the film, Sacha Guitry, and Michel Simon
