Eight Men in a Castle (1942)
1h 33m
Running Time
December 9, 1942Release Date
Eight Men in a Castle (1942)
1h 33m
Running Time
December 9, 1942Release Date
Plot.
The Paladines write crime novels together. In a cinema, they happen to see a report on the consequences of a shipwreck in which Lieutenant Dupuis tells about the death of an old man in the lifeboat carrying the survivors. Husband and wife agree that this could be the starting point of a new story and go and see Dupuis to get more details about the drama. When they come to his hotel Dupuis is dead with a bullet in his head. Police characterizes the death as suicide but Paladine has found a train ticket in the dead man's pocket. With his wife he takes the train to the specified destination, somewhere in the provinces..
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Cast & Crew.

René Dary
Mr. Paladine

Jacqueline Gauthier
Mrs. Paladine

Louis Salou
Mr. Delaunay

Aline Carola
Hélène de Chanceau

Roger Champi
Firmin

Jean Meyer
Notary's nephew

Jean Daurand
Acrobat

Palau
Le notaire

Colette Régis
Mrs. de Chanceau

André Carnège
Investigating judge

Pierre Palau
Notary

Maurice Pierrat
Maître d'hôtel

Charles Lemontier
Cook

Jean Morel
Commander Dupuis

Gabrielle Fontan
Innkeeper

Eugène Frouhins
Gardener

Georges Vasty
Inspector

Robert Arpin
Ship's boy

Georges Grey
Alain / Alain Severac

Champi
Firmin (uncredited)

Hélène de Verneuil
Lady at the spectacle (uncredited)

Jacques Dubuis
(uncredited)

Maxime Fabert
Drunk (uncredited)

Julienne Paroli
(uncredited)

Richard Pottier
Director

Pierre Réal
(uncredited)

Jean Aurenche
Screenplay

Jean Kéry
Novel

Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Screenplay

Lucien Masson
Producer

Arthur Honegger
Music

Arthur Hoérée
Music

Georges Million
Director of Photography

Germaine Fouquet
Editor

Marcel Mary
Art Direction

Jacques Vacher
Sound Engineer
Details.
Release DateDecember 9, 1942
Original NameHuit hommes dans un château
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Genres
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Wiki.
Eight Men in a Castle (French: Huit hommes dans un château) is a 1942 French mystery crime directed by Richard Pottier and starring René Dary, Jacqueline Gauthier and Aline Carola. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Mary. It was based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Jean Kéry.