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The Strange Monsieur Victor is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean Grémillon released in france in DVD on 24 march 2021 with Raimu
The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938)
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Add to a movie listRelease in DVD in france 24 march 2021
Length 1h43
Directed by Jean Grémillon
OriginFrance
Themes La provence
Rating71%
L'Étrange Monsieur Victor est un film français réalisé en 1938 par Jean Grémillon.
Synopsis
Un commerçant toulonnais (Raimu) d'apparence honorable est en fait un receleur pour une bande de malfaiteurs. Menacé de chantage, il commet un meurtre pour lequel un innocent est condamné au bagne (Pierre Blanchar). Huit ans plus tard, le forçat s'évade et notre commerçant le recueille ...Actors
Raimu
(Victor Agardanne)
Madeleine Renaud
(Madeleine Agardanne)
Pierre Blanchar
(Bastien Robineau)
Viviane Romance
(Adrienne Robineau)
Andrex
(Robert Cerani)
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