Poison

Nov 30, 1951

1h 25m

★ 7.2

Overview

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...

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Gaumont

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Cast

Paul Louis Victor Braconnier

Michel Simon

Maître Aubanel

Jean Debucourt

Le procureur

Jacques Varennes

Blandine Braconnier

Germaine Reuver

Germaine Chevillard

Marcelle Arnold

Mr Gaillard

Georges Bever

Victor Boitevin

Nicolas Amato

Mme Tyberghen

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Mme Michaud

Pauline Carton

L'abbé Méthivier

Albert Duvaleix

André

Louis de Funès

Le président

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