Blackmail (1955 film)

Blackmail
Directed by	Guy Lefranc
Written by	Paul Andréota Jacques Companéez Jacques Marcerou
Produced by	Hugo Benedek Jean-Jacques Vital Robert Woog
Starring	Raymond Pellegrin Magali Noël Leo Genn
Cinematography	Marcel Grignon
Edited by	Monique Kirsanoff
Music by	Norbert Glanzberg
Production companies	Metzger et Woog Simoja
Distributed by	Les Films Corona
Release date	19 October 1955 (1955-10-19)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Blackmail (French: Chantage) is a 1955 French crime film directed by Guy Lefranc and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Magali Noël and Leo Genn.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city including in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It is also known by the alternative title The Lowest Crime.

Cast

• Raymond Pellegrin as Jean-Louis Labouret
• Magali Noël as Denise Brisse
• Leo Genn as Lionel Kendall
• Georges Chamarat as Edouard Brisse
• Noël Roquevert as Boussardel
• Michel Etcheverry as Le commissaire Bretrannet
• Madeleine Barbulée as L'infirmière
• Henri Nassiet as Maître Rougier - l'avocat d'Edouard Brisse
• Nadine Tallier as Janine - la photographe
• Denise Provence as Gisèle
• André Weber as Gilbert
• Paul Faivre as Le patron du café
• Jean Hébey as Un inspecteur
• Jacqueline Marbaux as Solange
• Florence Blot as Madame Mortier
• Bernard Musson as L'hôtelier
• Gérard Barray as Le gigolo moustachu photographié par Janine
• Olivier Darrieux as Un gigolo
• Marcel Bozzuffi as Un accusé dans le box
• Serge Bento as Un accusé dans le box
• Geneviève Morel as La concierge
• Jacques Besnard as Le jeune homme
• Geymond Vital as L'avocat de la partie civile
• Jean Degrave as Un inspecteur
• Lucien Guervil as Un témoin
• Michel Nastorg as Le musicien
• Maurice Chevit as Un complice

References

1. Bessy & Chirat p.368
2. Rège p.96
3. "Blackmail / The Lowest Crime de Guy Lefranc (1955) - Unifrance".

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Blackmail at IMDb