Quai des Orfèvres
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Quai des Orfèvres (French: [ke dez‿ɔʁfɛvʁ]; "Goldsmiths' Quay"; also known as Jenny Lamour) is a 1947 French police procedural[1] drama film based on the book Légitime défense by Stanislas-Andre Steeman. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot the film stars Suzy Delair as Jenny Lamour, Bernard Blier as Maurice Martineau, Louis Jouvet as Inspector Antoine and Simone Renant as Dora.
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Directed by | Henri-Georges Clouzot |
Screenplay by | Henri-Georges Clouzot Jean Ferry |
Based on | Légitime défense 1942 book by Stanislas-André Steeman |
Produced by | Roger de Venloo |
Starring | Louis Jouvet Suzy Delair Bernard Blier Simone Renant |
Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
Edited by | Charles Bretoneiche |
Music by | Francis Lopez |
Distributed by | Coronis |
Release date | 3 October 1947 (1947-10-03TFrance) |
Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The film was Clouzot's third directorial effort, and the first after the controversy of Le corbeau. Without having the novel on hand, Clouzot and Jean Ferry based the film on memory and deviated significantly from the original story.[1] The film was released in France and was popular with both audiences and critics. On the film's re-release in the United States in 2002, it continued to receive praise from critics as one of the director's best films.