The Faceless Enemy
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| Directed by | Robert-Paul Dagan Maurice Cammage |
| Written by | René Wheeler |
| Based on | The Faceless Enemy by Stanislas-André Steeman |
| Produced by | Paul Guien Maurice Saint-Lou |
| Starring | Louise Carletti Frank Villard Jean Tissier |
| Cinematography | Paul Cotteret |
| Edited by | Tonka Taldy |
| Music by | Marcel Stern |
Production company | Stella Productions |
| Distributed by | Cinelde |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Faceless Enemy (French: L'ennemi sans visage) is a 1946 French crime film directed by Robert-Paul Dagan and Maurice Cammage and starring Louise Carletti, Frank Villard and Jean Tissier.[1] It was based on the novel of the same title by Stanislas-André Steeman.[2] It featured his long-running detective Inspector Wens. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez.
Synopsis
[edit]A professor needs to do experiments on a living body, and so he is assigned a condemned man. However soon the scientist is found dead and the convict has escaped. Inspector Wens takes over the case.
Cast
[edit]- Louise Carletti as Arlette
- Frank Villard as Inspecteur Wens / Inspector Wens
- Roger Karl as Le professeur Artus / Professor Artus
- Jean Tissier as Tiburce Artus
- Jean Témerson as Hector / Le valet / Hector - the butler
- Maurice Lagrenée as Clarence Jude
- André Fouché as Maxime Artus
- Jim Gérald as Ramshow
- Denyse Réal as L'infirmière
- Huguette Montréal as Andrée
- Eugène Yvernès as Le chauffeur
- Jean Berton as Le commissaire
- Paul Delauzac as Le docteur
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Hardy, Phil. The BFI Companion to Crime. A&C Black, 1997.
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