A smooth criminal, who turns to be Manuel Ismora, and his gang successfully and peacefully pull off con after heist. Elsewhere a timid office worker, Gabriel Dupon, is pressured by his boss...
Acting
Jouvet juggling five distinct personas effortlessly
Direction
Dreville's split-screen mastery for twin scenes
Costume
Visual shorthand that tells you everything instantly
Director
Jean Dréville
Louis Jouvet
Ismmora / Dupon / Duke of Niolles / Mover / Norwegian
Suzy Delair
Coraline, Ismora's mistress
Annette Poivre
Charlotte Bonheur, typist, colleague of Gabriel
Jean-Jacques Delbo
Oscar, Ismora's accomplices
Jean Carmet
Ismora's accomplices
Jane Marken
Concierge
Georges Pally
Inspector Laprune
Robert Seller
Investigating judge
Henri Charrett
Mr. Charles Rodebois, buyer of the castle
Fernand Rauzéna
Mr. Peroni, button buyer
Gaston Dupray
Mr. Touzat, Gabriel's boss
Jean Morel
Mr. Sorbier, jeweler
Philippe Olive
Receptionist at the Malridge hotel
Léo Lapara
André, Ismora's accomplices
Raoul Marco
Inspector
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jouvet performed opposite himself using early split-screen techniques that required precise timing — he reportedly rehearsed each dual scene for weeks.
The film slyly critiques France's post-war corporate culture, suggesting crime offers more dignity than white-collar drudgery — a bold stance in 1947.
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