The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 85% of the 91 1930s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
257 audience votes
Key crew
- Marcel CarnéDirector
- Jacques ViotWriter
- Maurice JaubertOriginal Music Composer
- Jacques PrévertWriter
Cast
- Jean GabinFrançois
- Jacqueline LaurentFrançoise
- Jules BerryM. Valentin
- ArlettyClara
- Mady BerryLa concierge
- René GéninLe concierge
- Arthur DevèreM. Gerbois
- René BergeronLe patron du café
- Bernard BlierGaston
- Germaine LixLa chanteuse
- Gabrielle FontanLa vieille dame dans l'escalier
- Jacques BaumerLe commissaire
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